Parents visit and presents

So, lets see what I can post before boss starts running around the lab.

So last weekend my parents visited given the special occasion ... and no its not about the longest day on summer... and so I got to see them again.
Which is kinda funny, at the beginning you start laughing at parents being parents again, mom arranging everything and overall telling you what to do... then it gets kinda annoying again :P
I'm such a bad son.

Anyways back on track they visited me, and got to see the University... unfortunately it was a rainy day so we didn't do much walking.


That is the building I'm working at the moment.

Hey I took a picture with my mom also and I can not find it... so I will post about her on the this one.


Taken at Bubba Gump restaurant in Chicago. Yes expensive, but heck... its my b-day :P
I order one of the kids drinks that lets you keep the drink :)

So we also took a tour though the river was pretty nice... and then we had to go shopping :(


Anyways on my way back I got cards and a cool presents from my Bro and sis-in-law YAY.

Grim Fandango, one of the greatest games of all time metabelieve it ... which I thought it was point and click but I have to control my character through Gamepad or numpad... its odd.
Anyways just the voices that they have are funny.

My brother plan was to keep me from WoW... but my new best friend, who I've never met, although rumor has it that might change, decided to give me the expansion :P

Now I have to play both to keep everyone happy :P

Now... to find time for ME and play Company of Heroes... :P

Too many :P

So much to do so little time... in the morning

Give me a min u'all

Hehe ok, thanks for the emails, I have so many to replies that will take a while.
So I will update a little bit later

!@#$%^&*()

I don't want to keep cursing... but i can't beliave it happen.
Don't know how my stupid backpack open and my mac fell to the floor... the sound was horrible enough, and worst was when I open it.

#$%^&* I'm so pissed off right now... GRRRRR ... apparently buyin a new screen its gonna be over 500 ... half the price of a new one... GRRRR

ARGH

Finally

well not really, don't see things changing, but this interesting article on digg

Though truth be told... I didn't finish reading it :P

gotta love these part

"The rational way to understand this is that ordinary, oppressed Americans are in a deep psychological state of self-delusion. Despite all the empirical, objective evidence of a failed government, they fail to see rebellion opportunities. Many still believe they live in the world’s best democracy."

"Why is there insufficient pain for revolution? This is a deadly serious issue. What is historically unique about America is that even the most oppressed and unfairly treated people are distracted by affordable materialism, entertainment, sports, gambling, and myriad other aspects of our frivolous, self-absorbed culture. Even failed school and health care systems do not drive people, paying enormous sums to fill up their SUVs, to rebellion. So, Americans are aware of their oppression, but the power elites have successfully drugged them with a plethora of pleasure-producing distractions sufficient to keep them under control."

NuMArt

Nope I was not looking through a telescope, but through a microscope.

How do I copy right this picture as mine?

Back in Black Google

Hmm so he is against Google street view?
I thought the outside was public space.

I got mail

and mail in a real life mailbox... and by mailbox I mean that hole I'm pointing at in the picture.


So not much to brag... BUT BUT... unlike those in Biology or MCMP (I forgot what that stands for) My hole is my hole... not a hole for all those with a last name starting with a C.
SO, you can not see it in the pic, and the close up pic didn't show my best side so I'm not posting it, but the hole I'm pointing at has my name and ONLY my name.

MUAHAHAHAHAHA.... next step... graduation :)

ON an artistic note:

What to do?

You know how we all kid around about how hard and difficult life as a PhD is... complain about the weekend hours, non helpful boss, lack of any life outside the lab... but we know that we really spend our time blogging, not working, and who are we kidding, we wouldn't have a life anyways since we would be blogging and playing video games in our free time.

But what to do when you get to know someone that REALLY REALLY hates her job.
Completely tired of what she is doing, and only in second year.
Hates her boss
Hater her lab
And it is a definite true feeling, no sarcasm

I thought it was just before the qualifiers stress, but that one long gone... still the feeling persist.

What do you say to this person? How can you make their life less miserable?
What would you guys do?