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So, now I've been admitted to the PhD program for computational biology at UNM. I feel kinda funny.
ADD defiance THREAD; post #1
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Warning: self-indulgent rambling!
In defiance of ADD:
I will not lose interest in my path. I will consider my context. It is two weeks until the end of the semester. I'm exhausted. I may be tempted to think, "Why the hell am I doing this...
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Cynical post
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yeah, this one actually means what it says.
My statement is this: no one cares until people start dying.
www.pesticide.org/hhg/natlparks.html
Just sayin'.
Saggio's
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"Good, Reasonable, close to campus, fast"
Pizza by the slice, whole pizzas, good specialty pizzas, pasta dishes, calzones, salads, etc.
Reasonable prices, slower than fast food but (mostly) faster than a restaurant where food is cooked to order. Charming, kitschy, movie-themed atmosph...
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recommendation posted on Thu, April 3, 2008 - 11:02 PM
auzuma
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"From a Spoiled ex-Seattle Sushi fetishist"
Pretty good. Does the trick, sushi-wise. (Did not try the cooked side, but intend to.)
recommendation posted on Thu, April 3, 2008 - 10:56 PM
Everyone has to be bipolar some time. (Not actually about mental illness. But includes mental illness support summary.)
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Bipolarity. It's a big-deal disease, and it sucks to have to deal with, whether you're experiencing it, or close to someone who has it. (We just read a pamphlet that they hand out in the sample packets at the University that talks about how to d...
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Warning: self-indulgent rambling!
In defiance of ADD:
I will not lose interest in my path. I will consider my context. It is two weeks until the end of the semester. I'm exhausted. I may be tempted to think, "Why the hell am I doing this? Where is it going? I don't even know what I'm doing half the time, and my advisor thinks I'm incompetent."
The songs are getting old -- the peppy ones that used to propel are now like molasses, dreamy and sticky.
Okay, so I still need a ro...
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Thu, April 3, 2008 - 11:16 PM
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Bipolarity. It's a big-deal disease, and it sucks to have to deal with, whether you're experiencing it, or close to someone who has it. (We just read a pamphlet that they hand out in the sample packets at the University that talks about how to deal with mental illness. It does say that mental illness is extremely common and mostly quite curable. It also says that you should neither vilify nor patronize a friend or coworker who is mentally ill, but just be there for them, and it's the best...
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One of the many stupid things that kept me from pursuing an involved career for many years was my fear of... cynicism? and negativity, I suppose, in the fields in which I was most interested. Arrogance, too.
So, one of the minor reasons that I chose science instead of medicine or music for this next stage of life was because I thought that its... inhabitants would have more likely retained their childish joy and innocence as they explored the mysteries of the universe.
That's true, so...
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what the hell was this one supposed to be about??
My brain is full.
Fri, November 2, 2007 - 10:55 PM
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