Thursday, March 03, 2005

On Being a Klutz

I fell down the stairs at Allen Library today. It was only a couple of stairs, and thankfully I'm pretty sure I was not observed, but still. And they were cement stairs, and I landed really hard on my right knee, and it's all swollen, and it hurts like hell. Now, this isn't remarkable on its own, except that I am forever tripping over my own feet. Last quarter, in the middle of teaching a class, I spun around and my feet flew out from under me and I ended up on, yes, that same poor right knee. Now, that was embarrassing. I had almost forgotten about it until today, when I was discussing my stairwell excursion and one of my students said, "Hey, didn't you do something like that in class last quarter?" Too bad they don't have such good memories when it comes to exams...

Tuesday, March 01, 2005

Sore Throats

I hate sore throats. Today I woke up with a twinge and am going to sleep with something that should be illegal...that is all.

Sweet new skills!

I learned how to crochet! My aunt Susan's friend Becky taught me while they were in Seattle this week - I've been needing a new method of procrastination...
I also successfully completed my first immunofluorescence experiment today - I can make cells glow in lovely shades of green! Does it make me a science geek to be excited about this? Whatever.

I'm also pretty good with a bowstaff, should it come up.