I needed some comfort this morning after my wicked vocal debut on Rock Band last night (does this count as singing in front of a crowd — #30 on my 30 before 30 list?). Luckily, milk always works its magic on me — I grew up on the stuff. While other kids were drinking sodas, gatorade, and strange fruit drinks, I was all about milk. Even with pizza. (I know, I probably made you cringe right there, but I never had issues with the milk and melted cheese combo; my stomach always survived these experiments without a single problem.)

Tonight I’m getting out to the theater and on Sunday, a farmers market, I hope. Oh yeah, and those papers.

What do you have planned for the weekend?

(Enjoy every moment of it!)

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I’m having all sorts of issues with writing today.

There are the three papers (15-2o pages, 20-30 pages, 20-25 pages) that need to be done in the next few weeks. Good news: I know what I’m writing for two of the papers. Bad news: I have no idea what I’m writing for the third.

There are the summer internship applications I need to send out (three right away, my first project of the day).

There are the posts I’ve tried to write. Some are lingering in draft purgatory, some were just immediately deleted.

I wanted to give you something really good today (I do everyday), but now all I can think about is typewriters. I’m old enough to have used one when I was very young, and I remember being both frustrated by the big keys I had to push down hard on and thrilled by the little pling sound it made when I moved the platen (according to this diagram, that’s what it’s called). I felt like an adult, handing in that one page typed story in my third grade class. I always was a bit of a perfectionist.

Sometimes, this is a very good things. But other times, it frustrates me. Take, for instance, my current dilemma: I need new business cards. Something that looks professional but it still very much me. I thought, “surely letterpress is the answer.” Problem? I have no design in mind. At all.  Danni from {oh, hello friend} took an awesome letterpress class. I may follow suit and do the same.

First, I need to get back to all my writing.

(More to come later. I’m sure I’ll need a break.)

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So, the AAAS (that is, the American Association for the Advancement of Science) is in town this weekend, having their annual conference down at the San Diego Convention Center. This year’s theme is “Bridging Science and Society”, and I have to admit, I’m excited about the programs I’ll be attending. I’ve been considering taking this Philosophy of Science degree I’ll be getting someday and working in science policy or with an organization that promotes science education.

Hello, my name is Brandi and I’m a geek. (Still love that phrase, “geek chic”.)

Did I ever tell you how M. and I met? In astrophysics class. A mutual friend who was also in the class introduced us.  And you know what, I couldn’t imagine a more perfect way for me to meet him.

Have a very lovely weekend, everyone. Do you have some special plans?   I secretly wish I knew how to sew so I could work on some pretty dresses like those Elizabeth is creating.

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