DIY Genetics

I have been reading up on Biopunks and their culture. I do like most of what has been done. One of the main books I have seen that talks about this is linked below. It is fun to see what people have done and what people can accomplish with just the supplies in their house.

http://www.amazon.com/Biopunk-Scientists-Hack-Software-Life/dp/1617230022

Gnome!!!!

Well, I was out popsicle shopping with my friend Josef when I realized I needed to get a present for a friend's wedding. I thought of getting something to hold the card, so obviously what symbolizes marriage and love better than a creepy-ass lawn gnome holding a $20?

I picked one out, but I think I like it too much. It is now adopted.(Pics below) Also, this is the LAST POST OF THE SEMESTER!!! WOOOO!!!!

My new gnome

New Gnome and "Anna Lee - An El for short"

Owls and Pits

I took an exam in my math course today and something bothered me... Here are the two questions:

(in bill nye voice) Consider the following [pause] list of names: Pooh, Eeyore, Tigger, Chris, Huffalump, Owl, Piglet. One of these fell in a pit. What is the probability one of these fell in the pit.

The characters continue their adventure by having a race to the great elm tree. Without any ties, how many different combinations are there for 1st, 2nd, and third place?

 Now, for these I decided to answer mathmatically... then I started thinking...

 How does an owl fall in a pit? How does Eeyore NOT fall in a pit? Can't Tigger bounce OUT of the pit? If one of them are stuck in the pit, does that mean there is one less in the race? Can owl fly during the race?  How long is the race? If it is short, owl will lose. If it is long, owl will win. SOO many variables. >.<

Registration and Crayons

As I've been sitting here the past 4 hours planning which courses I am going to take next semester (I was supposed to register April 12th, but could not afford to) I come to realize I have 9 courses remaining in my college career. 4 CIS courses, 4 non-CIS. Perfect split, yes? WELL, every single course I need is full. I have, at this point, between TWO COLLEGES, 0 credits available for me to take.

 I took a walk, did some laundry, and purchased crayons (real ones) and I have been sitting here, coloring in the Perkins placemats I was given by a sympathetic waitstaff in Wausau. My walk was a drive. >.<

I guess my distraction for the night is coloring.

CEREAL!

Backstory: I ran out of milk.

I have spent the last 20 some minutes trying different types of cereal using coffee instead of milk, as I am out of milk. So far, my favorite is a mix of 2/3 Golden Puffs, 1/3 Fruity Pebbles sprinkled with French Vanilla coffee-mate :D  the golden puffs with creamer on them (no coffee) tastes just like dry Lucky Charms, but once you add coffee? NOPE!

Also, do NOT mix Fruity Pebbles with coffee, without something to mix in, or you get that nasty "warm citrus acid and fake fruit flavor" taste that just NEVER goes away and is why there is no such thing as Orange-flavored coffee. (yuck)