I'm going to make this pencil disappear.

Dark Knight Swings Past $500 Million Mark

Please, please knock "Titanic" off the top...

Woohoo My 100th Post!

OK I had to bail on embedding that video because it was taking up half my blog. So here are some hilarious links to videos on The Onion.com. Please do enjoy.

Potrayal of Obama as an Elitist...

Latest Poll Reveals 430 New Demographics That Will Decide Election

Bush Tours America to Survey Damage Caused by His Presidency

And while you're there, take some time to peruse their store. Their t-shirts should win awards.

A "flu shot" that I might actually get.

While still in testing phases, good news for an influenza vaccine. Can I get a woot? You better believe I'll get one of these when available, even though I think the annual flu shot is a load.

Researchers Test New Vaccine to Fight Multiple Influenza Strains

I also just saw a commercial for a vaccine for bacterial meningitis which I hadn't heard of before (Menactra? I think). Parents of kids, I'd ask your doc about this one ASAP. Bacterial meningitis is aggressive, nasty and unbelievably quick. As in, by the time you get a diagnosis, it's almost too late to do anything about it. Not deadly all the time, but nasty life-long complications.

I'm on Science Daily reading about the different vaccines in R&D right now. Here are a few of my faves:
Traveler's Diarrhea Vaccine (Mexico, here I come!)
Koala Chlamydia (those promiscuous tree-dwellers!)
Footrot Vaccine for Sheep!

I'm sure sheep and koalas find nothing funny about that!

Vending machine 2, Megan 0.

I just wanted a bottle of water. But by Fridays, there is nothing left in the vending machines except your off-drinks like OrangeAde. What is that??

Put $1.25 in the Coke machine, no Dasani. It paid me back in dimes. Sigh. Put $1.25 in the Pepsi machine for an Aquafina. No water, and it only refunded me $1.00.

Net loss = $.25.

Walk downstairs to the other Coke machine, put in $1.25. No Dasani. It refunded me $1.00.

Net loss = $.50.

Finally found a Coke machine that had a Dasani left, got my water (for $1.25).

Net cost of 20 fl. oz of bottled (*rip-off*) water = $1.75.

Now you know why college students are poor.

What's for dinner? Trader Joe's.

Last night I had the cheese enchiladas from T Joe's (found in the frozen section). Delish!!! A pure festival for the taste buds. I highly recommend them. And if you burn them a little, even better!

Week one, day three.

I still love grad school. What an engaging, enlightening and one-of-a-kind experience. But holy crap I'm tired. When Dr. Calhoun said to me: "You're going to be enveloped by this program for the next 2 years of your life," he wasn't exaggerating in the slightest. If I don't put in at least 2-3 hours a night (and I'm guessing most of my Saturdays), I'll fall significantly behind. That's no joke. I had to go out and buy myself 5 folders - one for every weeknight - to keep my assignments straight.

They definitely give it to you honestly the first week - no holding your hand. But they're all so great to help and understand too. They are completely invested in seeing you succeed and that alone makes it a world apart from anything else I've ever done. I highly recommend it to anyone that is interested.

I'm going to steal this quote that my friend Rachel said to me recently:
"Like the Beastie Boys said - 'Until you're up against a wall, you never know yourself at all.'"

And hey, I have to administer IQ tests this semester and need a subject pool. Hit me up if you're interested...

Yay!

One day into grad school, and I love it. Granted, I only had one class today, but all my classes are round table discussion format and no more than about 6 people. It's such a different experience than undergrad in that the professors are just leveling with you like a colleague. That's kind of the point; you are now being taken seriously as a professional in training.

For instance, in my Intellectual Assessment class we are required to administer 4 IQ tests throughout the semester. Whoa, what? That's stuff "real" people do!!

Suffice it to say, I think I was born for this! And regardless of the fact that I'll probably be tied up for 4 hours tonight reading journal articles, a good time shall still be had!