Monthly Archive for December, 2005

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Tis the season.

Published on December 20, 2005 in Daily Rambling. 1 Comment

Well, as my lack of posting will attest to, it is getting close to Christmas. I am finishing up the presents, getting things packed up for my trip back east, and trying to find time to squeeze in one more experiment. Merry Christmas everyone!! Nothing like a little science to get you in a cheery mood. But at least I can download some new iTunes while I am working.

So far, the best random surprise has been the shoefly pie which was sent over courtesy of Karmagirl. You are seriously the BEST pen pal ev-AH! I am going to take it to dinner tomorrow night and share it with Winemonkey and Z. They are going to be so excited! Not only do we have a delicious pie to eat, but I didn’t have to bake it. =)

I am trying to remember to take pictures of all of the things that I have made this holiday season, but because people for whom I made presents read this site, I have to delay the postings. Plus, I have already wrapped half of them. So… we will see how it turns out.

Hope you have a happy holiday. I might get a chance to update while travelling.

p.s. I flossed my teeth while writing this post. Yum!

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Trust in People

Published on December 19, 2005 in Lisa's Corner. Closed

Giving people the benefit of the doubt……easy enough thing to do, right? I have been trying for the past couple of months to truly believe that there is a goodness in each and everyone of us. I admit, this was very naive of me to think. What made me think that “in general” people are “good”? From this point forward, until further evidence proves me wrong, I will no longer be giving people the benefit of the doubt. All humans have ulterior motives, they all have their eyes on whatever it is “their” prize is. For those without a dictionary this evening, an ulterior motive is to lie beyond what is evident, especially concealing things intentionally so as to deceive. The last time I checked, being deceptive is not an optimal trait to have. The ability to cleverly omit the facts is not an optimal trait to have.

Why can’t people just be kind? Stop manipulating, stop teasing, stop being rude, stop being demeaning to others, stop deceiving, stop omitting the truth, just be kind and everyone would be happier. If not everyone, at least me.

• If you want to talk to someone, just talk to them.
• If you want to be in a relationship with someone, tell them so.
• If you like someone, let them know.
• If you lied to someone, apologize and hope they will forgive you.
• If you are lonely, say so.

This is life. This is not a game where someone wins. There is no “grand prize”. This is it folks. Live everyday with meaning and without regrets. What happens the day you are not around? Then what? Won’t you feel like an ass for being a deceptive jerk your whole life?

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Thought for the Day

Published on December 15, 2005 in Lisa's Corner. 1 Comment

You do not need to examine every leaf on every tree along the path of the journey.
Don’t make it more complicated than it already is.

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Lucky.

Published on December 15, 2005 in blind luck and Daily Rambling. 1 Comment

I went to go buy a parking pass today at 10 in the morning and this woman was pulling out of the parking lot and asked me if I had paid yet. I said No and she handed me her unexpired parking pass.

Happy Holidays!

And thank god for students who drive in to take one final, pay for parking, and then leave a little after 10 am.

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Remember when I was going to poop my pants?

Published on December 12, 2005 in blind luck. 6 Comments

Well… holy crap! I went on my interview today at the university by Winemonkey’s house and they liked me. I talked with the other professor who is teaching a different section of the same organic chemistry lab and got all of the materials and information from him. Then the chair of the department took me to lunch and she and I talked about the potential of a tenure track position (which means better money and like a load and a half of job security… if you want a career teaching at a university, you want a tenure track position). And we talked about what is going to happen in March when my funding for graduate school is up but I am still obligated to teach one class a week at the university.

She passed my info along to an analytical lab in the area and an hour after she sent me the email with some contact information, I had an interview with them between Christmas and New Years! One of the owners teaches at the university so he understands the scheduling issue. So hopefully that will work out for me this spring!

And then, as if life couldn’t be better with one interview under my belt and one on my schedule… I called the other university where I applied to a tenure track position and the woman said, “You have great timing. The committee just finished reviewing your application package and we would like to invite you down for a day long interview.”

Did you read that? Did I type that??!?

The job I wanted. Teaching Enology. WANTS TO INTERVIEW ME! A job that I was fairly confident I wasn’t qualified for. You have no idea. I danced around my office. I called my mom and dad. I called my sister. I called Porter (it is the university where she got her undergraduate degree). I even called Winemonkey, but he didn’t answer his phone.

I guess I really do need to get some professional looking clothes, huh?

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Lessons not Lessen

Published on December 10, 2005 in Lisa's Corner. Closed

1. We are all authors of our own destiny.
2. Everything has its own domain.
3. The way you understand yourself and how you use it is often more important than how much you know about yourself.

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