Evilsciencechick’s

Our spoooooky jack o lantern! It won second prize at the party yesterday.I went low key with my costume to work today. Just some devil horns and purple streaks.

No trick or treaters….pbbth! Guess we’ll just have to finish off this candy all ourselves.Kev and I went out to Raging Burrito for dinner. I was hoping […]

I’m a baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad kitty!

why does bacon not come in resealable packaging? Do they expect us to eat the whole pack at once?
Tempting.
but…
no.

Me: so she asked me if the soup was vegetarian.
Kev: HAHAHA! NO WAY!
Me: yeah, I told her it had a ton of bacon in it. Her friend is on her own, I guess. Unless she cheats. I’ve heard when vegetarians cheat, it’s usually with bacon.
Kev: if she eats bacon, she’s not a vegetarian.
Me: well, if […]

Today we had to go hear a speaker at GA tech today - fun! The speaker just happened to be a man who has been a small bane in my existance lately, as we requested some strains from him from a paper he published and HE DIDN’T HAVE THE STRAINS! HE DOESN’T KEEP […]

last night, during some very pleasant activities.
Kev: I can really tell that going to Curves is having an effect.
Me: Oh? how.
Kev: heehee…because now I can really lift up and push back your legs. look, almost to your ears!
Me: ow. not THAT far.
Kev: almost! plays around with how flexible my legs are […]

In the lab, talking to two other lab monkeys, and our computer guy.
me: the tea I got has directions for making tea on each individually wrapped tea bag!
lab monkey #2: so? maybe some people need more help with making tea
me: sure, it’s nice to know how long to leave the tea bag in there. […]

Just saw a commercial for the International School of Pet Design. How fancy! How international! How sophisticated!
what do you learn there?
Dog grooming.

So the crafty readers and friends seem to really like the needle holder I made. So much so, that I just made one for Julie, and now someone in my lab wants one.
This makes for interesting business possibilities…
So! If you are a crafty knitter, or know someone who is, you can ORDER one […]

and she’s JUST MY TYPE! HA! now you’ll be singing that all day like I have.
Anyway, the craftiness never stops around here. Since I had to drag my sewing machine out to sew the back pad on the rocking chair, I figured I might as well take care of some other projects. My […]

I got BIZZ-ZAY! no…not THAT kind. that was earlier today. In the shower. But Friday I got industriously biz-zay.
Remember that chair from my grandparents house that I brought back with me a while back? I FINALLY got around to the reupholstering. I think you’ll agree that the blue looks MUCH better […]

random sadie pic

fun with data!
The two isolates that were behaving themselves last week are now acting totally screwy. The isolates that are acting not so screwy, give me the exact opposite results that I got last week.
Nothing I do is ever straightforward. Why the hell did I go into science???
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fun underwear friday!
red lacey boy-cut. what […]

Kev labeled me - I’m his property now. Guess where? heehee!
I would like to assure my male readers that my breasts are MORE than capable of losing a few inches and still being quite boobaliscious. I could stand to lose a few more in that region. Maybe then I could buy normal bras in […]

I had my weigh in today. So since I started in June:
bust: -3 inches
waist: -1 inch
abdomen: -6 inches
hips: -3.5 inches
thighs: -13 inches (that’s total for both thighs)
arms: -4 inches (ditto that)
total weight lost: 6lbs (4.2 lbs of that this past month)
My total “score,” inches + lbs: 36.5
I think I’m finally at the point […]

As I waited at a red light on my commute home yesterday, I noticed a white Mitsubishi sedan next to me that had those spinning hubcaps (or “dubs,” as I believe the kids call them these days). Seemed like a silly thing to have on a boring Mitsubishi, and I figured it was some […]

Somehow, I managed to keep my weekend both low key AND productive. Why I couldn’t spend the whole weekend in my PJ’s watching “what not to wear” (oh, the irony!) is beyond me.
I did managed to keep most of saturday easy going. But then I started to feel bad about how Sadie is cooped up […]

Today for lunch I made fried catfish nuggets. I posted all about it at the recipe site. But I just needed another chance to brag about it.

They were SO GOOD! YOU DON’T EVEN KNOW!
Otherwise, I’m not being very productive today. I worked out this morning…then completely negated that working […]

Today my brain was mostly pudding. Chalk that up to a week of anxiety finally ending yesterday…aaand the fact that I slept in this morning and missed the monthly yeast meeting.
*pause for Julie to stop giggling*
are you done? good.
I am enjoying the knowledge that I do NOT HAVE TO GO IN TO THE LAB […]

It’s over.
It went well.
I got many compliments.
My committee told me to START WRITING PAPERS NOW, DAMMIT!
I no longer feel the urge to poop.
ahhhhhh….I feel good.

Whenever I am nervous, I feel the nerves in my stomach. Actually…lower. My bowel.
I haven’t been able to time my talk properly because I KEEP RUNNING TO THE BATHROOM!
that is all.
t-minus 2 hours and 44 minutes until my seminar.

…when I should be going over my talk 80 more times…
some things from BoingBoing:
nerd porn
best obituary….EVER!!! pay attention to the “in lieu of flowers” line.
50’s christian coloring book - scary!
From Madville:
where babies come from - if you’re too much of a prissy fuck to be able to tell your children yourself, a terrifying […]

The title only makes sense to me, and anyone in my lab (or formally in the lab) who might read this.
HI BRENDA!
Just gave a practice run through for my seminar talk tomorrow. I have to make LOTS of changes, which isn’t anything new, but is still disheartening. At least I’ve managed to curb […]

the shawl to date…
Originally uploaded by evilsciencechick.
…you can hear that Darth Vader theme playing in the backround.
Yes, this is the infamous shawl. After ripping it out 4 times, I think I might have gotten the hang of it. Now having said that, I will screw it up royaly.

Clicky to make biggy.
The endless loop scarf is coming along nicely. It’s my grandmother’s christmas present.

Also, I tried my hand at making some beaded stitch markers. This is my VERY FIRST attempt at beading, and I didn’t have a clue as to what I was doing. I didn’t even buy crimp beads…whoops! So I […]

boo: I got jury duty
yay: I get a year deferment since I’m a graduate student.
boo: There’s a wood screw in my front tire,. which explains why it’s kept losing air for the past few weeks.
yay: Kev let me take his car while he takes mine to Sam’s club to be repaired (it’s free for me […]

waaaay too much shopping this weekend. HOORAY!
On yet another trip to Target tonight, I picked up a Sally Hansen product that’s supposed to thicken and strengthen my nails. I figure that if I’m trying to get my skin clear and free of the plague, it would be nice to NOT have nails that peel […]

Here are pics of the complete satchel. As you can see, I’m already making good use of it. I think the pockets were supposed to go on the outside front, but pbbbth on that! I need pockets on the INSIDE! I believe in purse segregation. Plus my iPod mini needs it’s own crib, yo. Separate […]

Today I don’t have much to post. Continue enjoying the answers to Ask the Evils below, of course.
As for now I will leave you with random bits of asshattery that I’ve found. I’ll start with one, and add to it if neccessary…
Vaccines against HPV, the virus responsible for most cases of cervical cancer, a disease […]

Sideshow Bob asks:
Did you ever go to make a pork sausage and find that it’s got hair growing all over it?
Umm…not GROWING on it, but I have made many a food item that ends up GETTING hair on it. One of the hazaards of dog ownership. (and…ummm…dating and living with a hairy guy)
Jamie asks:
Do you […]

I haven’t forgotten about the questions! I swear! Tonight I will sit down and do them. Today has been hectic - but a good hectic. I will actually have DATA! DAAATA! THIS WEEKEND!
fucking AWESOME!
let’s hope it’s good data.
I am feeling less suicidal over the shawl I started working on, […]

Not feeling too spiffy right now, folks - a headache and a stomach ache. I’m sipping some fizzy orange-mango juice, and Kev’s making me some soup. Isn’t he a nice boy?
So I’m not quite finished with the answering of the questions. If I attempt to answer them right now, most of the answers would be […]

weekend report
I went to Target on saturday to buy halloween decorations and a new pair of jeans, which (I am discovering) happen to have weirdly deep pockets. There is no reason for girl pants to have pockets to go down to the knees. All I keep in there is chapstick, and I don’t want to […]