February 2010
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February is International Mustache Month
Back at Olde Reed February was International Mustache Month. Anyone who grew out a mustache during February would get in free to beer gardens, parties and other special events. Those of us unendowed with facial hair could opt to wear a fake or draw one on. So, I’d like to invite all you tumblrs to celebrate the glory of International Mustache Month. And even if you choose not to play...
January 2010
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These New Puritans - Orion
(via eush. This song...
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And speaking of fortune cookies
I actually have to disagree with Vickie, and say that hers is the second best fortune ever. I hold that the best fortune I ever saw was one that read, “If you’re still hungry, have another fortune cookie.” Holy shit, did that blow my mind at the time. It was so simple, but so true. The fortune came to me (in a cookie) at a time, years ago, when I felt surrounded by people...
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Grad school, I want my life back.
Duncan: what's up?
Me: reading. writing.
Me: reading about reading and writing.
Me: writing about writing and reading. im not even kidding.
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Boulder Community ER
I’m sitting in the nurse’s chair and I’m close enough to the bed to lean my elbow on it. Crooking up arm back up, I’m in the perfect position to rest my cheek in my hand. Except I’m thinking: humerus, radius, ulna, phalanges, zygomatic. Anatomy seems more relevant here in the hospital.
On the bed, M is sleeping. I’d be tired, too, if I’d just had that...
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Lists Galore!: Gross anatomy: 50 bizarre body... →
Thanks Beth! There was so much good stuff on this list. For the speech pathologists there was a cochlea necklace (WANT) and a knitted larynx! They also featured the picture we use as our avatar for our food blog (whatwehadfordinner) and a bunch of the knitted neuroscience pictures i posted last month.
msbeth:
For Lo.
“It ain’t a Saturday night without 2 Live Crew.”
– Dancer at the Bus Stop, a north Boulder strip club. Yep… Guess where I am.
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Kale, Balsamic Onion and Jarlsberg Quiche
My mom is French, so she used to bust out quiches like it was her job. And, like most things she cooked, there was no recipe. She was a little swankier than me and made her own crust. However, I don’t even really like the crust, so I just use a frozen 9” kind from the supermarket. Works like a charm.
The trick to making delicious quiche is not in precisely following a recipe, but...
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“Body cells replace themselves every month. Even at this very moment. Most...”
– Haruki Murakami (via quellequaintrelle) (via madeofstarstuff).
But neurons are forever…
unfortunately, I’m no longer in neuroscience class this semester, so I think neuroscience posts will be less frequent. It’s been fun.
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Happy Birthday, Angel
Angel, my dog, is turning 18 today. Eighteen people years- as in, he was born on this day in 1992. This means Angel has lived through my years in elementary, middle, high, undergrad and now graduate schools. For most of my life, except when I’ve been away at school, he has slept with me on my bed.
As he has aged, Angel has acquired some form of doggie dementia. He gets up...
Yeah, it's that time again
hot toddy o’clock.
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Baked Risotto Balls
The world needs to know about this. Spread the good news.
whatwehadfordinner:
God bless the Italians.
The first step is to make the risotto. Prepare it in advance so you have time to chill it, which makes it easier to ball.
For the risotto:
4-6 c. veggie stock 2 Tbs. olive oil 3 Tbs. butter 2 shallots, chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 1/2 c. arborio rice 1/2 c. (plus more) white wine A...
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Terrified
Actually practicing and treating a real live patient with Parkinson’s disease. I am both terrified and thrilled. Wish me luck.
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“Moreover, have you been to California? It’s goddamn stunning. Have you lived in...”
– (via petitchou, via Sexpigeon)
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Book Review - 'Reading in the Brain: The... →
For more on reading comprehension- check out this book, Reading in the Brain: The Science and Evolution of a Human Invention, recently reviewed in the NY Times.
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Family
I should preface this- although my family has not always been the caring, loving and supportive group that the title implies, they have at the very least been a consistent source of comedic gold, which I have mined relentlessly, and plan to keep doing.
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Up in my attic room I came across my sister Diane’s diary- one that she kept in middle school, when I was still in elementary....
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Jumping on the 365 bandwagon
Because now I have a camera.
My pictures will be on here my flickr.
“The fact that I
am writing to you
in English
already falsifies what I
wanted...”
– Gustavo Pérez Firmat
Epigraph to Junot Díaz’s Drown