Archive for February, 2008

Facebook vs note-taking

Feb29, 08 at 2146

Although computers have changed the face of University Education, I still find it remarkable how many students take notes by hand rather than on a laptop. I know my personal reasons. They have to do with distractions.

And now I realize…

Scuba- Various Living Things

Feb29, 08 at 1453

As my last scuba trip related post, I would like to briefly mention the other critters I got to see on my dives.


A very unusual looking thing. Credit:Krtower via Flickr

Possibly the weirdest looking one was the sea cucumber. The one…

Sleep Deprivation- Is he Drunk or Tired?

Feb28, 08 at 1015

Many of my friends know how much I like to say “Sleep deprivation has effects similar to alcohol consumption”. They struggle through the day after writing a horrendous paper, and then I come up with that small snide statement.

Well, now…

Schizophrenia headaches….

Feb28, 08 at 0035

I’m up late writing my psychopathology paper on Schizophrenia for Psychology…. It’s giving me a headache as I face my worst writer’s block ever.

I’m supposed to be using examples from “A Beautiful Mind”, explaining if the media’s portrayal of the…

Soil Samples- The Scorpion Queen!

Feb27, 08 at 1535

We were analyzing the athropods in soil samples, checking for biodiversity in my Ecology Discussion.

I must say,  I think our pair had it made, because although all our specimins were dead, we didn’t have to deal with mites or sprintails…

Blooms in the Sunshine

Feb27, 08 at 1220

Something about sunshine makes it easier to realize how many things are starting to bloom. I couldn’t bear sitting inside and writing a blog post on such a wonderful day, so I grabbed my camera and took a brief walk…

A Bit of James Herriot- Lamb Time

Feb26, 08 at 2219

One the drive out from Eugene (I-5 north), I noticed many scampering lambs. I have been reading a lot of James Herriot’s books lately ( He was a Yorkshire Veterinarian who treated farm animals.) He was always talking about lambing…

Rusty Design Skills

Feb26, 08 at 1600

I’m looking to submit the podcast to iTunes over the weekend, but I want a good branding for biojournalism.com before I do so. iTunes uses a 300px x 300px logo, this site uses a significantly longer and shorter version. I’m just looking for a small logo to represent biojournalism.com. I would prefer the text can stand-alone, so that it can be selectable text for the header (SEO and HTML semantics).