Past Week

Well, I've been in Dubuque the past week working on my thesis which is going pretty good. It's odd being back in my Lab 19. Half of the room is bare and the other half is remnants of Czar that haven't been removed. The classroom still has the potent smell of his cigerettes. It's hard being back knowing that he's really gone because he will be missed not only by me but a majority of the science students and professors. Thesis work is going, i have 200+ tardigrades collected that are awaiting to be processed, but they can't be processed until I get some chemicals ordered but it's all one big disaster since my new thesis advisor doesn't know what to do anymore. So finishing up this thesis work is gonna be a ball...not!
Spent most of the week with Brita. I hadn't seen her since school got out. We had fun hanging out, playing with her pets, and watching anime and movies. We got our traditional chinese buffet meal at 4 seasons! Too bad Becca is back in Madison since she only did the first half of summer school! :( Also means that when i was in dubuque last time will be the last time i will most likely see her before she heads off to study abroad for a year since i'll be graduating next spring! Oh well, I'll come visit and have to play with the Xeno's with her! The rest of the time I spent with the guys, Balk and Charlie. Hung out watched movies, played basketball and frisbee, drank, etc. Went to two movies: United 93 and Scary Movie 4 at the $1.50 theater! I think that's about the best cheap entertainment in Dubuque! United 93 was done really well. It was definately harder to watch than I thought it would be. It brought back a lot of memories of 9/11. It was hard to watch knowing that all the dialogue spoken on the phones were exact words during these people final hour. Overall, i think it's a movie that anyone part of this generation needs to see because of the events of 9/11. Scary Movie 4 was alright, had fairly funny parts, but you defiantely had to see the movies it spoofed to understand what is going on. Balk and I had no problem with that because we had seen those flicks, but Charlie hadn't and he was a little lost especially cuz he didn't see The Grudge which was the main movie spoofed. It was an okay film, i'm not crazy about the scary movie films.
Overall, I had a good time in Dubuque except I missed Sam! :( Oh well, I'll see her in a month when i'm back doing research again. On the way back from Dubuque, I stopped in to visit Tyson since he's the only one of the group I hadn't seen I think 2 years now. That was fun hanging out, watching movies, drinking, etc. Too bad i suck at chain 6....damn card game! lol!
Well, the rest of this week I'll be doing observational hours two days a week, assembling thesis info on my computer, reading, and looking at grad schools.....which is pretty much what I have been up to most of the summer! Probably go visit Christa some time this week since i haven't seen her in like 2.5 weeks now. =(
My date boy called me while in Dubuque! =) As perfect as we both are for each other, I know it's not gonna work out. It would be pointless to date someone for the rest of the summer who is about 3 hrs away doing summer school and then when the school year turns around he'll be 6-6.5 hrs away. We virtually wouldn't spend anytime together what so ever, so what would be the point? Why should we ruin a good friendship that has remained that way because we are shy and scared. We all know that i'm old fashioned and will never make the first move. As much as I wish, we both know it's not a reality at this moment. Maybe some day, but probably not until i get done with grad school and get settled down a bit if we ever do finally have perfecting timing to say the least. In the mean time, I'm enjoying myself and having fun! Single and loving it, no regrets and no having to account to a boyfriend with twenty million questions. It's been good to see my friends from Loras this past week. They make me wish I was there all summer with them. Too bad i'm back at home and no one is really around besides rich and paul! ahhhh!!! later~