Category Archives: life
Homeopathy: Belly Flop to a Cure!
Homeopathy says essentially this: Something that causes disease can be made to cure that same ailment if the something is diluted into water so much that it is no longer present. For example, if you were to take one molecule … Continue reading
dinosaurs aren’t animals!
Yeah. I heard that on the radio when driving into Grinnell on Friday. As I was flipping through stations, I overheard a radio “personality” declaring that, in fact, dinosaurs are not animals. Two of her fellow radio people agreed, though … Continue reading
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First grad school visit: Uchicago
I just got an email from the bio department asking me to come for a visit in January (all expenses paid!). That turnaround time was quite unexpected (apps were due just last Tuesday). I’m excited, and I am definitely looking … Continue reading
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mmmm… cookie dough
Seriously. If I could only eat one thing for the rest of my life, it would be cookie dough. Specifically the Nestle Tollhouse recipe. I was craving it tonight and so I made some, even though I don’t have chocolate … Continue reading
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back to blogging
After a hiatus filled with grad apps, lab work, and Hulu (that awful time-sink), I have decided to get back to writing. Previously, the Brothers and I had been using a joint blog (coster3.com), but I found that this seemed … Continue reading
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at&t makes my brain hurt
Life without Internet is like life without water. Yeah, you can live for a couple days but it SUCKS. And then you die. So, of course, when I moved in to my apartment in St Louis this past weekend, the … Continue reading
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moved and craving Internets
I got officially moved into my apartment yesterday. I harnessed the kitten to the passenger door so he could roam a bit, then headed south from Grinnell. I picked up Sam and forced him to help me unload things, then … Continue reading
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travelings and yeast genocide
So my life has taken and interesting (and welcome) turn lately. I’m applying to grad schools for PhD programs in bioinformatics/genomics/etc, and have found a few schools that have programs that seem perfect. One of those schools is WashU in … Continue reading
thoughts while driving
I drove to St. Louis yesterday to visit my Little Brother at WashU and to meet with a researcher tomorrow for a potential job. It’s a long drive, and my mind was whirring all the way, so I thought I’d … Continue reading
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end of coster3
[UPDATE] coster3 just got un-ended. Or de-ended. Anyway, we decided to keep it going. I’ll double-post most of my stuff, though things that are mostly personal will just be here, and rants my stay on coster3. So, after getting Mindforge … Continue reading
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