tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-140002422011-12-14T22:06:14.458-05:00Events, happenings, goings-on...Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10925625394496699147noreply@blogger.comBlogger191100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14000242.post-1128088040015620312005-09-30T09:42:00.000-04:002005-09-30T09:47:20.023-04:00

I apologize to my waiting fans for not having updated my blog in so long. Things have been moving along at a pretty rapid pace since classes started again. I'm busy with both of my two classes, plus I'm trying to get some research done (which is quite a painfully slow process... 3 days for one experiment, assuming I have the cells grown). On top of that I'm taking Taekwondo which is 2 (and

Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10925625394496699147noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14000242.post-1126966944385198292005-09-17T10:14:00.000-04:002005-09-17T10:22:24.393-04:00

I finally got word yesterday evening that my time at Hopkins would not be over just yet. This is definitely a relief. Now I just need to make sure I don't squander this opportunity to show those disbelievers that I am more than a match for their program. Every one of my family members and friends that was so supportive over the last few weeks (and really long before then) deserves my gratitude.

Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10925625394496699147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14000242.post-1126706166661480882005-09-14T09:47:00.000-04:002005-09-14T09:56:06.663-04:00

It's sort of a big week for me. Classes started again, and although I had hoped last semester would be the end of official course-taking for me, due to recent events I've signed up to take two. Cell and Tissue Engineering, and Metabolic Engineering. I'm also doing another teaching assistantship. I don't know if I ever posted the results of what happened with the whole TA fiasco (if you don't

Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10925625394496699147noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14000242.post-1126201005931022692005-09-08T13:26:00.000-04:002005-09-08T13:44:24.620-04:00

My birthday came and went without much fanfare, which is fine by me. My wife did an awesome thing and convinced both sets of my parents, her mother, and my sister to contribute money to a surprise gift for me that she came up with all on her own: a brand new 20.1" flat screen monitor! I didn't ask her for it, and I certainly didn't expect it, but she really did well in terms of surprise factor

Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10925625394496699147noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14000242.post-1125669186504984302005-09-02T09:40:00.000-04:002005-09-08T13:41:46.146-04:00

Things are going on as normal here, even though underneath it all there is a serious sense of uncertainty on my part. I've been advised to continue over the next two weeks as though everything was status quo, so I'm doing just that. I've been coming to work every day and am even starting up a new segment of this cancer project. I have a meeting for my teaching assistantship later this afternoon,

Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10925625394496699147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14000242.post-1124921550971843512005-08-24T18:10:00.000-04:002005-08-24T18:12:30.976-04:00

It's been two weeks since I posted last. I spent a lot of time studying for my GBO exam (see below for continuous ranting about it), and it was today. Unfortunately, I failed. There were a lot of strange factors, but I'm not going to make any excuses about it.I'm not sure what this means yet. The committee recommended I get another chance to take it again, so hopefully the department will agree.

Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10925625394496699147noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14000242.post-1123673836171789592005-08-10T07:34:00.000-04:002005-08-10T07:37:16.176-04:00

I lived through my bachelor days. Suzanne got home safely on Monday evening, and I'm happy to have her back. Even if she hasn't cooked any meals for me yet, after I suffered through frozen foods and microwaved leftovers all weekend!I'm entering the last stretch of my GBO studies. I've said it before, I'll say it again, and I think it almost constantly--I'll be glad when this is over. Stress

Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10925625394496699147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14000242.post-1123069490592557692005-08-03T07:36:00.000-04:002005-08-03T07:44:50.596-04:00

I had to drop my wife off at the airport this morning around 5:30. That sucked for all the obvious reasons (she's gone, I had to get up really early). I also got pulled over at the airport for having an expired tag registration, but the police was able to call and verify that we had in fact paid for it but not gotten our sticker yet.I said goodbye to my sister yesterday (she was here all summer),

Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10925625394496699147noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14000242.post-1122645324287057252005-07-29T09:39:00.000-04:002005-07-29T09:55:24.293-04:00

I'm starting to get that worried feeling in my belly again.We got the Teaching Assistant sign up list in our e-mail boxes two days ago, to which I promptly returned my requests. We're required to do two TAs during our stint in the Ph.D. program, preferrably before the end of our fourth year. As my fourth year is about to begin, I requested that I be assigned to the same course I already TA'd for

Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10925625394496699147noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14000242.post-1122304924464614822005-07-25T11:19:00.000-04:002005-07-25T11:30:00.686-04:00

Blatantly stolen from the Attack of the Show! boards here.The Master ListActionGunz Online (Action MMORPG)AdventureRunescape (RPG Elements)King's Quest I and IINetHackAngbandThe Ur-Quan MastersAncient Domains of MysteryProgress QuestBetrayal at KrondorBeneath a Steel SkyOut of OrderThe New Adventures of Zak McCrackenDink SmallwoodElder Scrolls: ArenaGraalShimlarVagabond's QuestMaple

Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10925625394496699147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14000242.post-1121865363421941712005-07-20T09:01:00.000-04:002005-07-20T09:16:03.430-04:00

I'm a bit frantic right now, trying to get my presentation ready for Friday's lab meeting. Actually, that's completely false... I'm not frantic in the least, but I should be. I have only worked up a cursory outline and acquired several resources that I have yet to read, and this is supposed to take up about an hour's time. I hope people's expectations aren't too high.The last weekend was

Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10925625394496699147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14000242.post-1121347587993578812005-07-14T09:24:00.000-04:002005-07-14T09:26:27.996-04:00

After reading this latest Maddox post, I'm convinced even more that I need something more meaty to write about. However, until I'm done with the graduate oral exam and thoroughly entrenched in my research efforts, that's going to have to wait. I'm still going to make some improvements to this blog (although clearly that's not really happening in this particular entry).

Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10925625394496699147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14000242.post-1121180663560974922005-07-12T10:51:00.000-04:002005-07-12T11:04:23.566-04:00

I'll be the first to admit that my blog is boring. That is, to the average person that would happen upon it through a random link on Blogger or whatever other available means, this would not be an ideal place to stop by and do some light reading. It's really just a daily journal of my life, a place to deposit some thoughts that are currently floating around in my skull.What this blog needs is

Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10925625394496699147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14000242.post-1121089415909195902005-07-11T09:36:00.000-04:002005-07-11T09:43:35.913-04:00

I can't believe my parents are leaving already. They've been here for over a week now (9 days), and I know a lot of people would consider that to be a really long time to have your parents staying with you, especially after living apart from them for nine years, but I was really enjoying their company. My sister was also staying with us for most of the week, and though she's only going back to

Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10925625394496699147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14000242.post-1120872719658886742005-07-08T19:53:00.000-04:002005-07-08T21:32:39.116-04:00

I've learned a lot this week. My labmates have been very helpful in getting me up to speed on most of the techniques needed for the basic science aspect of this research project. It's been a long time since I did gel electrophoresis!My studying has fallen behind quite a bit this week since my parents have been here. It's not only them though; I only took off one day (the 4th of July) from my

Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10925625394496699147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14000242.post-1120142072438660572005-06-30T10:21:00.000-04:002005-06-30T10:34:32.443-04:00

The only bad thing about a research position (which is probably bad for a lot of different careers) is the waiting. Waiting is a huge part of the process here. Right now I'm waiting for my cells to arrive so I can culture them. After spending 30 minutes or so with this work, I'll be waiting another day to check their viaility. Then more waiting for any usability. If I manage to screw up the cells

Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10925625394496699147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14000242.post-1120055018587816912005-06-29T10:10:00.000-04:002005-06-29T10:23:38.593-04:00

I realize now that my previous post was titled "The research plan", but it had very little to do with my research or any plans whatsoever. Therefore, I'm not going to put any clear titles on this post and will refrain from doing so until I can clearly think of appropriate titles for blog postings.Now that that is out of the way, let's get on with the juicy stuff!My parents are coming into town

Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10925625394496699147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14000242.post-1119971731680997552005-06-28T11:09:00.000-04:002005-06-28T11:15:31.686-04:00

Since I'm finally in a new lab (after two years of floundering), I suppose it might be worthwhile to put some initial thoughts down so I can compare my current feelings to those I might have down the road.Right now, I'm really excited. It's funny too, because the excitement of actually starting a new job of sorts has taken away some of the stress I was feeling (during the last month particularly)

Adamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10925625394496699147noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14000242.post-1119895686907589532005-06-27T17:05:00.000-04:002005-06-27T14:08:06.910-04:00

In an effort to revitalize my online journal, I've moved from the horrendous Xanga and am now hosted by Blogger. Thanks, Google! It's been over a month since I last blogged over there. It just wasn't a conducive environment. Also, I've overcome a major hurdle (thanks entirely to God) that has raised my spirits back to typical Adam levels.So, with that brief note out of the way, let's begin!My

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