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Grad Life: A Train to Busan
In summer of 2024, I took a train from Seoul to Busan. Prior to depearture, I was informed that there was a movie that was based almost entirely on this premise, so I went about watching it as self-assigned mandatory reading. Without spoiling the contents of the movie itself, it was a zombie movie that…
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Grad Life: Scheduling Resources
A list of the planning and scheduling resources I use intermittently or all the time. I’ll update this periodically. Currently I use a mix of Google Calendar, a Weekly Planner, and a Daily Planner/large notebook. Google Calendar Nothing new here! I have several calendars that I’m subscribed to and use. The top three that I…
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Sketchy Science: 2D Memories
Back in the days when it was socially acceptable to admit to owning a Nintendo Wii (no U to be seen back then), I was a huge fan of playing Super Paper Mario when I could borrow it from a friend (Fig. 1). The storyline was typical, Mario and friends travel through a number of…
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Summer of 2024 – The Building of Little Worlds
Exposition Some time ago last year, I wrote up a blogpost on how to increase the likelihood of having your plants mostly survive when you’re out of town for an extended period of time. Whether that’s conferences, or field work. Things have changed a little since then, and my environment is now different. The room…
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Sketchy Science: Do Impulsive Events Cause Aquarium Blowouts?
Pre-amble This was a late night (4 am) writing exercise inspired by some online discussion I had been privy to. All mistakes are my own. Math is likely incorrect. There are MANY ways in which to improve upon this work, only some of which are addressed below. Please excuse the lack of equation formatting, turns…
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Salaciously Sketchy Science: Hand Pollination of Hoya Blooms
Another day, another adventure. Background A hoya blooming to completion for me was a first! I’m not typically one for blooming plants, but this one promised dark purple flowers, and so I was intrigued. The plant was acquired with two sets of leaves back in 2023, and has since put out another 3 sets of…
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