Posts for Mel Does Grad School


I’m FAMOUS!

From Mel Does Grad School
July 27, 2009 at 12:26 am
Okay, not really, but I feel famous right now... Valerie has decided to feature my post about being emotionally slutty (a la Carrie Bradshaw) on a project she and some other ladies ... (more)

Twitter has eaten my brain… and spit out the seeds.

From Mel Does Grad School
July 19, 2009 at 9:53 pm
I feel bad not blogging recently because I was finally doing well and getting my act together, but somehow I actually have become one of those obnoxious people who seems to have ... (more)

Emotionally Slutty

From Mel Does Grad School
July 14, 2009 at 2:25 am
"I revealed too much too soon. I was emotionally slutty." -Carrie Bradshaw, "Sex and the City"In yet another way that the ladies and writers of SATC have managed to describe a ... (more)

Discovery Channel: Sperm Travels Faster Toward Attractive Females

From Mel Does Grad School
July 9, 2009 at 2:48 pm
Apparently females are outwardly choosy (the sexual gate-keepers) while males are the more covert, sneaky ones... I always suspected it!So what if the study was conducted using ... (more)

Sense of Justice

From Mel Does Grad School
July 8, 2009 at 11:49 pm
"You can't let one bad moment spoil a bunch of good ones." -Dale EarnhardtMedical examiners and other such professionals have found it acceptable to tell the world that Steve McNair ... (more)

Insomnia

From Mel Does Grad School
July 6, 2009 at 3:40 am
From Jorge Cham's Ph.D. Comics (one of the BEST things ever if you're a grad student.)I just wrote a long, private post of a conversation/letter that I've been planning in my head ... (more)

Unique Thoughts?

From Mel Does Grad School
July 2, 2009 at 11:20 pm
"This is your one opportunity to do something that no one has ever done before and that no one will copy throughout human existence. And if nothing else, you will be remembered ... (more)

Beautifying the Blog

From Mel Does Grad School
July 2, 2009 at 12:02 am
Just wanted to apologize for messing with the blog if any of you reading this (all two of you) had issues with your readers or reading entries here because I was messing around ... (more)

FML

From Mel Does Grad School
July 1, 2009 at 2:02 am
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill,When the funds are low and the debts are high,And you want to smile, but you have ... (more)

Taken - Spoiler Alert!

From Mel Does Grad School
June 29, 2009 at 11:33 pm
So I watched "Taken" last night and apparently my expectations were far too high. As much as I feel like I should warn you that this entry might spoil the movie for you, I'm afraid ... (more)

A Farewell to Icons

From Mel Does Grad School
June 26, 2009 at 9:43 pm
Apparently MJ's death almost crashed the internet. At least according to CNN. Apparently he did manage to affect Google News, Wikipedia, and Twitter... or at least made it difficult ... (more)

Bad things in 3s?

From Mel Does Grad School
June 25, 2009 at 10:15 pm
One of my mom's friends - a particularly spiritual woman who enjoys Paganism, being psychic, mysticism, and other non-traditional perspectives on life - claims that bad things ... (more)

“It’s Okay NOT to be Okay.”

From Mel Does Grad School
June 25, 2009 at 1:44 am
"Sometimes someone says something really small and it just fits into this empty place in your heart." -Angela Chase, "My So-Called Life"I had a great chat with an old friend who ... (more)

Athletes Behaving Badly (…or just broadcasting badly)

From Mel Does Grad School
June 24, 2009 at 1:02 am
"I didn't kill nobody, I didn't rape nobody, so that's it." -Manny Ramirez, while explaining why he thought the media should move on from the fact that he was suspended for violation ... (more)

Recent Stuff I Love

From Mel Does Grad School
June 22, 2009 at 11:54 pm
"When the dog bites, When the bee stings, When I'm feeling sad, I simply remember my favorite things, And then I don't feel so bad..."-Maria, "The Sound of Music"Enough with the ... (more)

Lessons from the Book of Job

From Mel Does Grad School
June 19, 2009 at 11:25 pm
"Don’t try to make life a mathematics problem with yourself in the center and everything coming out equal. When you’re good, bad things can still happen. And if you’re bad, ... (more)

Houseguests and Fish

From Mel Does Grad School
June 18, 2009 at 1:57 am
"Houseguests -- like fish -- begin to smell after three days." -Benjamin FranklinFranklin is not nearly recognized enough for his practical genius... just when you think you know ... (more)