Interesting fact
The pig “is the only species, other than human, that has a preference for alcohol” (Cudd, 2005). →Read more
The Paper Read ‘Round the World
I got a request for a reprint of my article from someone at Tel Aviv University in the mail today: Pretty cool, eh? I don’t think people get many reprint requests anymore (although this is my first paper, so I could be wrong) because so many universities have quite good access to the scientific literature […] →Read more
T.O.T.B.
I couldn’t stand to spend another sunny day indoors, so decided to do some T.O.T.B. (thesis on the beach). Made the trek down to Wreck Beach with a pile of papers that I needed to go over to write the last section of my lit review chapter. Dave is working on a paper, so he […] →Read more
Epiphany
I’ve just realized something major. I’d filled out the Thesis Timeline Worksheet wrong. I actually have waaaaaay more time than I thought I did to get this thesis written. I’m a complete idiot! Here’s what happened. I had filled out this handy-dandy Timeline Worksheet from the Faculty of Grad Studies (FOGS) that lets you figure […] →Read more
The many facets of SOX
So, I’m trying to find out what SOX is an abbreviation for as I’m working through my lit review chapter, so I do a Google search for “SOX-9” (the particular transcription factor that I’m discussng) and I’ve learned a few things. (1) Apparently people who work on SOX-9 don’t feel the need to ever write […] →Read more
Bad Grad Student
Dave has friends visiting from out of town and I’ve been goofing off instead of writing my thesis. Bad grad student, bad grad student! On the plus side, I’ve been up to Lynn Canyon, over to Nanaimo & Victoria on Vancouver Island, watched Fantastic Four at the Silver City in Metrotown, where I also bought […] →Read more
Update
I now have ~nine and a half pages (single-spaced) of my chapter 1 written… that doesn’t include figures (of which I have at least three to include) or references… and I still have to write the sections on “Fetal Programming/Fetal Origins of Adult Disease,” “Animal Models” and “Thesis Objectives” (all of which I’ve done the […] →Read more
In need of a massage therapist
My back hurts from sitting in this stinkin’ chair so long, writing my damn chapter 1. More specifically, my back hurts when I get up out of this chair… like I’ve been in the same position for soooo long, that it’s been permanently deformed and screams in agony if I move. Is that normal? →Read more
Paper Accepted
While not directly related to my thesis, a paper written by my supervisor, my labmate and I just got accepted to the journal Alcohol. Yay!! So now I have an article in a journal called Bone and an article in a journal called Alcohol… that’s right, I don’t believe in publishing in any journal that […] →Read more
Inertia
I’ve discovered that once I get to a point where something is completed (e.g., a chapter), I have real trouble getting myself to start the next part. At first it’s like, “oh, I’ll just take a little break and watch this movie/check out this website/whatever”… and then it’s like “oh, before I start the next […] →Read more