Tuesday, July 25, 2006
doobie doobie doo
joes. how's it going. i can't believe that there's about 4.5 more weeks until i start classes again. i don't know about you, but summer's gone by way too fast. i've guess i've done a lot, but it really doesn't feel like i have... cause there's still so much to do. i've logged a bunch of miles travelling since may. however, my research is still in limbo as i wait for approval to transfer my grant money to a new product i'll be using. i haven't really worked all that much cause i've been in the lab/travelling. still need to get hardcore cracking on my pharmd and phd apps, as well as review some more for my gre's and pcat's which i will retake this fall. lastly... gotta figure out what schools i'll be applying to.
hmmm... new goings on... well... i applied for a grad assistant position. send good vibes if you've got any to spare please. it'd be nice to get free tuition, a stipend, and health insurance just for "working" 20 hours a week. of course it would mean that i'd have to pass on my mph for now if i do end up getting into a post-grad or pharmd program since i'd have to drop down to a more managable 14-16 credits in the fall and spring in order to commit 15 hours on weekdays to this GA position.
what else... oh i'm taking a pharmacogenomics/molecular biology workshop this week. it's been really interesting so far... met some cool people. however... i think the travelling has caught up with me... cause i am just way tired throughout the day.
i didn't take too many pics on my trip these last 2 weeks though... i probably should've. though i'll post the one's i have on flickr sometime this week.
on friday i stayed out until a little past 3am-ish for t.c.'s bday get together. i'm really getting too old for that. man... i remember in undergrad i'd be pulling all nighters left and right in order to write papers and do homework. now i struggle to stay up past midnight.
things that i must do before summer is over. the lowest of the low are playing the canal concert series on aug. 5th. i thought these guys re-broke up again... but i guess they reformed casually. it's like a soap opera trying to keep up with them. then sloan on the 24th @ thursday @ the square. give it up for 2 solid free concerts. if i make it to these 2... i'll have gone to 3 concerts this summer. i haven't done that since college!
so... with all the weddings i've been going to... i've been kind of thinking about the whole relationship thing a bunch. i haven't been in a serious one in a long long time. sometimes i think i'm way too cautious about things, and i make up rules to avoid getting into one. the last one didn't end so well, and well... it was hard to get over... but it's been a long time since that was over... and it really hasn't bothered me for awhile either. i think the thing is just getting to the point of allowing myself to let my guard down some and be open to possibilities and commitment again. i've noticed over the last 1.5-2 years or so... that there are a lot of great people that i'd like to meet/get to know. however, the trick is to find someone who's not in a relationship/married. it definitely gets harder when you get older. being in grad/professional school is a toss up. you meet some people who aren't attached... but many people are married to their education at this level... especially when it comes to research. i have found people that i'll click with, but not on all the "important" levels. obviously being physically attracted to someone is important... but physical attraction can be evolve from other things too i've found in the past. good musical taste is key. weird humor is another. i like laughing at random made up things. i like laughing at stupid and ridiculous things, and made up words. my sense of humor is still on a grade school level. i find the name honore de balzac funny. i like monty python. the person i'm with needs to be able to appreciate pointless humor that doesn't make sense. it'd also be nice to find someone who always wants to explore and know more about different topics. i'm not into the people who are way too focused on one thing... like most phd students doing their research/dissertation. i'd rather know/experience SOME stuff about many things, than to know EVERYTHING about one thing. life is too interesting to just concentrate on one thing. i guess most important thing is... that person has to actually like me... cause what i want doesn't mean anything until the other person is there. so... yeah... i haven't found anyone with all those qualities yet. i'm pretty sure i don't want to be the weird single 50 year old uncle... but what can i do but to wait and see what happens between now and ummmmm... 50.
anyways... so on that note... here's a question. workplace relationships... yay or nay? i've pretty much always been in the nay camp... it has the ability to make things very complicated. just interested in what my reader's think.
hope you have great wednesdays!
hmmm... new goings on... well... i applied for a grad assistant position. send good vibes if you've got any to spare please. it'd be nice to get free tuition, a stipend, and health insurance just for "working" 20 hours a week. of course it would mean that i'd have to pass on my mph for now if i do end up getting into a post-grad or pharmd program since i'd have to drop down to a more managable 14-16 credits in the fall and spring in order to commit 15 hours on weekdays to this GA position.
what else... oh i'm taking a pharmacogenomics/molecular biology workshop this week. it's been really interesting so far... met some cool people. however... i think the travelling has caught up with me... cause i am just way tired throughout the day.
i didn't take too many pics on my trip these last 2 weeks though... i probably should've. though i'll post the one's i have on flickr sometime this week.
on friday i stayed out until a little past 3am-ish for t.c.'s bday get together. i'm really getting too old for that. man... i remember in undergrad i'd be pulling all nighters left and right in order to write papers and do homework. now i struggle to stay up past midnight.
things that i must do before summer is over. the lowest of the low are playing the canal concert series on aug. 5th. i thought these guys re-broke up again... but i guess they reformed casually. it's like a soap opera trying to keep up with them. then sloan on the 24th @ thursday @ the square. give it up for 2 solid free concerts. if i make it to these 2... i'll have gone to 3 concerts this summer. i haven't done that since college!
so... with all the weddings i've been going to... i've been kind of thinking about the whole relationship thing a bunch. i haven't been in a serious one in a long long time. sometimes i think i'm way too cautious about things, and i make up rules to avoid getting into one. the last one didn't end so well, and well... it was hard to get over... but it's been a long time since that was over... and it really hasn't bothered me for awhile either. i think the thing is just getting to the point of allowing myself to let my guard down some and be open to possibilities and commitment again. i've noticed over the last 1.5-2 years or so... that there are a lot of great people that i'd like to meet/get to know. however, the trick is to find someone who's not in a relationship/married. it definitely gets harder when you get older. being in grad/professional school is a toss up. you meet some people who aren't attached... but many people are married to their education at this level... especially when it comes to research. i have found people that i'll click with, but not on all the "important" levels. obviously being physically attracted to someone is important... but physical attraction can be evolve from other things too i've found in the past. good musical taste is key. weird humor is another. i like laughing at random made up things. i like laughing at stupid and ridiculous things, and made up words. my sense of humor is still on a grade school level. i find the name honore de balzac funny. i like monty python. the person i'm with needs to be able to appreciate pointless humor that doesn't make sense. it'd also be nice to find someone who always wants to explore and know more about different topics. i'm not into the people who are way too focused on one thing... like most phd students doing their research/dissertation. i'd rather know/experience SOME stuff about many things, than to know EVERYTHING about one thing. life is too interesting to just concentrate on one thing. i guess most important thing is... that person has to actually like me... cause what i want doesn't mean anything until the other person is there. so... yeah... i haven't found anyone with all those qualities yet. i'm pretty sure i don't want to be the weird single 50 year old uncle... but what can i do but to wait and see what happens between now and ummmmm... 50.
anyways... so on that note... here's a question. workplace relationships... yay or nay? i've pretty much always been in the nay camp... it has the ability to make things very complicated. just interested in what my reader's think.
hope you have great wednesdays!
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Lowest of the Low on the 5th eh? That is awesome. I am jealous... I will be away, perhaps a show in Toronto is in the works as well. Enjoy.
Scott
Scott
Where's the Canal Fest? I'm flying in that day, but I doubt I'll be able to head over to it.
Workplace relationships are tricky, but I know people who've met their spouses at work. I think it's all situational
Workplace relationships are tricky, but I know people who've met their spouses at work. I think it's all situational
# posted by 
: 7/26/2006 01:46:00 PM
: 7/26/2006 01:46:00 PM
screw it, i am just going to india to get me a few wives....i say nay on workplace depending on the place though. If it is a temporary job, or a large office with buffers i say its fine.
Jay
Jay
# posted by : 7/26/2006 05:52:00 PM
: 7/26/2006 05:52:00 PM
rule of thumb: Never get your honey where you make your money :-) been there and will never do that again.
Btw, I have an interview at CIT tomorrow for a technical writer position. Interview is at 3PM. Call me if you think there's anything I should know before I go in.
Btw, I have an interview at CIT tomorrow for a technical writer position. Interview is at 3PM. Call me if you think there's anything I should know before I go in.
i am in that age range where most of my friends are now married and most are now popping babies. being the lone bachelor makes it difficult. But we all make our choices.
As for your question: Well that is tricky. i'm going to say no to that...but where else do you meet people these days, especially when you're busy...hmmm...like a catch 22
As for your question: Well that is tricky. i'm going to say no to that...but where else do you meet people these days, especially when you're busy...hmmm...like a catch 22
# posted by : 7/27/2006 07:15:00 PM
: 7/27/2006 07:15:00 PM
Workplace relationships are a Nay for me....it's just messy if it doesn't work out.
I hear ya about sense of humour...if you can't laugh with someone you can't go out with them! (BTW: LOOOOOOVE Monty Python!)
I'm sending good vibes your way! My fingers are crossed for ya babe! :)
I hear ya about sense of humour...if you can't laugh with someone you can't go out with them! (BTW: LOOOOOOVE Monty Python!)
I'm sending good vibes your way! My fingers are crossed for ya babe! :)
A workplace relationship would be a nay for me, because that would mean that person would be a teacher, and teachers are crazy crazy crazy people, and I'd personally like to stay away from them.
I say never make rules because then you don't have worry about breaking them.
I still have enough single friends that I'm not panicked -- yet. I dunno about the whole relationship thing. I just tell myself that I can't control it, so I don't worry 'bout it but then somedays, I figure that I should prolly be a bit more proactive so I don't grow up to be a spinster with a bunch of cats (this is my mother's fear).
But... no matter what, you always have concerts, right? Right.
(Word verif = txtme)
I say never make rules because then you don't have worry about breaking them.
I still have enough single friends that I'm not panicked -- yet. I dunno about the whole relationship thing. I just tell myself that I can't control it, so I don't worry 'bout it but then somedays, I figure that I should prolly be a bit more proactive so I don't grow up to be a spinster with a bunch of cats (this is my mother's fear).
But... no matter what, you always have concerts, right? Right.
(Word verif = txtme)
everyone with an answer: yeah, i'm in that category with the no coworker policy... however if you were technically gonna leave a job in a few weeks, but no one knows about that decision yet...
scott: the low should be fun, but i haven't seen them with their new lineup minus jon.
caren: directions to the canal concert series. http://www.canalconcerts.com/directions2006.html
jp: your parent's are slowly chipping away at your hope of avoiding motherland intervention.
lu: congrats on the job.
guggs: i'm getting to that age... it'll pretty much be half and half by the end of this year. i suspect it will be very close to 100% in the next 2.
k: thanks for the projection of lucky vibes across the st. lawrence! i was once interested in a girl who did not understand that the point of monty python was that it was absolutely ridiculous... and there was no point. she just didn't get it, but how do you explain that to someone... since there's nothing to explain? obviously that didn't work out long term =].
christy: so... since you're a teacher, would you stay away from yourself? and if you're a rule breaker anyways... would you just make up rules to break them? yes, i'm THAT annoying person that asks the annoying questions. ;)
i hope i don't become the scary hermit guy that lives in the scary old house on top of the hill.
there WILL always be concerts.
dude, that's about the best word verif i've seen in a long time. feel free to go nuts.
scott: the low should be fun, but i haven't seen them with their new lineup minus jon.
caren: directions to the canal concert series. http://www.canalconcerts.com/directions2006.html
jp: your parent's are slowly chipping away at your hope of avoiding motherland intervention.
lu: congrats on the job.
guggs: i'm getting to that age... it'll pretty much be half and half by the end of this year. i suspect it will be very close to 100% in the next 2.
k: thanks for the projection of lucky vibes across the st. lawrence! i was once interested in a girl who did not understand that the point of monty python was that it was absolutely ridiculous... and there was no point. she just didn't get it, but how do you explain that to someone... since there's nothing to explain? obviously that didn't work out long term =].
christy: so... since you're a teacher, would you stay away from yourself? and if you're a rule breaker anyways... would you just make up rules to break them? yes, i'm THAT annoying person that asks the annoying questions. ;)
i hope i don't become the scary hermit guy that lives in the scary old house on top of the hill.
there WILL always be concerts.
dude, that's about the best word verif i've seen in a long time. feel free to go nuts.
summer has gone way too fast - - although I prefer school - there is something about the structure of it all that I crave.
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