Opi's Ramblings » 101 in 1001 http://opicana.wordpress.com It's all about the DZP Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:31:49 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ en hourly 1 http://www.gravatar.com/blavatar/f68218fc359bf7a7ffc28b471e6169e8?s=96&d=http://s.wordpress.com/i/buttonw-com.png Opi's Ramblings » 101 in 1001 http://opicana.wordpress.com #9) Publish Another Paper http://opicana.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/9-publish-another-paper/ http://opicana.wordpress.com/2009/11/16/9-publish-another-paper/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:24:20 +0000 opicana http://opicana.wordpress.com/?p=777 ]]>

8.) Publish Another Paper

Objective: To publish scientific paper on my current research.

Motivation: You aren’t worth anything as a scientist unless you publish. So, I am hoping to publish a paper on my current research before my 1001 days is up.

Hurdles: It’s a lot of work. I hate scientific writing (love regular writing though).

Proposed Timeline: By the end of next year hopefully.

Related Goals: Get my Master’s degree.

Other Details: I have to wait until I have some actual results first. So, this isn’t one I can work on immediately.

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8.) Get my master’s degree

Objective: To complete my Master’s degree.

Motivation: I am currently working on it, and I’d like to finish it. :) A master’s degree will hopefully mean more job opportunities and more money. While my undergrad is in Environmental Science, and I am currently getting an MS in Ecology, my actual research involves genetic fingerprinting and bacteria. Hospital-related work is also done in my lab. I am hoping that my specific research will broaden my job choices to include both ecological and lab/medical work (which I think is the direction I think I want to go anyway).

Hurdles: It’s a lot of work.

Proposed Timeline: I plan to be finished by the end of next summer (2010).

Related Goals: Publish another paper.

Other Details: I can’t focus on this one, like I do the other ones. This is just happening. I am a grad. student, end of story. I just need to make sure I stay the course and graduate.

If you want to know more about exactly what kind of research I do, just ask. Although, my Proposal Wordle does an excellent job summarizing.

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Every Wednesday, I will post a Wordle of the blog…like a weekly summary.

wordle 4

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COMPLETED!

17.) Exchange a snailmail letter with someone every day for a month; and exchange e-mails with someone daily for two months (31/31; 62/62)

Today, I completed this goal! It has been really fun, and I encourage others to put similar goals on their lists. I will definitely have a similar goal on my next DZP list. I got to learn even more about a good friend, and I got to make a brand new friend.

It was a unique and great experience. It was like having a live, interactive journal- and being one at the same time. I shared my ups and downs, vented and laughed with my two friends. I learned more about them, just by sharing my day.

A big thank you to KRISTEN and to TARA for helping me with this goal! I couldn’t have completed it without them.

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Goals I am focusing on this week:

35.) Spend a week logging what I eat (0/7)

36.) Use my Nutricalc program for 1 week (0/7) —-> Changing to sparkpeople’s program, its the same but easier since I already use sparkpeople

49.) Handmade Christmas Gifts for each person for one Christmas

52.) Learn 1 new craft (crochet)

Goal Updates:

17.) Exchange a snailmail letter with someone every day for a month; and exchange e-mails with someone daily for two months (31/31; 59/62)

97.) Make every cookie in my cookie recipe book and holiday cookie magazine (3/196)

 

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Thursday- We went to the zoo…the animals were really active, as they often are in cool weather. We got to see lots of animals up close…polar bear, giraffe, hippo, cheetahs. The cheetahs are never active, but yesterday they were up and wandering close to the fence. Gorgeous! We watched chick-flicks in the evening with a dinner of baked potatoes, and chip and dip for snack. I also made White-Chocolate Macadamia Nut Jumbo cookies. Getting down another cookie for one of my DZP projects.

Friday- Walked down by the river and found a geocache. We then walked in downtown Perrysburg and got some dessert at the Baker’s Kitchen. Then dinner at Granite City. Now we are home watching more movies. Mom heads out tomorrow, and I have to go back to work on my presentation. :(

For now…Blazing Saddles and Popcorn.

 

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Some updates on my DZP task…

  • Played another RPG System (Delta Green; Call of Cthulhu) (1/3)
  • Traded 3 more postcards on postcrossing (121/400)
  • Lost 6 lbs (6/10)
  • 4 more geocaches (76/300)
  • 1 more book, my average is 9/11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I updated my 101 Things in 1001 Days list to more accurately reflect my progress.

I made the Chicken with Creamy Chive Sauce tonight. Tonight’s meal was signficantly better than Monday’s. Edamame with salt- simple and delicious, orzo with a bit of butter and toasted almonds has a surprising amount of flavor, and then the creamy chive sauce was pretty good. I didn’t follow the instructions exactly…I browned my chicken then baked it especially since one piece was huge. The cream sauce wasn’t really creamy, just thick…which isn’t necessarily bad. It’s mainly low sodium broth, lowfat sour cream (just 1/3 of a cup) and white wine. So, all the creaminess comes from the 1/3 cup sour cream. I love the addition of the shallots- they smelled fabulous.

UT is making me angry. Despite accepting my health insurance waiver back in August, they have decided to deny it- and Jimmy’s. We got an auto-generated e-mail at 11:30pm tonight. It doesn’t give any info as to *why* we are all of the sudden being denied. I double-checked the waiver criteria, and we are fine. I can’t check anything online, I have to call the school’s health insurance company (which seems biased and just wrong) to find out why tomorrow. I am a giant stress bubble about these things, so I’m not going to be able to sleep tonight, thanks UT.

Maine Trip invitations will be going out tomorrow.

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I would like to join a *free* health tracking site to keep track of my diet, nutrition, get support, ideas for recipes, etc….

Has anyone used any of the following websites?

  • MedHelp
  • Livestrong
  • Sparkpeople

Has anyone tried any other websites?

Please leave comments!!!

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7.) Publish my NOAA Paper

Objective: To finally publish the stupid NOAA paper that I have been working on FOREVER.

Motivation: Yes, please! I lack motivation to do the paper, and that’s why it’s taking so long, and why it appears on this list.

Hurdles: Time and motivation. I need time to work on it, and I don’t want to do it.

Proposed Timeline: I worked on it last weekend, and I am going to work on it more today.

Related Goals: None.

Other Details: I really don’t want to talk about this one anymore, thanks.

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