Veggies

So recently my roomie and I have decided to try and be vegetarian for a month. I don't really like meat much and I think my body would be happier if I cut them out. Plus, I have been reading so much about how they are stuffed full of growth hormones and it can't be healthy to be eating chickens that have never even seen daylight. I'm not doing it because of PETA, a big part of my research does animal testing. I started watching Food Inc. and that definitely makes me not want to eat meat. It's crazy how much control these big companies have over our entire food industry.

Any tips? I know I need to eat a lot of veggies, I eat a lot of eggs and make sure I keep my bean intake up a lot and I've been hearing a lot about quinoa. I want to try it. I figure after a month I'll eat meat occasionally. But I guess that I will see how it goes!

Home Sweet Home

This weekend I made a quick trip home for a very special someone's wedding. It was gorgeous and a good excuse to be able to catch up with some friends who I don't get to see too often. I'm pretty lucky to be able to keep in touch with them. My mom just went to her high school reunion and had a great time. She's stayed pretty close with a group of her friends that all get together for Christmas. What about you guys, keep in touch with many old friends? Plan to go/went to your reunion? At this point I don't think that I want to go to mine. With Facebook it's easy to keep in contact with a lot of people.

It's always a little bit of an adjustment to go to EG and then back to SLO but I am trying my best to get back into the swing of things. I have to admit I wasn't too productive on Saturday... I have so much to get done and I didn't accomplish much. I'm a little worried about a big presentation I have on Tuesday. I should have practiced more... I really need to go over it and figure out what I am going to say. I hate presentations! And this one has to be 40 minutes! I will be very happy once Tuesday is over. Well, off to bed, I am very tired after this weekend!

Cupcakes!!

My tonsil tissue that I needed to start my research came in so we're sending thank yous and cupcakes... hopefully they will enjoy them. So tonight was my second try. This first ones were very tasty but didn't look so great, in order for them to be completely cooked the tops had to be a little burnt. But this time I was ready with aluminum foil! Black bottom cupcakes have been my favorite since I was little, they're just so good!

Today I was finally able to order the antibody that I need so I can start some staining. I'm very excited but not totally sure how to fit it into my schedule. I didn't realize how much more work graduate classes were going to require! I do feel like I have been fully immersed into stem cells and think it is having a big effect on my understanding. My first big presentation is next Tuesday so I've been spending hours on that! I'll be glad when it's over. So for now I guess it is back to more articles : (