wow, no messing around in Canada

ZOMG ladybug!

I was putting the ipod in my bag this morning and surprise surprise,
there was a ladybug. Where u come from, grrl??

La Madeleine

Had a quick 40 minute ride on the metro and I'm in Bethesda now. I'm
not due into the office til 930am so I stopped at La Madeleine for
chocolate croissant and coffee. My office is right across the street.

Local blogging about the Metro

Wesley sent me the link to this blog post about the Metro, it is spot on, in my opinion.

So no ones left hanging...

I guess I've forgotten to update everyone and announce that the interview I went on in Bethesda, MD was successful. I start the position Monday, November 26, and I am very excited about it. :)
I'll finally be doing work that I anticipate will be very challenging and in my general field, Medical Informatics.
(Wikipedia says that Bioinformatics falls under the wider umbrella of Medical Informatics, who knew?)

Friends rule because...

...they find awesome things online and post them so you can share in the crazitude. How do you say.....MAD PROPS TO RYPTIDE!
This is truly awesome.

Autumn in my neighborhood

Autumn in my neighborhood

Autumn in my neighborhood

Autumn in my neighborhood

since you were complaining...

some of my friends were complaining about the Pink songs seeping into their heads, so to shake things up, here is an Indian condom commercial.



Really Weird Indian Condom Commercial - Watch more free videos

Paula deen == high as a kite?

Wow. She just looks all kinds of fucking freaky on this magazine
cover. Those eyes are so creepy I want to pluck them out of her ceramic
doll head.

*shudder*

lindsey just showed me this :)

Interview day

I'm in Bethesda, MD this morning for an interview. The commute on the
Metro only took 40mins, which surprised me quite a bit. There weren't
any snags at all. I arrived over 2hrs early by design, so I could see
what the Metro was like early in the morning. Once I found the bldg I
would need later I decided to get a coffee. After wandering around for
5 minutes I found La Madeleine across the street from the bldg I'll go
to later. It is a french bakery and cafe, I've only had coffee so far
but it smells wonderful in here. They serve fresh pastries, quiche,
soup, and breakfast plates prepared after you order. The smell of eggs
and buttery croissants is heavenly. If I were going to get food I
think it would be a small quiche lorraine ($4.99) and a small bowl of
melon.

I had stopped in the restroom and noticed some fun tiles on the walls.
I thought it was funny that right next to you as you sit doing your
business is a tile with a woman bent over. Hmmmm.

O M G

Jeff just showed me this.

thoughts on feelings

I just watched Ghost In Your Genes and I think everyone should watch it if they aren't familiar with the concept of Systems Biology or Epigenetics. I was actually moved to tears while I watched this program.

Having watched it, it makes me wonder if there is a reason or cause for why I always feel a sense of dread/worry/caution.

Beyond that, I think it's curious what causes me to swell with emotion. The implication that events beyond peoples control, that occurred to their ancestors or were choices made by their ancestors, could alter their health, mentation, and longevity is just so heady and terrible. The flipside is, of course, that coming to understand this is wonderful and could lead to revolutionary treatments for some conditions.

wow

wow. my friend, lindsey, sent me the link for this tonight. i watched the version with the original music and O M G it was so bad! the new version is much better.