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good girl gone grad: Fruit Flies are Really Disgusting.
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Sunday, October 28, 2012. Fruit Flies are Really Disgusting. I've spent the better part of the last 2 hours researching fruit flies on the internet. Why would a well-known insect phobe like myself do this? There are two reasons. Reason 1: For someone living in constant irrational fear of the insect world, bugs are the enemy. It's always wise to know as much as you can about your enemies. In case you're in the lucky ( probably very small. And then you have fruit flies. Fruit flies are a direct result of y...
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good girl gone grad: The People You Meet in Grad School: Part 2
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Thursday, February 25, 2010. The People You Meet in Grad School: Part 2. After attending a class or two this week (just kidding, Mom, I went to all of them! 2 The Flaming Liberal. First things first. I mean no harm or offense to any political views with this category. It's a free country. If you want to hug trees or burn bras, more power to you! At some point though, can't we all just put away our social agendas and get along? Yup, we get it. You hate conservatives. I think somewhere there must exist an ...
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good girl gone grad: I Don't Know How to be an Adult
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Sunday, May 12, 2013. I Don't Know How to be an Adult. Today is Mother's Day. In light of that and some other things that have recently happened in my life, I decided to write a blog. I haven't written one since December, partially because I've been a little busy, I guess. The other reason is that when I sit down to write a blog, I think to myself, " Do I actually have anything worthwhile or entertaining to write about? Will anyone actually want to waste their time reading this. My poor mother. She p...
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good girl gone grad: That Awkward Moment When...
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Sunday, October 7, 2012. That Awkward Moment When. Recently, I've run into several awkward situations. I think I'm a pretty awkward human being. Maybe not awkward looking or awkward in the way I carry myself, but certainly in my interactions with other people. Recently, however, I ran into some doozies, and this is coming from someone who very regularly feels uncomfortable in social settings and makes Star Wars or Lord of the Rings references to assuage a prolonged silence in conversation. Anna and I wer...
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Solitude is happiness for one who is content | The Tao of Grad School
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The Tao of Grad School. Finding The Way as we habituate to the feeling of drowning. Solitude is happiness for one who is content. June 22, 2010. Solitude is happiness for one who is content, who has heard the Dhamma and clearly sees. Buddha (. Why am I in so much pain? Of course, it didn’t tell me a damn thing. I was telling myself to experience pure solitude. Then I started grad school. And everything changed. I had to find happiness in Me to find happiness outside of this body in which I live. Please e...
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good girl gone grad: October 2012
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Sunday, October 28, 2012. Fruit Flies are Really Disgusting. I've spent the better part of the last 2 hours researching fruit flies on the internet. Why would a well-known insect phobe like myself do this? There are two reasons. Reason 1: For someone living in constant irrational fear of the insect world, bugs are the enemy. It's always wise to know as much as you can about your enemies. In case you're in the lucky ( probably very small. And then you have fruit flies. Fruit flies are a direct result of y...
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Unicorn Rainbows!: August 2009
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Tuesday, August 4, 2009. I'm convinced Orly Taitz is an actress, a secret liberal who's plan is to show how craaazy these birther wingnuts are. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Portland, Oregon, United States. They call me La Agrado, because I have always tried to make everyone's life more pleasant." This is a blog about irreverent, capricious, and magical things. And probably a lot of pictures of cats. View my complete profile. Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? She cooks, he bakes.
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Empowering others online | The Tao of Grad School
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The Tao of Grad School. Finding The Way as we habituate to the feeling of drowning. March 22, 2010. The otter says Namaste – via KarmaRoutes}. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. I recently Googled the Goethe quote above so I would get it exactly right. I wanted to write a post about empowering others and how my friends online have empowered me to be a more honest and kinder person. I came across a post Jenny Blake. Wrote in December about seeing the best in others. Do I give you. Such self-doubt follows me ever...
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Unicorn Rainbows!: June 2010
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Sunday, June 27, 2010. I'm still working on the name but I have a great idea for a SyFy movie. I've been watching a couple world cup matches since it's one of the only sports I can actually sit through. I know that vuvuzelas have been the subject of many a "wtf is that! And "cheesus that's so annoying! Stories. My first thought when I heard them was "jesus are there massive insects floating around the world cup stadium! Hence, MegaMosquitrons (or maybe "Mega Mansquitos. There will also have to be some se...
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