Meeting Up

Posted on February 21, 2012 by

So I just got back from my first “Meet Up” event this evening, a social run in lovely downtown Raleigh, and I’d like to say, I kind of like the idea of that. It’s great that there’s a website out there designed to facilitate the interaction of people with other people. Unlike the Fac… thing. I’ve already talked about it before, but most social networking sites are mechanisms for staying in touch, but hardly effective when it comes to meeting new folks. And for someone who spends all his time in the lab, I need all the help I can get when it comes to meeting new people. You silly Grad student… →

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What’s up with Ranking?

Posted on February 17, 2012 by

For those of you who haven’t noticed, I’m now participating in assisting Google with tracking your behavior on my website. If you scroll all the way to the bottom and check out the right corner, you’ll see a big “+1″ button along with a link to my Google+ profile. So why would I do this? I’m no friend of Google’s. Why would I do something so heinous? Sellout. →

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I’m Kind of Shy

Posted on February 15, 2012 by
Okay...

Spending Valentine's Day alone... yet again.

So for those of you who don’t keep track of calendars, yesterday was Valentine’s Day, and once again, I spent it eating lots of ice cream and watching anime. While the romantic hijinks were kept to an unfortunate minimum, other social events of blog-worthy interest still managed to occur, and shall be the topic of today’s writing. Wooooo. No “Forever-Alone” whining in this entry, I promise! →

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OMG I’M FAMOUS

Posted on February 9, 2012 by

So I went to another one of those super-fun Preparing Future Leaders workshops that I keep talking about, and I was greeted by our presenter telling me that I was famous.

Oh, merciful heavens… what could that mean? You tell us, Mr. Ph.D. student. →

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Manicotti Masterpiece

Posted on February 4, 2012 by
Mega Manicotti!

It looks better every time I make it.

Time for more cooking adventures! I’ve been working my way up to creating the Perfect Italian DinnerTM, and one step at a time, I manage to add something new and exciting to the ensemble. It started off with putting shredded swiss cheese in my marinara sauce while it heats up, and it’s grown to be a true manicotti masterpiece. The smoke alarm went off, by the way. →

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