Posted by: ilovekenya on: November 27, 2007
we spend 5-7 years in graduate school. but with the way time flies in the graduate program, it feels twice as long.
we produce data for our mentors at insane rates, hoping falsely to speed the rate of graduation. but there is no magic enzyme for that. or is there . . . i will keep [...]
Posted by: ilovekenya on: November 26, 2007
This extended weekend was amazing!
Thursday, I helped my mom cook a feast, which was amazing. We had so many laughs while we worked, and when I got there, she was in the middle of an organization project. She was changing out pictures in frames and she had found an album her mom put together of [...]
Posted by: ilovekenya on: November 20, 2007
one of my friends was in the peace corp for the last two years. he arrived home in august or so. he and other peace corp volunteers organized a basketball camp to help out the children of two different villages in benin. a lot of fundraising was done to purchase equipment and pay the local [...]
Posted by: ilovekenya on: November 20, 2007
i was walking my dog this morning, as i do most mornings, and outside one of the apartment buildings there are leaves scattered in the grass. the grass is still green because it is only mildy cool here. the among the green little blades poking out, there are a multitude of leaves in so many [...]
Posted by: ilovekenya on: November 19, 2007
sunday at church, we had our thanksgiving dinner. i like to think of this as a warm up for thursday. nothing compares to my mom’s potatoes and turkey fresh from the oven. oh, thursday, i cannot wait!
but back to the pre-game. i was amazing! i cleared out a ton of food and loved every minute [...]
Posted by: ilovekenya on: November 14, 2007
i would like to throw these out there as something to think about in your work place. i have been taking mental notes recently of how violated martha stewart would feel in our work place.
1. clean the office microwave after use.
2. clean the lab space after use, especially if you spilled.
3. at home, if you [...]
Posted by: ilovekenya on: November 14, 2007
i am not sure if its because of dinner table discussions or my chosen career path, but there are three things that annoy me in public speeches/debates/ conversations/ sermons and they have all occured in different settings recently so i feel i must vent to you!
1. use of the wrong word. i hate it when [...]
Posted by: ilovekenya on: November 14, 2007
i have had a lot of time to think recently and i have pondered this boundless question of “what do i believe?”
recently, i have asked myself this question because soon i will be passing my belief system down to another human being, in a similar way it was taught to me, taught to my mother, [...]
Posted by: ilovekenya on: November 7, 2007
anna kate got her first “geek wear” on saturday from my friend melissa. she got a bib with the picture above on it. looking for fun science nerd stuff to dress a baby in? www.clevercuties.com
20 weeks HALF WAY!!!
Anna Kate is about 9 ounces and it has shown in my waistline! ;o) Her skin, especially [...]
Posted by: ilovekenya on: November 7, 2007
i think i could get my money’s worth at an “all you can eat buffet”. if anyone is going soon, sign me up!
this past weekend, my sister-in-law, leslie, took pictures of scott and me at the botanical gardens in birmingham. i am almost 22 weeks, so a few days shy of being 5 months pregnant. [...]
