Some amazing stuff

So I was perusing through random portions of my biochem textbook, and I was amazed by the amount of stuff out there that remains mysterious or not so well characterised. Examples of questions raised by the author: what dictates how large an elephant’s trunk should be? or why is the asymmetry in our body setup such that our heart is on the left side?

This is one of the reasons why a career in bio research sounds so exciting… there’s too much out there that needs elucidation! And any topic will have something interesting to explore.

I recently spoke with Dr. Gralnick from the MICB dept and am hoping to get some kind of a position in his lab in a few weeks or a month.

That is all I have to say. Also I am adding a self portrait pic for no real reason.

Moblogging in the dark

Thus comes the end of the first day of spring 2009. It was an okay day, if not for the violent allergic reaction that occurred in biochem lecture. It is also important to note that the snow/water is treacherous and I slipped pretty comically as I made my way into the physics lecture room.

The 1301 course that I am LAing this semester should be all right. I think people will be more active than they were in 1101 last year.

I think I am improving on this time management business, though I will defer boasting about until I find sustained improvement over this semester. That is all I have to say as my first day comes to an end.

GK

Gul poli

Look at that grin… she surely loves eating gul poli!

Btw gphone post!

2009 Goals

This will be periodically update over the next couple of days.

Goals for 2009

Academic
* Get 4.0 in Spring and Fall semesters.
* Form study groups with focused people.

Other Academic
* Try to work out a research opportunity by spring break.
* Try to read every good book currently at home; no more buying new books until all those books are read.
* Learn rudimentary Portuguese.

Quiz Bowl
* Write INDIA by May.
* Write MUT stuff by Mar 1.
* Do well at ACF nationals and ICT

Employment
* Refer to research opportunity/internships

Fun
* Watch a whole movie on the itouch.
* learn to solve 4 by 4 Rubik’s cube.
* Figure out useful web 2.0 apps to start weaning away from desktops.
* Take a self portrait every day of February.
* Do some green gardening during summer.
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