Monthly Archives: July 2009

7 reasons I’m a big geek

Thanks to The Naked Redhead, I stumbled across The Secret Society of List Addicts. It’s such a cool blog, it was love at 1st read. One of the lists was about things that make some of us big geeks. Here are 7 items from my kilometric list.   1. I am a geneticist. I work...

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Biochemistry of vampires

Written by dr. William Bates, a brilliant professor and researcher in computational genomics and biochemistry. I thought this piece was particularly entertaining.   The biochemistry of Buffy the Vampire Slayer {Warning. This may not appeal to anyone who is not a Buffy-watching chemist.} We are moderate fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I say ‘moderate’...

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10:05

At 10:05 pm I began writing this post. I am tired, I want to watch Nurse Jackie and am without inspiration for a regular post. Therefore I am only going to tell you exactly what pops into my head. Real time.   Today I saw G Force with D; we liked it but didn’t love...

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Who let the dogs out?

I bought this nice picture frame last winter. I really liked the paisley fabric covering it and thought it was perfect for my night table. Oh, and it was 80% off so that triggered the “Gotta have it!” neuronal path so I bought it.   It came with this picture of a dog which, I...

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Chic Sundays': vintage globe

  I got this at a local Antiques shop a while ago. I am thinking of starting a little collection of vintage globes because they are just adorable. This one dates back to 1963, at least that’s what it says in a little engraving it has on its upper side. Go figure!

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