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Whatever caused the migraine last night that carried through this morning can just go the heck away. Ugggh. I haven't felt that way in a long time - not since the last blood pressure headache from hell that woke me up a couple of years ago.

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I saw the most amazing thing yesterday at work. I was getting on the elevator to go over to another building to pick up a reagent. As we were waiting (it was the 5 pm elevator rush, so the elevators were slow), I was joined by a woman and her child --- not entirely odd since some people do bring there kids to work, but the girl (probably early teens) was wearing a hospital face mask and incredibly thin - but she was fairly active. This is odd because while our lab is in the one of the Children's Hospital buidlings, our building is entirely research laboratories and no patients.

Then we were joined by someone from the executive offices who recognized them and commented on how much the nurses like it when they are "nominated" (probably for employee appreciation or something). The mom started going on about how much the nurse had helped her daughter and then revealed that the daughter had had a lung transplant THE WEEK BEFORE.

We were all floored because although the girl was WAY too thin, she didn't look sick at all and was obviously full of energy. It was just wow. Not to mention, knowing a few adults that have had open heart surgery, i couldn't believe she was moving around without any pain and all that. I think it's one of the most inspiring sites that I've ever seen and something that will probably stay with me for life.

Because it's thursday and we all need something to help us to the weekend...

Cute Sled Dog Puppies

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and max martini picspam too!!


:) you're welcome, halcyon_shift

*bows*

Okay, I've done some drive-by friending of late and vice versa, so I figure I should do some sort of "hi there, don't mind the crazy" since I haven't listed interests persay for a couple of years and I'm not sure how much help my profile blurb is....though I guess it's not scary since people do still friend me. yes, i know, i need to stop finding new and more inane ways to procrastinate

Anyways, here goes (and fair warning, my non-fic post tend to be stream of consciousness for better or worse):

I joined LJ for fandom back during the end of Firefly when I finally got sucked into writing fanfic. Before that I'd been a long time fanfiction reader and lurker in multiple fandoms.

Other than that, I serve as the news service for some of the more busy of my flist (waves to luridmuse) so there a bit of political/news linking as well as random science stuff that I find interesting. Also, I enjoy having variety on my flist, so I tend to rummage around and find various interesting people via flist of flist that often have nothing to do with fandom.

There has been lots of grad school whining/griping/hair pulling, all under at least a flist flock....that is hopefully soon to end (less than two months to go!!!). Degree in immunology (not a medical doctor though) for the curious.

My fandoms are, well, I never can remember them all, but I've watched and read some of the following:
( fandoms cut for the uninterested )

Some of my fandom stuff I put behind flock to spare the uninterested -- I try to remember to add anyone I can identify as fandom.

Also, I've been dubbed the Kevin Bacon of my flist for pulling some "wallflowers" into the greater world of fandom and LJ.....though I don't know if that really applies anymore since their flists all dwarf mine now. Then again, I suppose the careers of many of the actors that are degrees of Kevin Bacon dwarf his, so maybe it still does.

My fiction muse is a frog. It has no name. Pity me, for it is a cruel master.

I'm sure my flist will fill you in on anything else embarrassing noteworthy.

And my user name is because I do actually have a friend named Jebby, I suck at thinking up pennames and hate using xxxxxnumber to get a username, and the jebbypal is never ever taken on any service I've seen yet.

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super secret art project Nathan Fillion was working on with Martin Firrell

Ohhh wow....Nathan looks GOOD in black and white. Soooooo good.

Okay, this just shows how much of a poltic junkie/geek I've become

What President Carter did the day of my birth

i just found this by typing my bday into google.