I'm a joyful girl

Actually, I am just one lucky girl.

The final I thought I failed on Monday due to a cold medication-induced haze (and my subsequent lack of studying/remembering anything), I actually passed.

Technically.

I didn't do well, but when the answer key was posted on Wednesday, I had trouble recalling the answers I had written on the exam. Perhaps this was due to a second (or was it third) cold medication-induced haze.

That led to a sleepless night yesterday, knowing that I would be in my office and have to face the professor and the test. I was so saddened by the fact that I had actually failed a test and was going to get a bad grade in the course.

But, this morning, I sat down with the professor and he gave me the test and I actually passed!! I was so happy that I got higher than a 25%! He seemed slightly annoyed that I was pleased with my poor grade, but compared to what I thought it was going to be, I was relieved.

He also seemed relieved that I didn't actually cry in his office and that I didn't hate him.

And that I am very pleased with my B-!

YAY!

B- in Sensory Neurobiology.

Happiness.

Now just a faux grant proposal and 3 solid weeks of studying for the Qs!

Let's hope that my luck holds out.

Silly dolphins ...

World's tallest man saves plastic eating dolphins.

Cool.

Icky

4 boxes of tissues, 2 boxes of cold medicine, and hours of sleep later ... I am still sick!

Ick!

Also, in case you were curious, my professor posted a key to the final I struggled through on Monday (AKA Day 2 of the illness).

I looked at some of the questions and thought "Did I skip that page of the exam?"

Yikes. Maybe I should have asked to take the exam when I wasn't all strung out on sudafed ...

I'm weird

About a week ago, Hamster_grrl tagged me for a meme! So, after much thinking, here are 6 weird things about me (though, obviously, I don't think they are all that weird ...)

1. I edit as I read. Whenever I read anything, I edit for typos and grammar. I also do it during powerpoint presentations. It’s annoying. I will often be distracted from a really good topic by misplaced commas or apostrophes. I think I’d make a good copy-editor some day.

2. I LOVE the smell of bleach. LOVE it. Cleaning supplies in general. It’s not just that I like the smell of a clean house, but I actually LOVE the smell of the products alone. But not the flowery kind, only those cleaners with bleach or citrus. They seriously make me a happy. Seriously. I also love the smell of new car, new shoes, leather (especially Ry’s coat), and wood.

3. I don’t have cable. I don’t think it’s all that weird, but a lot of other people think it is. I don’t have the time to really watch that much TV. And when I do watch TV, the 4 basic channels I get are fine. Besides, I’d rather waste my money on more important things. Like bleach.

4. I love to bake, but don’t really like baked goods. I’m not really a fan of sweet foods. As a kid, my brothers would eat my ice cream and I would eat the cone. And I never ate chocolate. I do eat sweets now, but most of the time I would rather bake them than eat them.

5. I am a sitter. No, I’m not talking about posture. I sit for things: babies, animals, houses. To give a rough estimate, I have “sat” for more than 50 children, 21 cats, 6 houses, 3 dogs, 2 gerbils and too many fish to count. I don’t know how it started, but it’s fun to “borrow” people’s pets and children.

6. I have had 15 jobs (that I got paid for (& was taxed by the government)): Anderson’s RB & Custard; NYS Animal Care Technician; Whale Researcher; Old Navy; Target; Alumni Annual Fund Call Center; Whale Educator; Museum gift shop; biology teaching assistant; trendy boutique; resident assistant; Citizen’s Campaign for the Environment; telemarketer; elementary school science teacher; and I am currently a teaching assistant.

Do YOU know anything else about me that's weird? Post it in a comment!

Like fish and cupcakes ....

Yesterday I came down with a yucky head cold.

Today I had a final in Sensory Neurobiology.

I'll let you guess how well those two go together.





It's now 11 pm and I am all out of tissues, nightquil has no effect on me, and I need to drive down to the old alma mater in the morn for some fish sex boxes ....

Buffalo, Black Friday, and Fun

Our visit to Buffalo for Thanksgiving was so wonderful! We visited with lots of friends and spent a good amount of time with the family. It makes me sad that Ry & I won't be there for Christmas!! But maybe we'll make a spring trek to the snowy city ....

Here's Ry & I with Anna, Gorgeous, Nes & Marc in Anna & Gorgeous' new place.

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Mom, Dad, little bro, K, Ry & I squeezed into the Jimmy and headed over the border to see the Festival of Lights.
There may have been a little-bitty "hit and run", but no one was hurt.
(Is it a hit and run if the car is in neutral?)
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My cutie nephew! Seriously cute.
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Getting ready for Black Friday shopping!!
Gotta check all of the ads, make a list, and check it twice!
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It's a cold, cold night in front of the Circuit City.
Ry & K are all bundled up and ready to fight the crowds!
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Are we being attacked by a masked man or is that my little bro?
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If we hadn't been under the Circuit City "Video" sign ....
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... how would the pizza man know where to deliver our pepperoni pizza at 3am?
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Ry was able to get a nice TV and we got lots of great deals, but a lesson was learned: we are never sleeping overnight (in Buffalo) for any sort of good deals. Especially when we need to drive home the next day! (See Black Friday ... for more details!)

Double D's Birthday

A few weeks back, we celebrated Dr. D's 33rd birthday with a whole bunch of fun!

Here's DD with the birthday t-shirt Ry and I made for him.

Ry & DD did some damage on a bottle of Jack.
I think I better keep an eye on DD! Looks like he's trying to steal my man!

I have no idea what we were doing at this point.

The end of the night. DD had a lot of fun (and so did we!)!

five oh ate

In the pursuit of cheap tickets, I have found a flight to Costa Rica for $508.

Should I purchase now?

They have been about $585 for the last month.

But they were under $450 for the month of October.

What to do, what to do?

Opinions?