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My Life is Fascinating to Me
Tonight I am zoning out in front of a Nova special on evolutionary biology instead of doing anything that might be related to actually working on biology. Apparently, the magic apathy number is about 9.5 hours of sunlight and/or 27F and/or leaving the house when the sun is barely up and leaving work when the sun is gone, take your pick. I was in a bizarrely great mood when we had two feet of snow on the ground: I blame the albedo.
(BTW, the Nova sponsors are hilarious, because I know these names. Hi HHMI! I was always too timid to ask you for money as an undergrad: now I know better! Hi Promega! Your machines make my day better.)
Before I left for dad's this Christmas, I turned the thermostat down to 64F in the name of environmentalism and my electricity bill. Neither Oshkosh nor I has bothered turning it up since. When poor heat-loving M. gets back from her Hawaiian vacation, she's going to be so traumatized.
For reasons that don't need exploring at this juncture, I get to spend tomorrow's lunch hour trying to rent a car for next weekend. Since I plan to open phone calls to the nearest rental stores by asking what additional insurance I need / should get as a non-car-owning person, I am super thrilled, but hey, better now, when I am trying to avoid epic zipcar charges, than in a crisis. When I am done, there may be a "how to" post, if only for myself.
(BTW, the Nova sponsors are hilarious, because I know these names. Hi HHMI! I was always too timid to ask you for money as an undergrad: now I know better! Hi Promega! Your machines make my day better.)
Before I left for dad's this Christmas, I turned the thermostat down to 64F in the name of environmentalism and my electricity bill. Neither Oshkosh nor I has bothered turning it up since. When poor heat-loving M. gets back from her Hawaiian vacation, she's going to be so traumatized.
For reasons that don't need exploring at this juncture, I get to spend tomorrow's lunch hour trying to rent a car for next weekend. Since I plan to open phone calls to the nearest rental stores by asking what additional insurance I need / should get as a non-car-owning person, I am super thrilled, but hey, better now, when I am trying to avoid epic zipcar charges, than in a crisis. When I am done, there may be a "how to" post, if only for myself.