Visit from the Germans

Well Josh and I met April and Clint last night in Edmond. We ate barbeque, talked, and laughed. It was a good time.

April and me 

April and Clint 

Dead Week and Finals

Well it's that time again on campus...dead week is this next week and then finals! The semester has flown by for me. With my classes over in two weeks, here's my top list of things I will be doing after my last final on Thursday morning...
1. Reclaim my "email-response queen" title...I have a lot of emails I need to respond to in my inbox and lot of emails I just need to delete.
2. Go to the pool and RELAX.
3. Write my proposal. Yes. I know I really need to.
4. Read a good novel for pleasure.
5. Actually go to the lab and do some research.

Frank Costanza, My Chemistry Professor

I have this chemistry professor who talks like Frank Costanza..you know, George's dad on Seinfeld. I know when this professor is saying something important when he begins to talk in a short-halting manner, just like Frank Costanza. I wouldn't be surprised if I hear the words "Happy Festivus" come out of this prof's mouth next December.

Playing Hooky and Library Nerds

So this week a friend of mine is covering my labs since I covered his a few weeks ago. It's great - I don't have to teach and I can use the time to do homework..oh, and write a blog entry. I ran into one of my students during lab...apparently I wasn't the only one playing hooky. We ignored each other.

So i've been in the library a long time today studying. Apparently, every field has its nerds, not just chemistry. I overheard the following conversation between two librarians (journal names made up but you'll get the gist):

Librarian Nerd 1: So this student was looking for a certain journal article earlier today and had some trouble...

Librarian Nerd 2: Oh really? Did you locate the journal?

Librarian Nerd 1: OH, Yes. The problem is that there are two journals with similar names. She was looking for "An Engineering Perspective" but we were looking under "The Engineering Perspective." Haha, but we figured it out!

Librarian Nerds 1 & 2: HAHAHAHA

I love that there are people that love libraries and searching for random articles and books. What would all of us grad student do without them?

Facebook Craze

So now that I'm well-rested I find I'm using my free time on Facebook. What's with this craze??!! It's so addicting. For those of you who were like me only a few weeks ago, let me educate you on this awesome-but-definitely-will-suck-all-your-free-time website. Facebook is this website where you set up an account about yourself..you can post messages and photos and personal information..and the best part: you "collect" friends. You search for people on facebook...old friends from high school...people you've lost contact with....and then if they are on facebook, you send them an invitation to be your "friend". If they accept, then they are listed as your friend and you can see their messages and photos. I love it - I found an old friend from junior high and a cousin I rarely see. I'm up to 40 friends, which isn't a lot compared to one of my friends who has almost 800 friends (how can somebody KNOW that many people - that's A LOT of people??!!). So if you're reading this blog and haven't signed up on facebook...sign up today! AND then send me an invite to be your friend. I gotta add to my List.

When Everything is Funny...

Have you ever gone without so much sleep that everything is so hilarious? The last 3 days I've had about 9 hours of sleep total (I had a paper due today and an exam). I'm so tired now that I can't turn my brain off and everything seems comical and every thought that I have I just blurt out aloud. Not a good situation. Yesterday afternoon, I laid down to get a little shut-eye and was basically narrating to Josh what I was doing or thinking..."I'm so tired right now...I'm thinking about chemical reactions...I wonder if there's any granola bars left?"...and so on. Then today, I'm walking in my building's halls laughing to myself about random things I was thinking about. Looking back now, I don't think there was anything really funny about it. I think I just need some sleep. I know I need some sleep when I'm beginning to fit in well with the other crazy chemists in my building. I'm stuck here at school though a little longer due to another exciting seminar I "get" to attend. Maybe I can sleep in there.

Here we are before we went out for Josh's birthday! 

I got a guitar tuner for Josh among some other guitar accessories. 

Here is a representation of what April and I did mostly on Spring Break...sitting on the couch, watching TV, playing on the computers, and laughed. Oh and we ate brownies too. Of course. 

Because I missed my flight, I got to spend an extra day with the Nichols fam down in San Marcos. Cody and Tessa took me to the airport Monday. 

I got to see some Nichols cousins....Mariah and Nick 

Seaworld

I got to go with April and Adam to Seaworld on Saturday. It was a blast - my favorite were the seals and sealions. Oh, and I got kissed by a Beluga whale!!! I'll have to add that picture later.

Feeding the Dolphins 

Feeding Adam 

Me and the flamingoes 

Adam and April at the Penquin House 

We watched them feed the gators... 

SHAMU!