Adventures in Science (and other things)

are you really fat?????? 8=D

2009-11-10T19:55:22.364-07:00

are you really fat??????
8=D

your fat

2009-11-10T19:54:27.001-07:00

your fat

Thankfully I had just gone grocery shopping. Oth...

2009-09-17T21:15:58.681-07:00

Thankfully I had *just* gone grocery shopping. Otherwise I would have really been in trouble. Although I guess enough groceries deliver around here. I'm now trying to keep some frozen things and spaghetti sauce around just in case. It was a nasty flu though- high fever for days. Blech.

I hope your family stays clear of it.

I figured they thought it was H1N1. That is what ...

2009-09-17T04:57:12.339-07:00

I figured they thought it was H1N1. That is what is prevalent right now... CDC is saying that is the ONLY flu that was still active as of a couple of weeks ago. Oh, man... I hope you had someone to bring you food!!!

Thanks! I'm happy to be feeling better- they t...

2009-09-16T21:19:42.825-07:00

Thanks! I'm happy to be feeling better- they thought it was H1N1 flu so I was locked up at home for 5 days. My own personal quarantine. Miserable all the way around.

Sorry you were sick, and glad you are doing better...

2009-09-16T10:21:28.690-07:00

Sorry you were sick, and glad you are doing better! Ugh, I don't even want to think about the flu.

What a nice bee to smile for your photo. :)

Good luck with the experiments!!!

Hope you are even more positive now, 5 days later ...

2009-08-26T08:13:27.320-07:00

Hope you are even more positive now, 5 days later than you posted this! Sounds like you are doing a great job at everything to me!

How is the pup?

How is everything going with Gibbsy?

2009-08-18T17:49:57.775-07:00

How is everything going with Gibbsy?

I think everyone should work full time on learning...

2009-08-17T07:36:01.146-07:00

I think everyone should work full time on learning and cognition in these butterflies. It is clearly the best research system ever and work on these butterflies cannot fail to advance our scientific knowledge. Can they learn more than one color at once?

I should try that. Luckily the rug is one of those...

2009-08-03T19:41:04.407-07:00

I should try that. Luckily the rug is one of those $3 Wal-Mart types of things.

Last night he made this very subtle gesture towards the kitchen (and the backdoor). He wanted out. We (me and the dog) need to figure out a more obvious way for him to request an open door. I would put in a dog door, but I'm renting the house and can't.

He is adorable! I didn't train any of my dogs...

2009-08-03T06:38:59.057-07:00

He is adorable!

I didn't train any of my dogs, so this might not work but...

I am hoping the rug by the front door is not a favorite and is something you can replace... can you try putting the rug outside where you want him to 'go'?

I am glad you had such a good time!

2009-07-05T10:14:48.353-07:00

I am glad you had such a good time!

Milja, check your PM on Yuku ASAP

2009-06-27T18:51:54.400-07:00

Milja, check your PM on Yuku ASAP

And Night Squirrel- those caterpillars might look ...

2009-06-18T09:30:24.831-07:00

And Night Squirrel- those caterpillars might look like Outback steaks, but then the birds taste them and realize they got Davanni's instead. And then they puke.

Tripletmom- that is so cool! They are training the...

2009-06-18T08:12:06.447-07:00

Tripletmom- that is so cool! They are training these butterflies to land on certain colors using an extract from their host plant (and from that simple arrangement, you can design all kinds of experiments). But you should be able to use a nice sugar solution also. At least its worth a try.

"We let them go a few days later" I mea...

2009-06-18T07:27:55.080-07:00

"We let them go a few days later"

I meant a few days after they've emerged from the chrysalis.

Those are very pretty! We raise butterflies ever...

2009-06-18T07:26:44.002-07:00

Those are very pretty!

We raise butterflies every summer... painted ladies. We get them from a mail order insect place lol. They come with their own food and we have a butterfly house and once they've made the chrysalis I move the paper on top that they are all attached to into the net house and pin it onto the side. We let them go a few days later and we keep seeing painted ladies all summer long.

My kids keep asking if we can raise a different kind this year (especially blue morphos), or just collect any caterpillars we find outside... but I cannot find blue morphos to order... and just don't know if we should just pluck them out of the wild since I have no idea what kind of caterpillars they would be and what they would eat.

I had no idea they were so smart, though! What are they learning in the lab. Maybe we can do some experiments on teaching painted ladies something this summer lol.

I love looking at cacti. That one is really cool....

2009-06-18T07:16:54.981-07:00

I love looking at cacti. That one is really cool.

Those are some chunky caterpillars. They must look...

2009-06-18T04:56:06.281-07:00

Those are some chunky caterpillars. They must look like Outback steaks to birds.

Really cool rocks with flowers. Hope you get some ...

2009-06-17T19:39:50.927-07:00

Really cool rocks with flowers. Hope you get some bumblebees.

Just thinking about desert makes me thirsty. I gue...

2009-06-14T11:22:44.884-07:00

Just thinking about desert makes me thirsty. I guess I'll go out and walk in hot Minnesota.

For myself, if I woke up at 2:30pm and did noth...

2009-06-12T12:03:18.925-07:00
For myself, if I woke up at 2:30pm and did nothing all day, I would still consider it to be one of my more productive days.

I think doing all that preparation for your evil genius-esque maze plot/bee experiments after having a migraine/dissociative episode is pretty good.

And surely whether a bee notices a 5% difference in sucrose depends entirely on the amount of sucrose you are talking about :P

I woke up, and my first words were, "What the...

2009-06-11T21:06:36.070-07:00
I woke up, and my first words were, "What the hell is wrong with me?" My husband (who is still back in Minnesota) told me I can fall asleep quickly like that and then sleep really, really hard. So I'm thinking that's what happened. Really crazy though!

You really have to wonder how some of our brains were put together...

Gosh that is scary. Do you pass out like that oft...

2009-06-11T15:09:16.021-07:00
Gosh that is scary. Do you pass out like that often? Do you always wake up with a migraine when that happens?

Yes, it does sound like you deserve tacos!

Nobody will ever know whether bees notice a 5% sucrose difference unless you test it. Go for it!

It is so very nice to hear someone talk about a job they love. Really. It is so rare!

I would joke that working with the mole people wou...

2009-06-09T19:50:44.068-07:00
I would joke that working with the mole people would be an improvement but I actually like the people I work with. I don't get the floor numbering. Is there even a 1st floor? No telling.

Importantly, I have found many sources of coffee within a 5 minute walking radius.

Adventures in Science (and other things)

are you really fat?????? 8=D

your fat

Thankfully I had *just* gone grocery shopping. Oth...

I figured they thought it was H1N1. That is what ...

Thanks! I'm happy to be feeling better- they t...

Sorry you were sick, and glad you are doing better...

Hope you are even more positive now, 5 days later ...

How is everything going with Gibbsy?

I think everyone should work full time on learning...

I should try that. Luckily the rug is one of those...

He is adorable! I didn't train any of my dogs...

I am glad you had such a good time!

Milja, check your PM on Yuku ASAP

And Night Squirrel- those caterpillars might look ...

Tripletmom- that is so cool! They are training the...

"We let them go a few days later" I mea...

Those are very pretty! We raise butterflies ever...

I love looking at cacti. That one is really cool....

Those are some chunky caterpillars. They must look...

Really cool rocks with flowers. Hope you get some ...

Just thinking about desert makes me thirsty. I gue...

For myself, if I woke up at 2:30pm and did noth...

I woke up, and my first words were, "What the...

Gosh that is scary. Do you pass out like that oft...

I would joke that working with the mole people wou...

Thankfully I had just gone grocery shopping. Oth...