it's got lots to do with magnets

May 21

Hey, LOOK! Over there!

Scientist: [Complaint about bureaucratic hive mind]
Me: [Star Trek/Borg joke]
Scientist: Omg, YOU watch STAR TREK? [15 minutes of discussion re: Star Trek; no further mention of original complaint]

Just another Monday.

Apr 27

Happy, happy Friday!

Today is the best.

I interviewed for my own job
And got it
And a 5% raise
And benefits
And a better job title
And my boss’s blessing to go back to school
Which will now cost WAAAAAY less dolla bills
Thanks, Mika!
My roommate, Kim, got herself a house!
And (hopefully) people to sublet our house until the lease runs out in the fall
So her boyfriend can stop living with my boyfriend on June 1st, instead of August 1st
AND TFC AND I WILL HAVE A GODDAMN HOUSE
With a fucking dining room and guest bedroom and craft room and and and
Who am I?
How did this happen?
(I’m already worried this is a little too perfect.)
And Dana’s coming to visit next month! One less Yankee for me to track down this summer.

Apr 12

I love it when scientists bring me treats.

You bring me snacks regularly, I arrange for an ergonomic desk chair to appear in your office. It’s a beautiful system.

Mar 2

It’s ok to sit on your knees at your desk if the keyboard tray is too high,

right?

Feb 24

I love my boss.

He’s so rich and important that he doesn’t have to give a shit if people like him, but still chooses to be an all-around ok guy.

But I still LOVE IT when he fucks up, because

To lose his job, he’d basically have to kill a student on the football field at halftime.
Its comforting that even The Man finds himself typing the phrase “Folks, my bad on this one…” from time to time.

Feb 22

Fashion Industry from a Sociological Perspective: An interview with Ashley Mears

Just browsing through a blog I follow and— HEY WAIT, I KNOW HER!!

And she is too fucking cool/brilliant to be real. She used to be a runway model, now she’s a Sociology professor at Boston University, and one of nine people on Earth who take their coffee as seriously as I do.

Feb 21

When Scientists Explode

People accidentally blow things and people up at my job on a pretty regular basis. The unofficial rule is to keep that shit on the DL, because parents might not want their kids taking classes in a building full of potential bombs.

UNEXPECTED BONUS: any time something blows up, a stream of support staff and maintenance guys come through my office looking for the gory, unnecessarily graphic details.

And I deliver.

Jan 20

If you can’t tell the difference between a course number and a room number,

I don’t hold out much hope for your college career.

Nothing personal.

Jan 13

177 mL 35% ethanol + 500 g gummi bears

how chemists make gummi bear vodka.

Dec 12

Dear People Who Design Buildings,

If the refrigerant monitor going off is really “no big deal,” how about you don’t attach a flashing red light the size of a softball to the top of it and have it make a noise like a nuclear silo melting down.

People might think it’s a big deal.

Dec 9

all.day.every.day.

Contractor: Man, you don't look 15.
Me: Excuse me?
Contractor: The guy upstairs told us to look for a little girl, 'bout 15 with red hair. You don't look that old.
Me: I'm 22.
Contractor: You serious? Goddamn, I was wonderin' why they'd give this job to a teenager.

Nov 4

it’s HOMEMADE SOAP DAY!

this one is GIN MARTINI SCENTED!

the girl who makes it is a chemist with a couple grants from NASA, so basically it makes my skin feel like cashmere.

Oct 5

Nerd boys come in handy when you least expect it.

Sorry Fievel, but no one escapes from Mousecatraz.