plant pimp

today i learned what will be a very valuable skill in the next few years to come. today i learned how to make lentil flowers have sex. yes, i am now officially a plant pimp. lucky for me, it seem i am actually good at it according to my plant pornographer teacher. now let us hope that my plant breeding presentation from my dysfunctional group goes well tomorrow ...

My new pet

At first I thought he was a little boring, then I realized I could make him fall off his island. I do wish he had 2 eyes though...

adopt your own virtual pet!

I am lacking things to discuss that anyone reading this would be interested in, so I stole this crom Crys.

A- Age of your first kiss: 13
B- Band you are listening to right now: Nada
C- Crush: not since hobbit-boy
D- Drink you drank last: water
E- Easiest person to talk to: mom
F- Favorite ice cream: any ice cream is my fav
G- Gummy worms or gummy bears: bears, so i can operate on them and create new, more colourful ones
H- Height: 5'5.5 (because i don't totally understand the imperial measurment system)
I- Instruments: flute and piano (but not for a long time!)
J- Jelly Flavor: mixed berry made with tonic water, mmmm
K- Kids: not for a long time please
L- Longest car/bus ride: 30 hours (once with dad and 2X with Caro)
M- Major issue: right this moment it is stupid people in academia
N- Nicknames: sal, cow (but not since elementary school), wac (the name the boys called me when the got in trouble for calling me cow in elementary school)
O- One wish: to find the gene for anthracnose Ct0 resistance in lentil within the next 2.5 years
P- Phobia: people I love dying
Q- Quote: can think of anything ...
R- Reasons to smile: Life!
T- Time you woke up today: alarm went off at 6:45am, not sure what time i actually pulled myself out of bed
U- Unknown fact about me: not sure, I am pretty vocal about everything
V- vegtables: what about them? am I one? i don't think so. but i do enjoy tomatoes.
W- Worst Habit: Nail-biting, inappropriate scratching
X- Xmas gift you really want: a compact bike fixing tool and a flat iron for my hair
Z-Zodiac sign: scorpio

Uh oh

Oh, the life of a grad student

Chris had this posted on his blog. Let's see how many hours I can waste watcing it?