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Choosy chemists choose…

Monday, February 27th, 2006

While in a convenient store this morning, I came across this:
I bet they vastly improve one’s ability to endure extended hours staring at a squiggly line on a computer screen and catching solvent in tiny vials. If only I’d found them six months ago.

And Amigo was his name-o

Sunday, February 26th, 2006

A few of my students invited me to go diving with them on Friday. Nice guys, but a little on the Neanderthal-guy side. E.g. communicating in monosyllables, getting pissy when a girl (me) tried to offer better driving directions than the PDA with attached GPS, that sort of thing. We went down to Jervis Bay [...]

And Amigo was his name-o

Sunday, February 26th, 2006

A few of my students invited me to go diving with them on Friday. Nice guys, but a little on the Neanderthal-guy side. E.g. communicating in monosyllables, getting pissy when a girl (me) tried to offer better driving directions than the PDA with attached GPS, that sort of thing. We went down to Jervis Bay [...]

Watch out for toads

Thursday, February 23rd, 2006

Two very sad notes to begin this entry (which is going to be a venting entry, just to warn you):
There is no 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney. There is a Wallaby Place, but no Wallaby Way. How the heck am I going to find Nemo if I can’t find P. Sherman?!
My iPod tragically died a few [...]

We’re not in Kansas anymore

Saturday, February 18th, 2006

[There are a few entries that I missed posting over here. Go read them on my other blog. I will be cross-posting actual entries here from here on out since I'm now able to upload pictures.]
Greetings from Oz.
It’s hot here. Really hot. And humid. And smoggy. Hmm, that sounds familiar…
Haven’t seen much of Sydney yet, [...]

We aren’t in Kansas anymore

Friday, February 17th, 2006

Greetings from Oz.
It’s hot here. Really hot. And humid. And smoggy. Hmm, that sounds familiar…
Haven’t seen much of Sydney yet, so I can’t really report on anything cool yet. The hotel is in Chinatown, so I have this feeling I’ll be eating piles and piles of noodles for the next 3 weeks. I now have [...]

A Kiwi farewell

Wednesday, February 15th, 2006

For my last post before leaving NZ and heading to Australia, I leave you with these studentisms (and they were sober when they said these things):
Written on a student’s notebook: “Hangovers in class: 4 [tally marks]“
One student’s question to the Maori leader at the welcoming ceremony we went to: “Do the Maori ever, like, go [...]

We’re all just one big happy nerdy family

Tuesday, February 14th, 2006

Guess what? Paper #2 (the rotifer one) got accepted to Marine Biology sometime around Christmas. So even though I’m fairly far down the authors list, I’m thinking that having a paper in Marine Biology makes a person an official marine biologist. I want business cards now. I just need to get off my lazy bum [...]

Is it really hip to be…?

Monday, February 13th, 2006

One of my kids popped his head in my room tonight as I was sitting around knitting on the sweater I’m making.
“Hey Melissa, do you have a stain [remover] stick?”“Hmm. Nope.”“Darn. I figured you were the one person who would definitely have one.”
And then, slowly, a wave of horror passed over me as I realized [...]

Sleepy kiwis and renegade sheep

Monday, February 13th, 2006

Trying to catch up with news before we leave for Sydney on Thursday. Things that have happened lately:

Visits to Karori Wildlife Sanctuary (huge predator exclosure fence around tons of acre of forest) and Mt. Bruce Wildlife Sanctuary (has captive bird breeding programs) with the students. At Mt. Bruce, I saw an actual live kiwi (the [...]

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