One less source of uncertainty!!!

So I have been officially funded for next year....So all I have to do is finish my dissertation. While I must admit I am not a fan of this administration, I have to give a shout out to certain federal agencies and departments that do tend to fund my life right now. So the NSF is funding my research so I don't go broke....and whoever the hell pays for federal work study is paying for my last year of grad school....since stanford refuses to do it. But the benefits of this are that I don't have to teach. While, I don't mind teaching...I would rather be publishing papers....or playing with Karl, Charles, WEB and Stan the monkey....I mean who wouldn't.....

In other news....we are over 100....actually 104, with only 46 remaining...So hopefully we can finish off 46 in the last four weeks or so of the quarter....It would be sweet. I promised Danny a party if we did....

mid week update

So the paper for Amsterdam, not Germany...so I get confused...but I don't get to go, so who cares, is almost done...the first presentation of some of my dissertation results!!!!!!

Baseball game tomorrow...which is all very exciting....

New Order is on Friday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't wait....I got their new cd today, along with the Caesars....they are playing on June 8th in the city...and I'll be there...I already have tickets....I'll be there with the AGIRLS....

Other than that....oh important update....JS my poor research assistant who had the stroke is out of the ICU, so that is good...and she is headed back to Louisanna this weekend....

Oh also headed to the NCAA rugby championships this weekend....they are at Stanford, so not really headed anywhere...but should be fun!!!!

Also...check out my friends' blog about will...he is a character....you should be obsessed with will too....boy can he dance.....

what a fabulous weekend

spent today at the nob hill spa with the A Girls and some of Linda's friends. Had a fantastic massage....oh my god...i feel relaxed. Overall one of the best weekends ever...so a big debt of gratitude goes to Linda and Betty for being my social cooridinators....excellent job...I really appreciate it...

Best Sushi Ever....

So last night we went out for Betty/Kiki's birthday to this sushi place in Berkeley....from Palo Alto it is kind of a trek, but totally worth it. It was the best sushi I have ever had. So it gets my thumbs up....here is the link.

http://www.themenupage.com/kirala.html

and it you like saki...they have over 20....

but much fun was had....i was working on my symbolic asian identity by taking lots of photos which i'll post later....but I have to say...that the scallop sushi looked a lot like a penis...which apparently caused much amusement among the posse....

Then we went to a total dive bar...hotsy totsy....which well...is a dive....but drinks were cheap and the people were chill...so i can't complain about much....

now I am in the midst of making a maple walnut espresso torte...it smells damn good....so hopefully that will go over well at tahu's tonight.....

we've reached 100

So....worse case scenario...we are done running for the quarter....but I hope to get to 150....we have 6 more weeks. I figure if we could run over 80 in four...we can do 50....or at least make a dent in it....

It is fantastic...I am so excited...cause for celebration this evening...in addition to betty's birthday....

popscene

So quite an adventure last night....Kiki was almost on time...which is news enough to note.....We brought Danny my RA, who had never been to a straight club before...so that was an experience.
and in addition to the regulars, louis and rich joined us. but the big event was that we finally got the answer to the will question....i won't post it here, because that would be rude...but we are all in shock...and will continue to talk about it for weeks to come.

But fun was had by all, even Danny who was impressed by how much fun straight, old people can have....and most importantly HAPPY BIRTHDAY KIKI!!!!!

We are continuing the birthday party by going to berkeley for sushi tonight....continuing a week of parties for me...which is all good, because I am caught up on my work.

Hopefully we'll find Kiki's id, which she lost....but hey since she is old now, it is ok.....

popscene

So quite an adventure last night....Kiki was almost on time...which is news enough to note.....We brought Danny my RA, who had never been to a straight club before...so that was an experience.
and in addition to the regulars, louis and rich joined us. but the big event was that we finally got the answer to the will question....i won't post it here, because that would be rude...but we are all in shock...and will continue to talk about it for weeks to come.

But fun was had by all, even Danny who was impressed by how much fun straight, old people can have....and most importantly HAPPY BIRTHDAY KIKI!!!!!

We are continuing the birthday party by going to berkeley for sushi tonight....continuing a week of parties for me...which is all good, because I am caught up on my work.

Hopefully we'll find Kiki's id, which she lost....but hey since she is old now, it is ok.....

yet another crazy weekend in the mix

so...on friday we should reach 100 subjects!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't wait. Then I'll be 2/3 of the way done with subjects. And hopefully I'll be able to finish off the subjects this quarter.

But...in the mean time...I have another crazy weekend planned...as one does...well one does when one spends most of one's time in a subterranian laboratory....

thursday night we head up to pop scene for a bit of pre-party for betty's birthday....Danny the RA is accompanying us.....we are hoping Danny can help us answer some questions about will...but we'll see...

friday...after hopfully finishing off subjects 99 and 100, I head up to Berkeley for Betty's birthday dinner

saturday...dinner at Tahu's place....

And on sunday, I rest. and perhaps finish CLC3's birthday present.....it will only be a few weeks late....c'est la vie...I am a busy woman.

Other than that...nothing much to report...aside from learning how to do repeated measure anovas today....i know my life is sooooo exciting....

hopefully this weekend i'll get a chance to update my thoughts on the new pope....needless to say i am a little sad they picked so quickly.....but then again they didn't ask me......damn them....

some good news

So my RA is apparently recovering....Well...what I heard is that she is improving, but is still on a breathing tube. So that isn't good, but the doctors appear to be optimistic.

But...in dissertation news...we are up to 94 subjects, and I am getting some significant results, which are going to be presented at a conference in Germany in May...which is super cool.

Let's see...what else is going on...aside from massive data coding, had a great time at Linda's dinner party on Saturday, met some new and interesting people....as you can imagine, hanging with sociologists all the time can be a bit draining.

Sunday I went to Ness' baby shower...which was fun. I won the word scramble. And my utmost respect goes to Claudia who refused to have the babyfood tasting game....I don't know what would make anyone think that was a good idea...apparently sadists...but I met two really cool dogs...Tilly the maltese (who I am a big fan of) and Lucy the Pug, who was pretty darn cute too. I will add their photos when I get some free time....maybe this weekend.

lab update

well today karl, charles, web and I have been having a dance party. I figure if you can't party with old school theorists...I mean who else can you party with....More realistically I was coding all of my questionnaire data....well over half of it is now done. Which is good because I have to write part of a paper using it. OOOPS!!! But it isn't really my fault, I didn't know about it until yesterday and I have until next thursday to have a rough draft. Some of it will be easy, b/c I have a lot of test written about it already. But...other parts....well thank goodness my ridiculously expensive ANOVA book is due to arrive today....so then I might be able to figure out how to do the analysis....

I must get the lab dance party pictures up on line. I'll work on that next week....if everything else calms down.

think good thoughts

So I know that anyone reading this doesn't actually know my research assistants, but they are both lovely people. But I had horrible news today. One of them, who I will refer to as JS had a stroke. She is a lovely 19 year old woman who has her entire life ahead of her. So please hope for the best, as right now it doesn't sound so good. Life support and ICU scare me. I don't pray, nor do I believe in a god, but all of my positive energy is going towards this charming young woman who is greatly in need of some divine intervention...So send your positive thoughts...and they will be greatly appreciated. I will keep her status updated as soon as I hear more info.

Officially more than half way there

So.....today we passed the half-way point. Which is 75. Considering two weeks ago, I was at 19 subjects...it is pretty impressive. But I am really tired, this is even with the help of my two handy assistants DT and JS. But a lot of that is due to spending all of last week fixing crashing computers and trying to finish up papers. But the Homans chapter which was 4 months over due is done...and we are almost done with our chapter for Contemporary Social Psychological Theory....YIPPEEEE!!!! Then it is on to data coding, and learning ANOVAs for me....well until we have to write our new grant....so...c'est la vie....

but I thought I would just announce the total on the internet for everyone...well at least everyone who reads my blog to know!!!!

apparently i have the sense of humour of a 13 year old boy

So not only was there the cooter incident...but also as of 2pm today we have reached 69 subjects.....which I thought was hysterical and spent a good half an hour laughing about it.

Well, at least tomorrow, I will bring in the digital camera and we'll get some more action shots of the theorists and their animal friends......

ok....this cracked our shit up in the lab

So, I am checking my email...and who do a get a message from....none other than Robert Cooter http://www.law.berkeley.edu/faculty/cooterr/welcome.html

I don't know if it is just a southern thing, but the name cooter cracks me up....if it was my name, i would definitely change it....b/c it is just wrong...it is kind of like being named Bob Snatch or something along those lines....

oh the things that happen in the lab.....

i've hit 60

So, that is 2/5 of the way done!!!! I have another four scheduled today, and 13 more already for next week. So I should hit halfway next week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!This is just fantastic...
Now if the old computers would just stop crashing that would be awesome!!!!!!

Karl is so excited he doesn't even hate the capitalists for a few minutes....that Marx...he is so silly....but we love him down here in the lab....doesn't he look cute in his party gear!

fun and games in the lab while darwin, dubois, marx and stan the monkey get ready for spring, while I try to do some work...we had pizza for lunch...see the box

fun and games in the lab with darwin, dubois, marx and stan the monkey....they are getting ready for spring....while distracting me from my work

news from the lab....

for those of you who have never been in my lab....let's just say you are missing a lot...I'll post pictures later this week, so you can see where I spend 60-70 hours of my week.

but....the good news is that the freshmen subjects are starting to show up...I should be at almost 70 subjects by the end of this week...which is almost half of those needed to complete my dissertation...if you consider that at the beginning of the quarter I only had 19...I am kicking some serious ass.

Now the credit does not belong completely to me...as much as i hate this....there are two others to thank....first...my new and completely ridiculous lab RA, DT. God he cracks me up....and just way too full of energy...but at least there is someone to entertain me.

Now the second is a little creepier...I am pretty sure my lab is haunted. I asked Buzz if anyone had died down here, and he told me to stop being crazy....as he does....but it is just a little strange, there are lots of strange noises and things move around mysteriously. Not in a bad way, but they just do....Of course the rational thing would to just say, well Vengeance you are completely sleep deprived and just forgetful, but no, I have decided there is a ghost, and I have named it Harry. He hasn't informed me if he likes that name or not, but we'll see. CLC has offered to pray in the lab to make Harry go away...but I think it is nice having him around....Plus what if Harry got all pissed and threw stuff at CLC...that would be bad.....

In other news...My friend Truth came in 3rd in our NCAA tournament pool...which is awesome b/c she normally finishes last....whereas I didn't fair as well....

OH...another announcement...I am officially going to ASA's in Philly...so Truth...you are finally getting me there....I have a big presentation on my dissertation....which hopefully will be almost done at that point...I hope...sweet jesus....Truth and I are going to work this summer...so there is a chance....

ok..over and out for now from the lab

i figured it out....

I know why Illinois lost....it was Bruce Weber's sports coat. No one who is not a clown should ever, I repeat ever wear an orange sports coat....it is of vital importance....

Congrats Roy

Well, I wish Roy was still at Kansas....they at least wear the right color of blue...

But Roy finally got that championship he deserves....despite those wusses at Carolina....

topcats

so I have a habit of looking at university athletics webpages while watching basketball. so while watching the illinois game, i discovered that deron williams is from some place called the colony, texas. so i decided that i needed to find the colony....could it possibly be some group of pod people in texas....hmmmmmmm.....so i googled it...as all intelligent individuals would...so the colony is kind of near dallas...but more importantly i found his high school, the home of the fighting cougars...the colony high....but the most amusing part is their drill squad, the top cats....
http://www.tctopcats.org/
actually I am terrified of these people...they are a lawsuit waiting to happen. I actually sent them an email telling them their thanksgiving party photos were offensive. Somehow teenage girls dressed up in paper bag indian outfits are just not cool....but somehow these people think this is okay....but if you really want to see how there is a lawsuit coming....go to the constitution....well maybe a lawsuit won't happen in texas, but if this was in a more liberal state....oh hell yeah...these topcats are in some deep shit....

why i need a camera phone

so lately as I amble around campus i have discovered some truly ugly outfits....why are pants rising so high...

but mostly i need this camera phone so i can start posting images of what not to wear on my blog...this would provide all individuals with hours of entertainment....seriously this needs to happen.....