Outdoor tennis in January?

Only hit off the wall for a bit and the ball got a bit soggy but it was glorious.

Back to work!

So these photos are for comedic purpose and do not represent that actual nature of my work. So on Monday I officially started in lab and my friend Mike (second picture losing decisively at Tetris to me) is rotating there. The lab is in a weird state with me starting, one post Doc returning from a month vacation, another having just submitted a paper and is waiting for reviews, and the other graduate student is about to take here Candidacy Exam so there is not a whole lot of actual lab work going on. We were waiting for samples to finish incubating when we started playing Tetris. I've spent a lot of time filling out paperwork getting access to everything. It's nice to have an office now though I have been staying into the evening because it is a nice place to study. The building is very nice too and since we are in the basement and off of the main campus it doesn't have nearly as much traffic. I have a big presentation coming up quickly in  one of my classes so I've been spending a lot of time with that and studying for other classes but hopefully I'll be able to fit in a few fun things. Recently learned of some new fun things to do in Columbus so hopefully I will be able to check them out this semester or certainly in the summer.

Back to school

So after a lengthy break I am now back at school. I am already busy with classes but I officially joined Dr. Wu's lab and will be pursuing my Ph.D working on HIV which I am very excited about. I will post more details later.

Trip to DC for Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Update

So yesterday we took the bus to a restaurant near China Town called "Carmines" to enjoy a family style Thanksgiving dinner. The meal was excellent but enormous! For the 7 of us they brought out an 18 pound turkey! It should be noted that the members at the table all had a similar stature to me so needless to say we did not get far but it was still excellent and I look forward to the large amounts of leftovers.

Mirror Lake Jump

 So this week was "Beat Michigan" week before the yearly showdown of bitter Rivals Ohio State and Michigan in football on Saturday. The highlight of the week (excluding the game) is the Mirror Lake Jump where masses of students jump into the lake in the middle of campus. I did not participate but was on hand to record these photos and videos for your entertainment. Needless to say I was very entertained.

Thanksgiving is near

So in 2 days I will be in Washington DC ready to celebrate Thanksgiving with the family. I am very exciting it will be a little different being away from home for Thanksgiving but it is my favorite holiday because you get time off to spend with your family but it does not have the commercial aspect that Christmas does and does not drag out as long. I hope everyone has a great thanksgiving!

An awesome goal

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbslWQh-R_U

Cool science video

Stole this from a classmate. Check it out
Inner Structure of a Cell

Good pic

Saw this while taking out the trash this morning. Couldn't resist a photo. Solid weekend went out to dinner with two girls from my program Friday night (that's all we could get together) but then Saturday went to the OSU Illinois game which was fun and watched some great Saturday night games. Then today got a lot of homework done and now I am working on a presentation for next week. I am officially done with the Fruit Fly section of my model systems classes which has been a royal pain. Unfortunately I have the same Prof next semester for Developmental but for now a short reprieve. This week I have a presentation and test on Thursday but afterwards we will go out as a program and then a 3 day weekend I believe. Woo woo