My friend Clement left for Beijing today for 1-5 years. He will be leading the entire Microsoft XBox 360 team in China, aiming for a Dec 2006 (or at least that’s what they tell the media) console release in the land of Mao. This comes after only working for Bill Gates for about a year. Makes me feel like an idiot … I mean, I’ve been going at this grad school thing for the same amount of time, and it’s taken me nowhere; I may have even gone backwards.
This one here is for Ali, courtesy of one Italian dude in an Ireland pub near the cliffs by the sea across the atlantic. May we both still get a kick out of this when we’re old and gray, and still admiring Latin men. Latin, Italian … men … same thing.
Govies rejoice! Annual reunion in Hartsville Tuesday, 12/27 at 4pm, with get-together chez LSR beforehand in Bennettsville. Non-2000’s are welcome too, I’m sure. here’s the evite.
I got 4 facebook invites in one day. I must be getting popular, or something.
It’s not been a good autumn for relationships. Three 2+ year relationships ended in the past couple of months. Love’s just not in the air. For once, I can honestly say “I know how you feel.”
Tim Tams are Australian versions of heaven, even if they call them biscuits over there. I’m saving my last Tim Tam (courtesy of Liang) to try the “right” way of eating one: sucking coffee through it like a straw. Those silly aussies.
The National Zoo in DC has a PandaCam, where you can observe the giant panda exhibit, to which a baby panda was added this summer. Don’t forget to check out Panda Cub Photo Gallery. my personal favorite is image #10.
I have to remember to ground myself before I touch the metal door handle in my office every single time that I go to open the door. I’ve never been shocked so much and so consistently.
A post-doc who shares my office told me that she once knew a guy whose PhD thesis was on how to detect pregnancy in pandas through analyzing panda poop. Her words of wisdom: if you ever think you’ve got it bad … think about how much worse it could be. You could be analyzing panda poop for your thesis.
According to my friend Jason (and I’m paraphrasing) … just live life! have a fling with somebody. no biggie.
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