tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87254052274547517292012-02-16T23:32:32.463-05:00Gotta be somebody...Brandon Curtishttps://profiles.google.com/105858766264293200612noreply@blogger.comBlogger971100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8725405227454751729.post-42242337735243726382009-12-29T07:55:00.000-05:002009-12-29T07:55:50.802-05:00

Firefox and Pidgin beta installations Google Docs organization BMMB 598C syllabus review XMarks cleanup

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FINALS WEEK - END FALL '09 Wake Up: 11PM Sunday the 13th Worked until morning on laboratory organization materials Went out to brunch with Sydney and Dr C on Monday morning Returned to Fenske to continue studying Studied ChE 535-Rxn Eng overnight Nap, midnight-1:30am on Tuesday the 15th ChE 535 exam, 8am Retrieved feedback for ChE 535 presentation project Returned to apartment briefly India

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Write 'SHOtime Reflections' paperStop by the HUB; fill out 'officer report form'Vice President - Kristin Adolfsen (kja5015)Secretary – Stephen Pishney (srp5072)Treasurer – Dan Reilly (dtr5016)Service Chair – Taylor Schulz (tcs5043)Pick up camera tripod from MattPlan 'Toxic Mold: A Housewarming Party'Maybe Chem 212 tutoring (1-2pm)... check messages!ChE 438 videotapingInoculate aerobic (dd1,7,1cy

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// College Is A Party //Fall 2006 (7 ChE, 3 BMB)ChE 210H - ChemE Material BalancesChE 220H - ChemE ThermodynamicsBMB 251H - Molecular and Cellular Biology IEngl 030H - Rhetoric and CompositionChem 038 - Organic Chemistry IMath 251.101 - Partial Differential EquationsChE 097S - ChemE Freshman SeminarKines 089 - ORION ProgramSpring 2007 (4 ChE, 3 BMB, 1 ChE)ChE 350 - Process Heat TransferME 033 -

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Current schedule for Fall 2009:COREChE 535 3 Graduate Reaction EngineeringChem 457 2 Physical Chemistry LabNOT-REALLY-CLASSESEngr 497I 0.5 Teaching Intern OrientationLA 498H 1 Honors OrientationChE 494H 3 Honors ResearchChE 496 3 Independent

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Carnivorous Plant Toolkit:Sterile Microcentrifuge TubesSterile 1mL Pipette Tips1mL PipettemanSterile 25mL graduated cylinderSterile 500mL distilled waterSterile ForcepsSterile SpoonulasTimerTabletop centrifugeBleachTween-20=============Species:D. capensis "Narrow"D. capensis "Albino"D. burmanniiD. tokaiensisTechnique:http://brandon.curtis.googlepages.com/carnivorousplants4

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So... that bike ride never happened. I ran into a prospective student on my way out, and I put the hour toward a tour of the place instead. After that I tutored physics and got half-price dinner at Pita Pit, and planned to finish off the night with a physics lab. Unsurprisingly, I got distracted in Fenske... and ended up spending ~5 hours teaching material balances and thermodynamics to a

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This morning I got caught up with some organizational stuff in my apartment, and ended up skipping my first class (along with my last two classes as well!) I managed to sort through all kinds of junk from home, and filter out a good many useful things that I had lost (gloves) or didn't know I had (a million pens). Feeling very well-armed for the day, I DID make it to my second class almost

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*Wakeup* (11am)Tutoring (12-3pm)Mentoring stuffChE 340DinnerNap (8-12am)*Sleep* (6am)

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*wakeup*Major OChem Review (all non-rxn Midterm 3 material)-- breakfast --12:00-3:00 Tutoring - Chem 210 and BMB 251Head back to apartment to clean up...Reformat refurbished hard drive (with external adapter)-- Dinner -- (quesadillas with Ben)4:30 - 6:00 ChE 340AIChE Signup (extended until April 8th!)Collect some research direction from emailsBackup to Transfer DriveReview ChE 210, 220

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*wakeup*Shower; file download-- breakfast --8:45-9:45 Tutoring - Chem 2129:45-12:30 ClassHead back to apartment to work on Phys 214:(X) Set up WebAssign( ) Read first chapter (33)( ) Do first WebAssign (Hwk 2)( ) Prewrite lab report4:00-5:00 Tutoring - Phys 250-- dinner --Review ChE 210, 220 materialBegin prepping OChem Review (aromatics)======================BMB 402Finish "

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Apps, Blog home: http://brandoncurtis.netProjects home: http://logicalextreme.netGoogle Apps, Blogger relocationWeb hosting researchWeb host setup (7.5 cents per day!)Garden Plot!pKH emailPSU policy reviewOrg Intent paperwork pickupOpen Source Web DesignFilezilla FTP EngineNeed to get a bit more organized online...BMB 402Finish "electron transport chain" readingsBMB 474NONEPhys 214Set up

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*wakeup* (1pm)Grant stuff - OPTIMIZERpsuKnowHow - feedback formpKH Review Sessions on campus? Improve previous Review Packets Plan for upcoming Review Sessions Feedback Forms - review sessions, private instructionStuff due this week 597C stuff 402 exam 474 exam Poster

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*wakeup*OChem OChem OChempsuKnowHow EmailsDinnerGrant StuffChE 597C Web DesignBMB 402 ReviewBMB 474 ReviewWrite!

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*wakeup*BMB 474 - work on ChE 597C stuffChE 597C - work on Chem 210 Review - Fast Lunch -BMB 402 - work on Chem 210 ReviewTutoring - Chem 210Tutoring - Phys 250ChE 597C stuffReview Session stuffResearch Writing stuffChE 340 stuffBMB 474 TestBMB 402 Test

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*wakeup* (8am)To DoZydney - Bio Option course review'Artificial Dormancy' projectSet up grow rackReturn library bookMP3 transfer (test rebuilt drive)Rhodo Reactor Run paperWRC: Library Notice?Verizon discount for psu employees?Check on CP order

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*wakeup* (5am)Micrb 106 ReviewBreakfast! (pancakes, oatmeal)Tutoring (Chem 212)

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*wakeup* (12:30pm)Office chair repairFacebook CleanupBMB 402 notes reviewShowerTutoring - Micrb 106Music Boosters fundraiser dinnerKnowHow - file transfers and Office 2007 discoveryGarden House - pasta and stirfry (multiple meals)Software install/uninstall/configurationBreakfast planning and setup*nap* (4:30am)

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*wakeup* (2pm)Wash dishes, clean the bathroom (1 hour)Lunch, Algebra II (2 hours)Tortillas, black beans, avocado, hot salsa, sharp cheddar, green peppers, jalapenos...Nap (2 hours)DinnerCerealAlmonds, Walnuts, PecansSoy MilkChE 340 Statistics Review and EmailMushroom SauteSalad!Spring GreensCarrotsGreen PeppersSauteed MushroomsOlivesOlive Oil + Balsamic Vinegar + Parmesan Cheese BMB 402 Slides

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*wakeup* (2pm)LunchBob DylanDinnerTangelosSoup and cereal to workWheatabix and Peachy Paterno at Barnard StreetpsuKnowHow computer improvementsCapsaicin researchText message archiving*crash*On DeckBMB 402 Slides ReviewReview for Chem 210, test 2Clean up ChE 597C homeworks >> WebsiteMath 110 Review Session MaterialsChE 340 Review EmailWrite!Erik - MathScholarships - http://www.engr.psu.edu/

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*wakeup* (8:20am)Determine exactly what courses are needed for ChE, BMBMatt - SchedulingBen - WW accessJeremy - Instruction UpdateGeneral email purgeReturn to Garden House... Breakfast, ShowerChE 340 MeetingLunchTutoring - Chem 212ChE 340 planningChE 340 ReviewDinner @ HomeEmail ReviewBack to campus!On DeckScholarships - http://www.engr.psu.edu/scholarships/

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*wakeup* (8am)Bike brake pad swapComplete dish washFood to FenskeBMB 402 ReviewNETL meetingLunchPhys 250 TutoringTrek to WartikEmail sortingPhone HomeDinner*crash*On DeckReview Session PlanningChE 597C HomeworkBMB 402 Slides ReviewWrite!Bike WashShowerErik - MathMatt - SchedulingDetermine exactly what courses are needed for ChE, BMBCompletedPick up tickets, hard drive, monitor from homeGuaranty

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*wakeup*Garden plot signup and planningWSK garden?BPL greenhouse?Road bike brake swappsuKnowHow advertisingBill mailingMore bike workShowerLunchpsuKnowHow advertisingTutoring: BMB 251Voicemail deconvolutionAngel deconstructionChE 340 - both sectionsDetermine exactly what courses are needed for ChE, BMBBMB 402 ReviewBike washComplete dish washChE 597C HomeworkOn DeckHit home: pick up tickets,

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*wakeup* (8am)psuKnowHow - Chem 212 (8:45)BMB 474ChE 597CLunch (Cereal)Apartment SelectionOn DeckClean up ChE 597C homeworks >> WebsiteCERS Paper Submission ReviewReview M.O. Theory; Notes WriteupReview psuKnowHow (questions I couldn't answer!)Spring SchedulingSummer Discovery GrantScholarship OverviewIUG PaperworkRead Rhodo grantPhys 250 - Prep review materials

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I've been busy with any number of things, but I've come to the realization that I'm more productive when I actively record what I do. Why? I think it's an issue of accountability... when I take the time to write it out, I can review what's getting done and what isn't and it's remotivating.So, I'm back.*wakeup* (9:10am)Bed shift and remakeApartment CleanupWash, put away dishesWipe

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*wakeup* (~8am)Hot water heatingMorning bakingRelaxin'Baked cinnamon apples with raisins, pecans, and vanilla ice creamWhite vinegar soakLS for Conviron check...Patent Review polishingHome for pizza*crash* on the floor...Back to FenskeRhodo sample transferWaterin' the plants; fixture musical chairsLaser sales update; unpacking, testing, labeling...Back to Garden House (~1:30am)Major bathtub

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*wakeup* (bed a while after midnight, up at 8!)Conviron Fistfight, round oneBreakfast for lunch with Annette (pancake mass-production)Bike with Annette to the libraryLab junkPilot Plant dH2O fiascoConviron Fistfight, round twoThe rather magical Fifth FloorInside the ceiling...Conviron KnockoutBike down to Garden HouseDinner with Annette (Halogen Pizzas, with tomato, jalapeno, green pepper, and

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*wakeup* (late morning)Straight to the lab...Rhodo Harvest Setup (rather rushed)Tutoring (Chem 212)Rhodo Harvest, cont. (includes MR26 cryo, inoculation)ChE 340 Review Session (late)Harvest completion; supernatant pH, flash-freezeVery very short Fenske Couch nap4.5lbs of Fenske kitchen pasta...DinnerPatent Website workBack to the apartment....Dinner II, music, relaxingDaily Review*crash*

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*wakeup* (on Fenske Couch, 1:30am!)Fenske Kitchen dish clearoutChE 340 Feedback Form creation and distributionTrips back-and-forth, Garden House and FenskeFood transfer...Geobacter LCD dropoffHD troubleshooting - dead! RMA!BMB 474ChE 597CApartment napThursday afternoon tutoring (Phys 250)Quick Redifer dinner with AnnetteLabwork; more RhodoApartment: dishes!, major cleanupDinner IIMusic

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Extraordinarily early-morning Fenske/LS visit (Conviron shift)*CRASH* (all frickin' day)Snow biking to BouckeChE 340, Section 2Fenske; Amalie's laptop RAM researchPatent Review site constructionUnplanned Fenske *crash* (~10pm)

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Impossibly early morning planning...90-minute napMore Rhodo harvesting, corn shift...Ultra-fast Garden House showerTutoring! (Chem 212)Class! (first classes of the year)BMB 474ChE 597CBMB 402... not!Redifer lunch in the lab officeAnd the sink became a pond....Lab maintenance with Sydney (pipette tips, glass pipette fun)Twenty-minute nap...KnowHow, but Phys 250 tutoring is cancelled*crash* (90

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Finishing up ANOTHER lab overnight...Mom NSF stuff dropoffBreakfast @ Garden House*crash*Annette stops by with SubwayTrek back up to Food Science...Fenske: Amalie, ChE 340, and Patent Review workChE 340 (x2), Take OneRhodo SamplingKarmaa going-away dinner with Annette, Ben, BryanApartment teaBack to Fenske....Keycard pickup from BenRhodo Sampling (midnight)All-night Rhodo

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Rhodo Experimental DesignKnowHow emailsEOW SubmissionAlgae and Corn... Conviron shiftRhodo samplingBack to the apartment...*crash* (early afternoon, until 6am!)ShowerDinner with Annette (spaghetti and stir fry)Banana bread!Late-night banana bread with Ben and AnnetteMidnight return to FenskeLab form standardization Google Docs, Sites cleanupRhodo Update emailSerious 'Team Rhodobacter' overhaul

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*wakeup* (2pm!)Patent website developmentBanana bread planning with AnnettePizza experiment #2Workout >> ShowerAnnette visits (8pm; wrap leftovers for dinner)NapDisturbing YouTube Videos: child beauty pageantsAnnette dropoffBike to FenskeExperimental PlanningWeekly ReviewExperimental Execution All-Nighter

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*wakeup* (10:30)ARPM tour (11:00)Salvage pickup with Brian and Galen (also got an HDPE trashcan and a table)Met Annette at Garden House...Lunch with Annette; walk to Food ScienceLab: Rhodo dilutionsTextbook dropoff in 46Long day in the lab...Bike to meet Annette en route (10:45pm)Midnight dinner (tortillas, cheese, salsa, brown rice, sauteed vegetables, avocado...)Pizza experiment in the halogen

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*wakeup* (7:30am)Walk with AnnetteWorkoutShowerDaily Review + V8ARPM tour setupLunch with Bryan and Annette (pasta, potato wedges, soup, toasted cheese sandwiches...)Lunch cleanupSalvage with Brian (~4pm; picked up a huge tackboard)Goodwill and RX with BrianDinner with AnnetteGattaca (take two)Walk back...*crash*

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*wakeup* (11:40am)Breakfast with Annette (Oatmeal, baked apples with raisins and pecans)Cloud CultWalk up to Food Science (ice storm)46 FenskeAirport Rhodo drop-offDinner with Annette (7-grain spaghetti, sauteed vegetables, sauce, parmesan cheese, olives)Focust PartyGattaca with Annette (~40%)*crash*

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*wakeup* (6:45am)Lab stuffLunch with Annette (cheese omelets and pumpkin bread)Nap/Ice StormFinal harvest, experimental wrap-upVisitDaily ReviewLate Late DinnerShower*crash*

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*wakeup* (7am)Trip to the apartment (dropoff speakers, clothes)Lab stuffLunch with Annette (Quesadillas with black beans and hot salsa)Post OfficeBack to the lab...Fenske Pudding with BrianShopping with AnnettePancakes!Syrup RunMore Pancakes!*crash*

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*wakeup* (1:30am)Rhodo-5... measuring and suchAnnette!Rhodo-5 Harvests 1, 2, 3Walk with MustafaDishwashing3:30am cereal breakfastPancakes for tomorrow?*crash* (4am)

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*wakeup* (3pm!)To Fenske...Experimental HousekeepingCafe Le Fensk - Pasta, stir-fried vegetables, sauceStargazing in the Hort Fields - Bryan, Brian, Galen, Katie(yes, I thought an airplane was Saturn... it was cold!)Back to my apartment...Quesadillas and smoothies for allBack to the lab...Conviron Housekeeping*crash* (8am)

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*wakeup*PID controller researchBattle with the incubatorBank Run - FAILRhodobacter house construction all day... inoculation at 4am, finish at 6:30amBack to the apartment...Three slices of cheesy toastHalf-conscious shower*crash* (8am!)

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*wakeup* (6am-1pm)Cereal for breakfastFenske!Refrigerated box construction with Galen and BrianTemperature adjustments all night...

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Winter Break: Day 12*wakeup*BreakfastRhodobacter planning and Google Docs configurationCereal with almonds, walnuts, pecans, soymilkHalogen Oven quesadillaShowerFenskeHalo, >> 2009, Rock BandBack to my apartment with Brian and BryanQuesadillas, blueberry cranberry smoothies, Deep Sky Map, black-and-white photographyShower*crash*

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Winter Break: Day 11Bike Bath!  (Yes, in the bathtub and all!)Bike Wax!  (Sooo shiny now)Bike Lube! (Rides like... [and that's what... {I'll stop.}])Halogen oven test-drive! (Melted cheese on 15-grain bread, ate with Southwestern corn soup)ShowerRefrigerator rack shower (I spent a long time accompanied in the bathtub today)Speaker system ordering (Scratch-and-dent stretches every dollar further)

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Winter Break: Day 10*wakeup* (late!  noon!)Shuttle homeBike retrievalBike rideLab unlockBank (closed until the 2nd!)Bicycle ShopLab organizationAlgae sampling helpSoup dinner at homeLab flyby: water the plants, collect junk, etcApartment*crash*

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Winter Break: Day 9*wakeup*CurtisLab website constructionBathroom setupKitchen setupSoup!Rhodobacter stuffShopping Trip - Apartment Cooking Stuff and FoodFenske dishwashingLab stuffFenske dinner

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Winter Break: Day 8*wakeup* (9:30am)Wayne's World web designLab stuffApartment organizationBed setup*crash*

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Winter Break: Day 7It's the end of the first week of winter break, so it's probably a good time to review the progress I've made on various projects so far.OrganizationBox Sorting: Completed!  Highschool stuff is a project for another dayApartment Move-In: Big progress made!  Additional furniture procuredCurtisLab Data Backup: decent progress made; still a bunch of computers to back upWayne's

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Winter Break: Day 6Merry Christmas!... where appropriate.*wakeup* (6am)Gift ExchangeBreakfastBox sortingNetbook setupGuitar Hero: World TourCraigslist furniture huntLunchMore box sortingWeightsDinner*crash*

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Winter Break: Day 5Cloudy today, so much warmer (31F) and not nearly as astronomically interesting.Freezing rain all night, so everything's coated in a sheet of ice.*wakeup* (5:45am)FinancesSpring BudgetSpeaker ResearchPhotographyBox SortingLunch (soup and toast with swiss)Graduate school researchIndiana Jones*crash*Listening to: Jimmy Eat World - 23 Boys Like Girls - The Great Escape Angels

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Winter Break: Day 4Beautiful beautiful crescent moon out this morning. I'd take a walk, but it's NINE DEGREES (-13C, 260K).Irony: a Facebook ad for careerbuilder.com states that it is 'looking for the next Tesla'. I'm sure every company wants a genius they could steal some of the greatest technological advances of the 20th century from, completely uncredited. Tesla died penniless, driven mad

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Winter Break: Day 3*wakeup* (6am, 3.5 hours)Kitchen organizationHome procurementPain Box sortingDentist AppointmentSubway Run*crash*

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Winter Break: Day 2*wakeup* (3am!)XHTML/CSS RefresherHow to Center a Div BlockCertificationYou can use the css 'text-transform' to change caseid assigns a specific identification tag to almost any elementclear specifies where another floating element _cannot_ be in relation to the elementcss:html #junk : id="junk" .stuff : class="stuff"when setting attributes, clockwise!:

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Winter Break: Day 1*crash*-*wakeup* (6:30-8:00)Redifer breakfast pickupIce biking to the apartmentBreakfast with AnnetteFrozen parking lot breakoutNittany MallApartment CleanupE*Trade TransferAmazon OrderTV PickupWebsite UpdatesApartment Move-InCinderblock PickupHome for dinner*crash*

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All-nighter!Set up 'BC's Documents' and 'Life Organizational Strategies' to organize my organization*Nap* (2.5 hours)Fenske pasta dinner with AnnetteApartment key pickupBritish TV with AnnetteNetbook researchWireless authentication cracking:Alkaloid Docupedia: WEP and WPATom's Hardware: WEP (very detailed!)IT Toolbox: Cracking and Security DiscussionComcast: $45 per month!Verizon: $20 per month!

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Last night in Fenske! Tomorrow, I pick up the keys to my new apartment and start moving in.Rothrock was quite an adventure... we lit a fire in the snow, with the help of a lighter, some tissues, and a handful of peanuts, no thanks to the flame-retardant Redifer napkins and ice-covered sticks. Laurel Run Road is frozen already, so we may have to wait all the way to spring thaw to head back up

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*wakeup* (7:30am)Walk back to Fenske in the icy, snowy melt with AnnetteDaily ReviewCollege Search organizationFile BackupHousing phonecallFenske Mass Transfer studying and Pasta Cookout46 with AnnetteTutoring marathonApartment with AnnetteIndia PavilionMr. Rodgers' NeighborhoodFenske; water the plantsOrganizationShower*Crash*

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Major Bioseparations crunch*crash*, 10am (one hour)ShowerUndergrad lounge donutsBioseparations midtermAllegheny Power phonecallAngel Fall 2008 HarvestDaily ReviewFile Organization and BackupNapWegman's with AnnetteFenske Stir FryApartment with Ben and AnnetteGraduate school research*crash* (2:30am)

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All-nighter #2!Bioseparations Crunch TimeWayne's World laptop backupBioseparations, all morning/afternoon4-hour *crash*Visit with AnnettePhysics TutoringLate-NightFenske Dinner with Lan and BryanBioseparations, all-nighter #3!

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It's amazing how productive life can be when there aren't classes to screw everything up!All-Nighter in Undergrad LoungeSpring 2009 FINAL course finalizationWayne's World site developmentPancakes: shelf-life experiment*crash* (noon)Undergrad Lounge CookoutPancake shelf-life experimentMushroom and olive quesadillas with hot salsaKitchen cleanupWater the PlantsVitamin RestockEmails, emails,

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*Wakeup* (8:30am)Writing: Master Plan 2009Breakfast: Honey almond flax cereal, almonds, walnuts, fresh cranberries, soy milk, vanilla yogurtSink cleanup and white vinegar soakNap (12:30 to 3:30)Master Plan completion and publicationUrgent To-Do list knockoffFor the rest of today:Dinner with Annette and CurtisLab (salt-free stir fry on brown rice)Major Bioseparations studying

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*Wakeup* (9am)Check DepositFenskeShowerWater the PlantsP4_H2O OverclockingEmail; Learning Gmail ShortcutsBioprocessingWaffles+Eggs at FocustEssay Contest - too hardPearson's Advisory Board - too preppyShopping @ WegmansCranberries with AnnetteGeneral OrganizationA few dozen more emails...Application for SHC Orientation 2008Application for 'Genetics of Personality and Sexuality' studyChecking on

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So freaking tired...BiochemistryBiochemistry FinalBioseparationsEngineering EntrepreneurshipMajor Planning*crash*

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Wakeup (7am, 3.5 hours of sleep)Thermo ExamTutoring (5 hours)More Thermo ExamBioprocessingKnowHowApartment with Ben (Mmm curry and bread)Biochemistry with Annette*crash* (6:45am, ~1 hour)

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Wakeup at the apartment (7:45am, 2.5 hours of sleep)Biothermo paper wrapupThermo PresentationsBiochem QuizEngr presentation writeupEngr presentationsSleep at the apartmentVegetable curryBack to Fenske with BenCERS abstract submissionThermo ExamLate NightShower*crash*

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*Wakeup* (9am, five hours of sleep)Water the plantsCereal for breakfastTutoring, 9:45-10:45Bioprocessing HomeworkTutoring, 1:15-2:15Bioprocessing, 2:30Tutoring, 4-6Dinner with Annette (2x quesadillas, huevos rancheros for the lab)psuKnowHow Biochem Study PartyLateNight with BryanApartment Migration

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*Wakeup* (1pm)WorkworkworkDinner with AnnetteHomework + Pasta + Blueberry Smoothies*Crash*

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For today:- Bioseparations Homework- Thermo PaperWakeup, 11:30InternetsBreakfastBioseparationsSimmons with BryanKnowHow partyApartmentFenske*Sleep*Final Spring 2009 Schedule

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EVE6 concert was awesome! A very fun day and a very good week.Wakeup (9:45)P4_H2O File MaintenanceShowerLunchBiofilmsBioprocessingWebsite UpdatesDinner with AnnetteBlueberry smoothies with Bryan and AnnetteShowerEmail Check*crash*

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Onset of sleep was pretty late last night... but I spent a good amount of time organizing 46, and it's in much better shape now. Today, I need to start on the huge number of things due between now and finals.Wakeup (11am)InternetsBreakfast/LunchBMBBiosepEntrepreneurshipFenske Pancakes with AnnetteEVE6 ConcertApartment with Annette, Ben, Brian*Apartment floor crash*Homework:ChE 340 - 'Biofilm'

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Dear Brandon:Effective fall 2008 your change of major request has been approved.Finally! I'm a Real Chemical Engineer now.Time to file all the rest of that paperwork...Scholarship stuffTutoring - 3 hoursBioprocessing (briefly!)Tutoring - 2 hoursWeb updates and organizationDinner w/AnnetteFood Micro Lab

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7:30 Wakeup10:00 Curtis Seminar11:15 Thermo30-min napFenske Lunch with AnnetteEngr 310 - Oldcastle presentationSimmons Dinner with BryanWalMart with AnnetteFenske All-Nighter*Crash*

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Up at 7:20! Who would have thought?Today I'm going to pick up tickets to a free Eve 6 concert, tutor for five hours, and hit the BMB review session to see what the heck is going on in that class. Afterwords, a bit of homework and a decently-early bedtime (say, 1am). I think for the the time being, I want to get into an 'early to bed, early to rise' schedule to get myself a little more sunlight

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X Wake up (2:30)X Minor business plan editsX Sterile carnivorous plant seed distribution Hood is too full of algae prep stuff to do the distributionChecked seeds in the shake flasks in the incubatorSix of seven show no contaminationSeed germination is extremely apparentTiny plant root/shoot is poking out of the seed X Old Castle organizationX Food Micro LabX Dinner with AnnetteX

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Two days, and then classes start back up... gotta take care of work before the distractions arrive anew. Personal business plan is waiting on the Finances section (almost done locally), and then I also have some thermo and some bioseparations that I'd like to take care of.Wakeup (1:30)Business PlanRide home; bike swapBike ride with AnnetteDinner I: whole-wheat tortillas, black beans, green

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Today is a big day! Three more days until school starts back up, and I definitely want to get a head-start so that these last two weeks before finals aren't too ridiculous.On tap for today:- Completion of Personal Business Plan (vision statement, finances, marketing)- Completion of Bioseparations homework (adsorption and chromatography)- Completion of Thermo project (biochemical

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To sleep at 5:30, awake by 8:30...- Thanksgiving Six hours in a car sucks. Fortunately, sleep deprivation allowed me to be asleep for the majority of it! Farm animals and a long walk in the woods made up for the drive.One thing I noticed is that even some of the younger people on my dad's side of the family have gained quite a bit of weight since the last time I saw them, Thanksgiving two

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Wake up (3pm.... fell asleep around 5, so that's ten hours)Creamery Ice Cream Run (2x Vanilla, 1x Chocolate, 1x Peachy Paterno + dry ice)Personal Business Plan - Strengths & WeaknessesDinner at Home - PastaPersonal Business Plan - Action PlanPersonal Business Plan - Executive PlanSplash page: not quite done yet, but getting there!All-nighter? It could happen!

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Early morning today! Got up at six to come into Fenske early, but was delayed by icy roads.In the lab by eight, checked out at 1am. Now it's 4:30am and I'm still awake... thank you, winter's eternal darkness.Lots o' website updates.Plans for today:Review Rhodobacter cloning strategyMeeting with Greg Ferry, 9-10amArgonne Conference Call, 2:30-3:30pmOmelets with BrianDinner with WaqasSeed Surface

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Watchmen trailer: http://www.apple.com/trailers/wb/watchmen/high.htmlLooks pretty intense. It's on the 'I should read this' list... hello four-day weekend.The song in the background is The Smashing Pumpkin's "The Beginning Is The End Is The Beginning", an unused B-side off of the Batman & Robin soundtrack: http://www.myspace.com/batmanrobinsoundtrack (the second song).Lyrics: http://www.sing365.

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Got some new stuff! New shoes, and new pants... and these pants almost fit decently. Miraculous!Went to bed around five, slept until ONE today. Time well spent, I think.Wakeup (1pm)SF_PC BackupCurtisLab Webpage PrototypeSurface Sterilization Wrap-UpDinner at HomeSF_PC Backup Wrap-UpCheck out the new page!: Wayne's World

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It's going to be a cold break... temperatures are not expected to rise above 40 degrees in the next ten days.Laptop file backup is underway. I'm organizing as I backup, so this could take a while. Once everything is backed up, I'll probably reformat.Carnivorous plants continue to grow crazy well. Plan is to do a very large round of surface sterilization this weekend, for creation of

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Wakeup [just before ten(!)]Tutoring cancellationChange-Of-Major, Research Credits, TI Program...Lunch at RediferBioprocessingEnormous Amounts of PaperworkIce Cream at the CreameryBike Ride of DeathThanksgiving at Focust HouseApartment FlybyProject Updates46 CrashMy Rhodo presentation at AIChE went extremely well.Some additional info on the research here: AIChE 2008 - Rhodobacter Membrane Protein

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ThermoBiosep studyingSpring-Summer housing finalizationEngineering entrepreneurshipBiosep midtermPlanning: tutoring, etcSleep

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Wake Up, 7amShower, dress-up, sprint to convention centerEnter Rhodo WorldSpringer PublishingOther protein expression talksBack to the hotel...Hurried checkoutBack to the convention center with Steve and WaqasMarket lunch with Steve, Waqas, dad, and grad studentComputational protein engineering talksLast-minute parking garage computer workMarket lunch with dadPoster Session - Waqas, Steve,

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Early WakeupDay PrepBiofuels TalkAdvances in Cell Culture TalksRhodo PrepYale Bash with George and his friendRhodo BlitzkriegPowerpoint finished: 3amTalk finished: 4:30amSleep, 5am

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Rhodo PreparationBiofuels SymposiumPenn State BashPurdue, Ohio State, UPennDr. Harvey BlanchBack to the Hotel...Chinatown with WaqasSpring RollsConference PrepCrashDr. Blanch seems pretty awesome. Can I get into Berkeley?Semester bills are posted today.Finalizing housing for spring; Garden House apartments, right across the street from the free food I get from being denied on-campus housing.

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Rhodo PreparationConference RegistrationBizarre DinnerMasonic Temple BashRhodo PreparationCrashThings for the next conference I go to: More lasers More food Business cards, with presentation name WATERPretty unexcited about more hours fighting with Microsoft's trashy software... about time I switched to a Mac?

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Late Wake-UpEastview RejectionApartment ShoppingRhodo PreparationShowerPackingPhiladelphia DriveStudent ConferenceRhodo PreparationCrash

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Priorities, now until Thanksgiving Break:1. AIChE Presentation!2. Bioseparations midterm, upon return from AIChE3. Thermo problem set, upon return from AIChE4. Personal Business Plan, due the 20th (talk to Boyer)More priorities certainly doesn't mean better, and I think that's more than enough to keep me busy until break.Thanksgiving Break project plans:1. Rhodo Pro5 - DEFINED media2.

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Three hours of sleep...Bioseparations homeworkThermo ( + Bioseparations)Rhodo NewsBiosep Class ( + Biochem)Engineering Entrepreneurship ( + Biochem)Food Science with AnnetteRedifer with Ben and AnnetteBMB ExamFenske with Annette, Ben, and BrianRedifer in the Undergrad Lounge with Annette, Ben, Bryan, and BrianBike trip to the apartmentWind-downCrash

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1:15p psuKnowHow - Phys 2122:30p ChE 4384p psuKnowHow - Phys 2506p psuKnowHow - Phys 250Redifer dinner with Bryan and Brian*Rock Band Intermission* (couldn't help myself)BioseparationsEggs with AnnetteBioseparations..........................*Crash*

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7-11am Thermo paper11:15a ChE 5241p BMB 401HDidn't go! Lunch instead. Also, found a preying mantis.2:30p ChE 449Actually went for once!Superfast shower afterwords.4:15p Engr 310Afterwords:X Redifer dinnerX Fix NapsterX Media Distribution (30mL per wide-mouth Erlenmeyer for seed-starting!)X AIChE storyboard!- Homework Cleanup- Paper Cleanup- Biosep Homework- BMB notes print,

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Yesterday I added a bunch of Links to my personal homepage. Eventually, this will be expanded to include links to anything and everything that I've found to be useful and relevant.=======================================Today's agenda, copied from my lovely Google Calendar:9:45a psuKnowHow - Phys 250Heading back to Fenske after this.Working until 12:30, then lunch at Redifer on the way back.1

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Nine hours(!) of sleepChoir researchingShowerWater the plantsSubmit a homeworkAIChE meeting discussionProject updatesEgg-and-pepperjack cheese omeletAll PSU internet connectivity is down...One-hour napQuesadillaBike ride homeWarm apple pie and vanilla ice creamComputer messin'Homework sortingCrashI'm now working from two computers simultaneously; when I'm doing everything online through Google

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Wakeup (7:30am)46 Desktop software installationOrdered wireless adapter antennaBlogger setupComputer messin'Three hours of thermo sufferingEgg and cheese omeletMore computer messin'Dinner with AnnetteBen's Glee Club concertFenske with Annette2am bike rideCrash

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