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• 11:03 Only in my family would my dad and I give each other matching Morrocan Trilobite7: #
• 13:13 So rather than being forced to watch the @mythbusters marathon today, my parents got me seasons 1-5. :D #

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• 10:24 Only four more hours of work then three days off! #
• 10:33 @wickeddiaz Unfortified Soy milk is higher in protein and lower in calcium than cow milk. Taste wise I prefer rice or almond milk. #
• 10:33 @anhonestpuck omg YES! #
• 10:35 So pretty and so creepy: trunc.it/4cs8j ( @chikara67 You'll probably like this!) #
• 11:30 @dpwac How adorable! #
• 15:00 The History Museum staff's animal care skills are a little rusty. - moby.to/9uclu6 #

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• 17:03 @gojiro Those are on my tree at home. #
• 17:19 Now budget revision time is over (for the day) and trivia time can start. #
• 18:02 There appears to be an unfortunate facial hair convention at the pub today. #
• 10:37 It annoys me that the snacks that I'm putting out in the breakroom for my volunteers will be immediately consumed by staff vultures. #
• 15:30 I fail at math today. Can't make my program costs add up correctly. Time to go eat holiday treats and leave the computer for a bit. #

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• 15:19 Natural Selection Tree! - moby.to/gp92e0 #

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• 21:27 @PodCulture No, Merlin is to the legend of King Arthur what Fan Fiction is to Harry Potter. #
• 21:36 @elementalamber Just sent it again! #
• 21:47 www.bigfatwhale.com/archives/bfw_439.htm Now I want to decorate a phylogenetic tree! #
• 11:27 Getting my flu shot. Thought it would make a nice addition to the sinus pain. #
• 12:10 @anhonestpuck That's exactly why my tree doesn't have pinecones! It's obviously not a mature tree. :D #
• 12:11 @anhonestpuck Remind me to take a picture of the trees one of my coworkers and I did for her office - museum, science and Darwin trees. #
• 12:12 @chikara67 Fantastic idea! @anhonestpuck Are you taking Holiday Narwhal commissions? ;) #
• 12:13 @myopia2000 Yay for more of us on one flight! Means we can both dose @ElementalAmber with alcohol before making her fly! #
• 15:47 @feliciaday Obviously what we need is more dinosaur ballerinas. It's a little known fact that velociraptors love to wear tutus. #

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• 01:07 @myopia2000 The IP! #

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• 14:41 @misslunakitty I failed maneuverability the first time too. #

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• 20:49 We just had to switch seats at intermission because the gentleman sitting next to me has a horrible case of flatulence. Wow. #
• 20:51 This version of Taming of the Shrew is... different. Not bad. Just a unique take on it. #
• 22:16 @elementalamber Possibly. I'm going to the Over the Rhine concert, then will possibly sneak in if you all are still there. #
• 23:09 I should be sleeping. Instead I'm taking a seam-ripper to my Gorgo dress to make it A) more accurate, and B) actually fit. #
• 23:53 Okay, I lied. I'm actually taking a dental pick and scalpel to my Gorgo dress. I can't find my seam ripper. #
• 00:01 @elementalamber @mrslauraroslin I have several! They're part of my autopsy kit, though this one was in my desk pen holder for some reason. #
• 00:11 @elementalamber You probably don't have an autopsy kit because you haven't tried to work in an underfunded lab! #
• 00:12 @wiccy I sometimes forget that other people don't have autopsy kits. #
• 00:13 I'm sure a fish knife could indeed be used in an autopsy, but I would actually go for the paring knife. You want something small. #
• 00:18 @shadowcat888 Mine was a package, and I added a few things that I had gathered from archaeology, like dental picks. #
• 00:20 Mine is similar to this one: trunc.it/47grh #
• 00:27 @mrslauraroslin Not really. I used the same set for biology and for anatomy and physiology. #
• 00:31 @Chikara67 It's come in handy more often than I would have thought! #
• 00:31 And now that I've landed myself on even more watchlists, I'm off to bed. ;) #
• 16:45 Have to argue with @FakeAPStylebook "Frak" has saved me from using real curse words in front of museum visitors many times. As has Gorramit. #

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• 20:52 My new response to everything stupid RT: @donttrythis: It's not that I have little faith in it working. I have much science in it not. #
• 11:24 I'm having a breakthrough day today. Whee! (Coffee is a most excellent thing.) #
• 11:46 Gorramit iPod. As much as I love Dulahan, today is not a Aberfan day. #
• 11:52 @poptartTCF What do you mean 'a little rum'? ;) - moby.to/7thk6x #
• 12:18 @jedisix Just skip the movie and watch House. In my head he's Holmes. :p #
• 12:24 @dragonflylsu You have slash waffles! #
• 12:25 @gojiro One of the goals of my life is to never do the beef jerky dance! #
• 15:34 I follow @MythBusters and I reject your reality! (and substitute my own) #

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I better get a 5 on my employee review this month!



(I'm the brown dinosaur on the right.) If the video doesn't work, here's the link to the segment Dino Dance Party

I get an yzavela today!!! I'm so excited that I've been up since 9:00 on the one day I have to sleep in. There is something wrong with me.

However, whether there is something wrong with me or not, I still get the whole day off from work! And since I've already finished my exams I don't even need to feel guilty about not doing school stuff.

AND it's 70 degrees and sunny today, so I get to have my windows open and wear a cute skirt!

Yes, I'm manic today. The only thing keeping me from bouncing off the walls is that I've been having some serious pain issues this weekend, and I am NOT going hurt myself before the festivities today.

Since I haven't actually given anyone an update on what's going on in my life, I'll give a quick synopsis...

( No reason to get excited, it's only the end of a break from LJ )

And, most importantly, thank you for putting up with my spastic posting habits. Even when I'm not posting much, I do read everything you post and I adore you all. ::tacklehugs and smooches to all of her flist::

If you wanted to render someone unconscious using a robotic raptor, how would you do it?

Happy New Year, everyone!

While my New Year's Eve pretty much sucked due to being sick and doped up on NyQuil, things quickly improved today! I got to spend time with past and future Long Branch staff. Got to see Jason, Emma, Megan, Chad, Danny and Sarah again. Also got to meet Monica and Matthew. I love these people. Jason manages to assemble the most interesting group of people ever. Emma, Chad and I worked at LBF together for the 2006 and 2007 summers. Danny joined us in 2007. Megan and Sarah are former teen volunteers turned staff members. Monica worked summer camp with Emma, Megan, Danny and Chad this past summer and Matthew is Jason's intern. Great folk all around.

We started the day with a hike around the trails, of course spending a good amount of the time throwing things at each other, stealing water bottles, imitating campers, reminiscing about camp seasons past, giggling at in-jokes and sharing future plans. Then, for some reason I still don't understand, we had an impromptu soccer game. I even participated, as entertaining as that must have been. Then we rapped it up with a potluck at Jason's house. I really enjoyed spending time with them. I'll consider this the start to my year, since it makes me much happier than the actual start to my year!

For a new look in the new year, I get my hair cut tomorrow. No more long hair for me! I'm thinking something similar to and a little longer than the wig I was wearing at Dragon*Con. Any thoughts?

I was leaving the exhibit as a visitor was walking up the hallway with his kids towards a life size Santa. He turned to the kids and said in a pretty good imitation of the Bodies audio tour "Welcome to Bodies: the Exhibition. Here is the first exhibit" and pointed at Santa.

I'm not sure it's a good sign that my first instinct in stressful situations is to quote Firefly*

Me, after being rearended coming off the highway by a very confused old lady: "But it was my birthday." :( I'm pretty sure, had you seen my face, it would have been full Simon puppy dog eyes. Car needs some work, but no injuries. At least it wasn't a school bus this time.

Also, more Quotes from Undergrads:

(our exam question was "Explain the causes of the Crusades and why they failed.")
Girl in class: I didn't even know the Crusades failed!
TA: Is the Catholic Church the major power in the Middle East now?
Girl: But that's today. It's not the same.

No, she is not the same girl who made the comment about how the United States never used an Atomic bomb, but I had really been hoping she was.

Dear universe,
Please let today get better. And please save me from the stupidity of your inhabitants.
Sincerely,
-Emily

Nano Wordcount: 1,525 (I keep getting distracted by research. I'm going to know more about the Catholic Church than any self-respecting Atheist ever should.)


*Quoting Firefly was actually my second instinct. The first one was sitting in my car yelling made-up obscenities at the top of my lungs before getting out to talk to the other driver. It was a very calming moment.

So this year I have the wankiest idea for a novel EVER. I'm trying to talk myself out of writing it, but the idea has caught hold of me, and like a turtle (doesn't really do), it isn't letting go until the cows come home.

Abelard and Heloise, in a post-apocalyptic world.

So, who wants to help me create a post-modern constructivist Dead God theology from scratch?

Some people interview their characters.

Some people research time periods/local customs.

Some people evolve entire civilizations in their head, complete with social mores and a slew of pseudo-Catholic religious orders.

Moving hurts. Ouch. I hit the limit of what I could carry on Tuesday, and have been paying for it since. Thank goodness for Yoga, which lowered the pain considerably. I need to start a daily routine rather than just relying on the weekly class.

Anyway, moving isn't my favorite thing in the world to do, but I'll be done on Sunday. Whoo for new apartment! Right now I'm waiting for my new couch and bed to be delivered an leeching off the network of one of the neighbors. I get my internet connected on Saturday. And of course, being me, I forgot my power cord for my computer so it's about to turn off on me.

My street is really quiet, and I'm within walking distance of P.F. Chang's, Buca, Joseph-Beth, Whole Foods, the pub with Young's on tap and a Starbucks. This is probably dangerous, but it makes me happy!

I have an apartment! I can't move in until October 15th-ish, but that gives me time to pack, sort and throw out stuff. so I can't complain too much. For Cincinnati folks - it's in Norwood, near Rookwood Commons. I'll be able to walk to Whole Food and Joseph-Beth! My commute will be a half an hour shorter and I won't have to deal with 275 traffic.

Apartment search over! Yay! And now I have an excuse to go to IKEA!

Sound off! Anyone eaten by black holes yet?*



*Yes, I know it's not even colliding streams yet. Just watch the video and let me enjoy my morning moment of science geekery.

Bodies closed on Sunday! Now they're moving it out. In order to do this, they first moved all of the specimens into one room. If you've never seen 300 body parts laid out on five tables, I have to say it's certainly a *unique experience.

I'm now down to part time for the time being, which is okay right now, since classes start September 23rd, but eventually I'm going to have to tack on some more hours. I should be fine with scout programs, evening events and the like, but I'm looking for part time stuff elsewhere as well as keeping my fingers crossed that my position goes full time at some point soon (but not holding my breath).

My job is as a volunteer coordinator for Public Education, but right now I have no exhibit to coordinate volunteers in until October and only one big special event! So I've been rewriting volunteer opportunities and trying to find creative ways of explaining to volunteers that you must actually like children to work in a toddler exhibit. It's a difficult concept for many of them.

I have an appointment to look at an apartment tomorrow in Norwood, that I'm fairly certain I'll be renting come October 1st. Wish me luck!