A Day in the Life of Illinaisa Denisovich

Damn. Today was a busy day. < /sarcasm > Compared to some of my other days, it kind of was? Yes, the last sentence was a question. Got up around 10:30. Yay for being over the flu thing. Good thing I have a space heater up in my loft now, because it's definitely cooled down. Cool to the tune of Sunday's high temperature barely making double digits, and the wind chill barely hitting a positive number. Eventually made my way out to the store and got some groceries. Damn errands always getting in the way of sleeping in. Although, I've been told eating is good for you. Speaking of which, I took part in this eating activity after getting back from the store. Oh no! I forgot, I cleaned up the kitchen a little bit whilst putting groceries away.

Current time ~ 12:00. Ate some leftover pizza, watched some Friends, then made the 12 minute walk to my 1:00. Physiology is pretty cool and a lot more interesting than anatomy. Head over to my 2:00. Endocrinology is kinda boring - I hate signalling cascades. Damn you required attendance. I get it, really I do: molecule(s) tell something to do a thing which changes some stuff and again makes more things happen. Lather, rinse, repeat. But, at least some of the stuff later in the semester sounds interesting. End result: endocrinology goes by a lot slower than physiology. Class finally ends. Mail off some financial aid stuff at the campus post office. Back at the apartment around 3:10, and finished the leftover pizza. Took out the pile of trash bags in the corner of my room and the empty beer cases on my balcony. The non-empty case strangely enough had only one beer completely frozen over. The others were just insanely cold.

Head over to Beckman around 3:50. Was all researcher-like for an hour and a half. Went to my lab group's meeting with the grad student at 5:30. Apparently the lab's running low on funding and "most of the work this semester is going to be done by the undergrads." The grad students are having to TA for money. Exercise is good for things other than the cardiovascular system: it might increase blood supply to parts of the brain and improve certain cognitive functions. Seems like this exercise/angiogenesis/neurogenesis stuff is going to be the major theme in my work this semester. That and finishing up some things from last semester. Headed to lab seminar at 6:30. A bit of a let-down: no free food or drink. Buuut, hoo-rah...seminar gets out early around 7:10.

Grab some Taco Bell and head back home. Ironically, eat Taco Bell while watching "Super Size Me." Saw half of this movie in a class once, and I recorded it last night to see the end of it. Watch 24 with the roommates. Apparently security guards are only fast responders when people's lives aren't in danger. Play Madden with roommate: he plays qb (McNabb) and can only a.) run or b.) throw to me (Holt). Last season's 7-9 Bengals are looking to make a playoff push this year. Watched this week's Heroes episode. I should have a super power. The invisible dude is the main bad guy in Gone in 60 Seconds. Speaking of which, I should have my own Eleanor - sans car moodiness of course. Went over some physio and endo. Played more Madden: the mighty Bengals of Cincinnati are now 5-1. Jackass on internet for a bit. Decide to post on the blog. Mmm, sleep.