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Graduation Commencement!

Wow, it's finally time.  The years flew by so quick, and today is my commencement ceremony!

If you for some reason were to watch between 2 and 5pm, you might just see my name called.  They're streaming it live online (link to watch on Windows Media Player, link for Real Media).

Because it's a Fall ceremony, and most people graduate in Spring, it's going to be three colleges combined: College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, College of Biological Sciences, and the College of Engineering.

My degree is in Biotechnology, with a concentration of Microbiology. 

My parents, little brother, my girlfriend, and even my grandparents (who flew in from Sydney!) will be there with me. Yay!

Woohoo! I'll make a new post with pictures and fun stuff within a few days :)

Graduation Commencement!

Wow, it's finally time.  The years flew by so quick, and today is my commencement ceremony!

If you for some reason were to watch between 2 and 5pm, you might just see my name called.  They're streaming it live online (link to watch on Windows Media Player, link for Real Media).

Because it's a Fall ceremony, and most people graduate in Spring, it's going to be three colleges combined: College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, College of Biological Sciences, and the College of Engineering.

My degree is in Biotechnology, with a concentration of Microbiology. 

My parents, little brother, my girlfriend, and even my grandparents (who flew in from Sydney!) will be there with me. Yay!

Woohoo! I'll make a new post with pictures and fun stuff within a few days :)

Two down, two to go.

I finished my viticulture final and emailed it in Tuesday evening.  I crammed all day, barely slept, and crammed again for my 8am biosci final this morning.

Bioenergetics and Metabolism! YUCK.

I absolutely hated this class, and it was honestly one of the hardest ones I've taken.  It's supposed to be a prereq for a lot of other classes (which I took fine), but I just really hate this stuff.  It's all memorization and boring stuff.  Reminds me a bit of o-chem.

Anyway, I love dual screening!

dual screening, wine production

Everyone should use two monitors if you ask me.  Life is so much simpler without flipping back and forth.  I could work on my viticulture on my main monitor, and skim and read notes and lecture material on the other.  (The black space is just filler - the monitor is smaller). It's ridiculously practical for schoolwork, and probably for your job too.

I'll be honest...I want a third.  I know Matrox makes it happen with their "TripleHead2Go".  One main monitor to work on in the center.  The right monitor to work off of.  I have it now, and it's great. But...a far left for fooling around, online chatting, everything else would be pretty sweet.  Dorky, yeah. 

But I still think it would be way cool.  Angela thought I was crazy for wanting two, and she totally admits it rocks now. I'm so used to it, it pains me to not have it.   Alt-tabbing is for suckers!   And really, it's good background.  I love being able to edit my music playlist, or watch a video, without ever taking down whatever's on my main screen.

This has nothing to do with anything, and of all the posts I said I am waiting and behind on to make on Vox, this definitely wasn't on the list.  I'm just procrastinating :O

Two down, two to go.

I finished my viticulture final and emailed it in Tuesday evening.  I crammed all day, barely slept, and crammed again for my 8am biosci final this morning.

Bioenergetics and Metabolism! YUCK.

I absolutely hated this class, and it was honestly one of the hardest ones I've taken.  It's supposed to be a prereq for a lot of other classes (which I took fine), but I just really hate this stuff.  It's all memorization and boring stuff.  Reminds me a bit of o-chem.

Anyway, I love dual screening!

dual screening, wine production

Everyone should use two monitors if you ask me.  Life is so much simpler without flipping back and forth.  I could work on my viticulture on my main monitor, and skim and read notes and lecture material on the other.  (The black space is just filler - the monitor is smaller). It's ridiculously practical for schoolwork, and probably for your job too.

I'll be honest...I want a third.  I know Matrox makes it happen with their "TripleHead2Go".  One main monitor to work on in the center.  The right monitor to work off of.  I have it now, and it's great. But...a far left for fooling around, online chatting, everything else would be pretty sweet.  Dorky, yeah. 

But I still think it would be way cool.  Angela thought I was crazy for wanting two, and she totally admits it rocks now. I'm so used to it, it pains me to not have it.   Alt-tabbing is for suckers!   And really, it's good background.  I love being able to edit my music playlist, or watch a video, without ever taking down whatever's on my main screen.

This has nothing to do with anything, and of all the posts I said I am waiting and behind on to make on Vox, this definitely wasn't on the list.  I'm just procrastinating :O

Holy Moly!

It is my last day of school as an undergrad.
A very empty day. Only two hours of class!
Microbial Physiology, and Economics of Financial Markets.

10 days until I walk.
4 finals before then.

After 9 months, I think my research internship is done!  The PI and her PhD student took us out to lunch, it was fun.

I have so much I want to say and post, and I'm ridiculously far behind.  This is just a note that I'm still here and doing well, I've just been busy and slightly overwhelmed.  Like whoa!

Holy Moly!

It is my last day of school as an undergrad.
A very empty day. Only two hours of class!
Microbial Physiology, and Economics of Financial Markets.

10 days until I walk.
4 finals before then.

After 9 months, I think my research internship is done!  The PI and her PhD student took us out to lunch, it was fun.

I have so much I want to say and post, and I'm ridiculously far behind.  This is just a note that I'm still here and doing well, I've just been busy and slightly overwhelmed.  Like whoa!

I'm just so...

white and nerdy

I'm just so...

white and nerdy

Disturbing Police Abuse at UCLA

It's a little rough to watch, and involves a whole lot of screaming.
Might want to read this article first before deciding to watch it.
An Iranian-American student doesn't have ID to display in the library, campus police are called in as he didn't leave, and ends up being tasered over and over.  Read the article from the Daily Bruin for the details.

Atrocious. 

UCLA Student Gets Tased by UCPD Officers

It's hard to catch on the video the first watch, but when the police are being asked for thier badge numbers, they not only refuse to give them, but threaten to taser the asker.

What also disturbs me a whole lot is the thousands of comments on the different videos on youtube, and the one hosted on perezhilton.com, of people in defense of the police, with things like "well if he only stood it wouldnt have happened" or "he was just being a drama queen" or "this is less than they'd do in iran" etc.
 

Disturbing Police Abuse at UCLA

It's a little rough to watch, and involves a whole lot of screaming.
Might want to read this article first before deciding to watch it.
An Iranian-American student doesn't have ID to display in the library, campus police are called in as he didn't leave, and ends up being tasered over and over.  Read the article from the Daily Bruin for the details.

Atrocious. 

UCLA Student Gets Tased by UCPD Officers

It's hard to catch on the video the first watch, but when the police are being asked for thier badge numbers, they not only refuse to give them, but threaten to taser the asker.

What also disturbs me a whole lot is the thousands of comments on the different videos on youtube, and the one hosted on perezhilton.com, of people in defense of the police, with things like "well if he only stood it wouldnt have happened" or "he was just being a drama queen" or "this is less than they'd do in iran" etc.