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30

Jul

Working from home - tips needed!

Posted by melitami  Published in school

Until I retake my qualifying exam in September, I’m mostly studying from home with my lovely kitties above, Gracie and Pixel.
Problem is that I’m going nuts; I’m lonely and I’m too used to having way to much to do. Except now I don’t have a schedule really, nor a set of things that have to [...]

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26

Jul

Sleeping kitties

Posted by melitami  Published in randomness

Lazy Saturday with the kitties. Testing the WordPress app on Fozzie, my iPhone.

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23

Jul

Ironic or just sad?

Posted by melitami  Published in chronic illness, randomness

Is it ironic or just pitiful that I love watching cooking/foodie shows like Iron Chef America and No Reservations, even though there is no chance I can eat anything on these shows EVER?

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22

Jul

Happy 5th Anniversary, BYDLS!

Posted by melitami  Published in BYDLS, chronic illness

A website I love, and am a moderator on is But You Don’t Look Sick. This wonderful website and forums is for people with chronic illnesses and their caregivers/family members, offering a wonderful, caring community of people who understand the frustrations of having a chronic illness (or multiple) and dealing with doctors and people [...]

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21

Jul

Evernote t-shirt!

Posted by melitami  Published in randomness

Evernote t-shirt!

Originally uploaded by melitami

Got my t-shirt for getting an Evernote Premier membership. *geeky grin*

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14

Jul

Feist on Sesame Street - very cute!

Posted by melitami  Published in randomness

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14

Jul

Vacation - Day 1

Posted by melitami  Published in randomness

I’m in Phoenix, AZ, at the hotel for Filemaker Developer’s Conference. My boyfriend is attending the conference, and I’m tagging along for a relatively cheap vacation with him (work is paying for the conference, so we had to pay for my plane tickets and my meals). The hotel is gorgeous!
We left Philadelphia yesterday [...]

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8

Jul

Just a day, just an ordinary day….

Posted by melitami  Published in randomness, school

I met with my advisor yesterday to discuss what happened with my epic fail of my prelim, and how I need to not be in lab and be off studying for the rest of the summer. The meeting went well; I’ll be in lab most of this week, on vacation in Phoenix next week, [...]

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2

Jul

Quote of the day

Posted by melitami  Published in randomness

Time flies. It’s up to you to be the navigator.
~Robert Orben

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1

Jul

Epic Fail

Posted by melitami  Published in GGG, school

I failed my oral prelim this morning. My committee felt that I didn’t know enough about molecular experimental methods, and that I knew a lot about my research area, but not enough about other areas. And I agree with their thoughts. So I have three months to study, work with my committee [...]

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