tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53685803334636910962024-02-08T20:23:47.641+02:00Not Quite There Yet...The story of a fumbling mid-twenties girl at the midst of finding her own niche in this worldMeirav Rathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11168574094643706626noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368580333463691096.post-46044098736314879302008-07-18T14:43:00.002+03:002008-07-18T14:52:06.078+03:00*silent maniac laughter*<b>*</b> The semester, and with it my second year in uni, is over. I have 2/3s of a BA. This also means test season is upon me. Next week's going to be fun:<br />Sunday + Monday + Tuesday: Invert lab trip<br />Wednesday: A revision class before the test in evolution, at noone.<br />Thursday: a 9 hour long revision lab in invert lab<br />Friday: Evolution test<br /><br />Fun stuff, isn't it?<br /><br /><b>*</b> Finished Churchill's third volume in The Second World War series and here's the review:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25590.The_Grand_Alliance?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img alt="The Grand Alliance (Second World War)" border="0" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1167758140m/25590.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25590.The_Grand_Alliance?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review">The Grand Alliance</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14033.Winston_S_Churchill">Winston S. Churchill</a><br/><br/><br /> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26438670?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review"><h3>My review</h3></a><br /> rating: 5 of 5 stars<br/>In this volume, as evens take a faster pace so does the writing. Churchil was never a bad writer, but in the previous volume he didn't quite find the right balance between putting in every memo he ever wrote and every small background history detail.<br /><br/>Events are well told in good details and the sense of interest and intensivity is kep very nicely.<br /><br/>So far, I'm very pleased with this series.<br /> <br/><br/><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/123169?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review">View all my reviews.</a><br /><br />Am now reading Stephen King's <i>The Dark Half</i>Meirav Rathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11168574094643706626noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368580333463691096.post-48766855198240918722008-07-15T11:42:00.004+03:002008-07-15T13:12:58.971+03:00Rats!<b>*</b>I've adopted two rats from the store; Rizzo which I've fallen for and grown attatched to and Lieby (short for Liebgott, very Art Spiegelman) and they're now staying with university gang member, Guy, until I'll have a place of my own to keep. <br /><br />I've spoilt them rotten; they've got top food, dog food, mineral and vitamin stone, fresh fruits and vegetables (courtsy of Guy) and a granola honey stick.<br /><br />The move was a little rough on poor Lieby but he's doing great now and Rizzo's his good old curious, energetic self ^_^<br /><br />Here are piccies:<br /><br />Rats on me (this is Rizzo)<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P7110195.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P7110195.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P7110197.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P7110197.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P7110204.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P7110204.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P7110206.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P7110206.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Don't look at my face like that's how I usually am; I've had very little sleep that night....<br /><br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P7110217.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P7110217.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P7110219.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P7110219.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Guy, the keeper of rats<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P7110208.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P7110208.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P7110209.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P7110209.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P7110215.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P7110215.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />The cage<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P7110212.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P7110212.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />And the travel ball they've got too<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P7110211.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P7110211.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Rizzo (front) and Lieby (back) exploring<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P7110224.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P7110224.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P7110222.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P7110222.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Lieby!!<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P7110214.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P7110214.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />And just because he's (still) a handsome devil, here's Jack again<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=jack_harkness.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/jack_harkness.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><b>*</b> Test season's looming by and I'm in denial ^_^ before the horror comes down on me like god's wrath, there's a three-day trip from invert lab to cut some more into cramming time. Fun fun.<br /><br /><b>*</b> Sam-Sam is a year old today!! For his birhtday he got a mouse jumpy toy and a bag of nip-treats which Scarlett eats mostly and he probably avoids after a strange experience; he ate a few and found himself on the kitchen cupboard, something none of us imagined his plump body could achieve....<br /><br />Anyways, here's a video featuring Sam and Scarlett in which Sam shows his two favorite nasty tricks to win a fight; sitting on Scarlett and biting her...well, you'll see...<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/k-y1ylmEjFk&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/k-y1ylmEjFk&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Happy birthday, bunny!!Meirav Rathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11168574094643706626noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368580333463691096.post-46174454919566141052008-07-06T20:19:00.002+03:002008-07-06T21:05:44.948+03:00Boring books, too much work and one eye-candy<b>*</b> I'm not reading Lewis Carroll anymore, I'm fed up with it. Here's why:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/108037.Complete_Illustrated_Lewis_Carroll?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img alt="Complete Illustrated Lewis Carroll ((Wordsworth Collection)) ((Wordsworth Collection))" border="0" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1171577901m/108037.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/108037.Complete_Illustrated_Lewis_Carroll?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review">Complete Illustrated Lewis Carroll</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8164.Lewis_Carroll">Lewis Carroll</a><br/><br/><br /> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/25523550?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review"><h3>My review</h3></a><br /> rating: 3 of 5 stars<br/>I gave up in the middle of the Bruno and Sylvie saga. The Alice in Wonderland stories were fun and interesting to read but by the saga the nonsense and the bizzare attraction to young girls who are a symbol of prefection was getting on my nerves. Call me a cold-hearted person but there's only so much strangely-placed nonsese I can tolerate and if there's too much child-adoration and not enough plot I give up.<br /><br/><br /><br/>Don't bother with the whole collection; Alice's stories are quite enough to enjoy Carroll.<br /> <br/><br/><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/123169?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review">View all my reviews.</a><br /><br />Currently reading: Winston Churchill's The Second World War series volume 3; <i>The Grand Alliance</i><br /><br /><b>*</b> Too much work @____@<br /><br /><b>*</b> Now there's a fine young man for you:<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=jack_harkness.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/jack_harkness.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>Meirav Rathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11168574094643706626noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368580333463691096.post-56195199712492490522008-07-04T12:52:00.003+03:002008-07-04T13:18:14.363+03:00Hyena project = complete!<b>*</b> Yup, it's over and done with. I've still statistical analysis to do but the testing is OVER. So far it seems the ice lolly's winning on the what's favorite.<br /><br /><b>*</b> There's a new rat friend; Rizzo Rat and he's a cute and smart little fellow. He used to curl up in my pockets like Nathan but he's grown used to the movement and much prefers sitting on my shoulder facing forward like a pirate's parrot or sitting atop of my head. The only down side is that he pees freely...fun, not!<br /><br /><b>*</b> Haven't had the time to tell you but I've finished <i>Karl Marx</i> and here's the review: <br /><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1097544.Karl_Marx?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img alt="Karl Marx" border="0" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1180955747m/1097544.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1097544.Karl_Marx?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review">Karl Marx</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/29468.Francis_Wheen">Francis Wheen</a><br/><br/><br /> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24469422?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review"><h3>My review</h3></a><br /> rating: 5 of 5 stars<br/>Wheen's wonderfully written book illustraits, with colors as vivis as possible, the life and works of Karl Marx, warts and all; from blood-thirsty arguments with opponents, to medical details of the various many ailments Marx suffered from to the horrificly true and not-so-nice predictions of Europe's political future including the world wars and what brought them about.<br /><br/>Karl Marx is an educating idol for anyone who wants to think on their own, to conclude only what their mind understand by constantly checking for contradictions and 'plot holes' in grand theories around them and Wheen describes wonderfully both how Marx came about this and what it brought him.<br /><br/>The book is well written, light to read and enjoyable. The style is humorist and serious at the same time, with a keen eye on the various misdeeds various politically-enclined historians twisted or wrongly presented Marx history and work, which is always nice to see.<br /><br/><br /><br/>A very good book, I highly recommend it.<br /> <br/><br/><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/123169?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review">View all my reviews.</a><br /><br />Am now reading <i>Complete Illustrated Lewis Carroll</i><br /><br /><b>*</b> Due to the fact that people in cat forums are stupid enough to think a troll would go all the way to invent a story describing my cat research, or that I'm the MI5 (people are really, honestly stupid) I've decided to turn to places where I can proove my identity more easily, so I've opened a FaceBook account and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=logo#/profile.php?id=651973390">here </a>it is.<br /><br /><b>*</b> I'm officially have been working at the store for a month and now I'm getting precenteges for my sales, which is another bonus in an already bonus-packed work place ^_^<br /><br /><b>*</b> Piccies!!<br /><br />This is Anat, she volenteers at the zoology garden, helping Shimon (the hyena's keeper) with his work. Those two were such great help to me in the project, they were simply marvelous. I wrote them each a thank you letter and got them a box of chocolates for their bother and help.<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P6220137.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P6220137.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />The hyena enjoying the fishy ice lolly. It took him a while to wrap his brains around the concept of the ice lolly, and he didn't like the fish at all!<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P6220150.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P6220150.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Egret tree at the zoology garden<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P6220159.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P6220159.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />The hyena cheating; he was supposed to keep the bone ine cage so that I'll know if he prefers the bone so much that he'd go into the cage for it while there's the yard and all its treasures to relish, but he took the bone out to the yard as you can see<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P6240167.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P6240167.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Yum yum yum, Ice Lolly Version 2.0; chicks and fruits and the hyena is loving it!<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P6240169.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P6240169.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Having a dust bath<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P6240171.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P6240171.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />The wolves dug a tunnle (*commence The Great Escape jokes now*) in the yard and it's the hyena's pleasure the destroy it from time to time, as you can see here; he's pulling out a log they stuck in it...<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P6240173.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P6240173.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />A happy hyena; having a short dip<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P6240175.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P6240175.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />One of the wolves<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P7010177.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P7010177.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Sniffing the fat stain a dead sheep the wolves got left behind<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P7010179.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P7010179.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />And rolling in it....<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P7010180.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P7010180.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />The yard<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P7040181.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P7040181.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Moi in the final toy-free observation today, a picture taken by my dad who climbed on the roof with me for 'security reasons' (Mr. Safety's orders *rolls eyes*)<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P7040187.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P7040187.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P7040188.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P7040188.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />The garden<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P7040190.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P7040190.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />A herd of gazelles<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P7040191.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P7040191.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />And that's it for today!!Meirav Rathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11168574094643706626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368580333463691096.post-5057176494273215752008-06-21T13:28:00.003+03:002008-06-21T13:46:01.988+03:00Mommy's little helper<b>*</b> This week was a bit of a stress; five days of work which meant the only time I was home was in the morning and then after 23:00...not fun. But the pay will be good (and I need it!)<br /><br /><b>*</b> Speaking of pay, lovely Ebay ended up demanding almost half the sum I earned on my first sale, after a long list of various fees, half of which aren't mentioned. Cute people, like hell I'm using their services again without a proper reserve price, the assholes.<br /><br /><b>*</b> The Deaths: Legend is on hiatose due to problems with the beta-ing, but mostly due to the nonexisting free time I have. I'll keep writing various bits of it but it'll take me a while to find a proper beta and once I found them, to trust them again to properly do the jobs they took upon them or last for long without kicking up drama to cover laziness (the first being the fault of the latest now ex-beta and the last being the fault of my first ex-beta). See, Allan, no battle axes ^_^<br /><br /><b>*</b> This morning Scarlett was very nice, helping mom fold the laundry. Mind you, the term "help" is very flexible in the feline world. I'll let you be the judge:<br /><br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P6210128.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P6210128.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />"Here, mom, take this, oh my clawas are in it? So sorry *pulls hard*"<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P6210129.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P6210129.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P6210130.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P6210130.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Slowely creeping atop the pile to block any more kidnapping of items:<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P6210131.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P6210131.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P6210132.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P6210132.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />N00, THEY BE STEALIN' MAH LONDRI!!<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P6210134.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P6210134.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Perhaps rolling around and looking cute'll do the trick...<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P6210135.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P6210135.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />She's just an angel<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P6070107.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P6070107.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />"leave me alone already"<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P6070106.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P6070106.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />"I'm sleeeeeeepiiiiiiing!!"<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P6070105.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P6070105.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Yeah, right.<br /><br /><b>*</b> Store stuffs: Meet Nathan, as I think he aught to be named:<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=130.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/130.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Nathan <i>was</i> one of our kept-for-snake-food rats in the store along with several other rats. Last week there were only him and two other rats left and since I already introduced myself to him I held him again and he snuggled up in my overall's chest pocket to doze off, pop out and scare/delight costumers and pee in the pocket. ANYWAYS, halfway through the shift a man comes and wants two rats for his snake. The bastard insisted I'd get him the rats even after he saw what I had in my pocket and had to be prized off by the other worker in the store, bless his soul. So Nathan's buddies were taken and my little one, having been in my pocket, was saved. <br />The name stems from my father's sensitive and tactful (note the sarcasm) comment about the story that I "made Sophie's choice"....now tell me, is that something to tell a gal like me?<br />Anyways, the day after that I convinced a nice young couple of obvious animal fanatism to take Nathan in as a pet and his life were completely saved ^_^<br /><br />Another friend who kept me company this week is this little cocktail parakeet:<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=134.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/134.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />Luckily, he was considerate enough to not leave any birdly "presents" behind while he stayed where he did. Kind parakeet <3<br /><br /><b>*</b> The hyena project: He doesn't know what to do with ice XXXD it's not in hus <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umwelt">umwelt</a>, the poor baby. he spent the whole hour pacing like he always does with short tiny breaks to check if anything tasty melted off the ice yet and to lick it listlessly for a few minutes. Here's the ice lolly full of goody yum yums for hyenas like fish, whole chicken, canalopes and dates:<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=131.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/131.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />Bears go nutty over these lollies but I guess bears live in places much more prone to ice and snow while the currently more desert-inhabiting striped hyena has a problem wrapping his mind around the concept of nibbling and kicking the ice into melting to release the goody yum yum. Oh well, it's a result and it's a great result too IMO, so I'm pleased.Meirav Rathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11168574094643706626noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368580333463691096.post-8614283905406015462008-06-19T14:38:00.001+03:002008-06-19T14:40:08.566+03:00@_@Five work days + university + zoo experiment + project + university obligations = no life<br /><br />However, I had this to cheer me up:<br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/697797.Brand_New_Monty_Python_Papperbok?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img alt="Brand New Monty Python Papperbok" border="0" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177367246m/697797.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/697797.Brand_New_Monty_Python_Papperbok?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review">Brand New Monty Python Papperbok</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13820.Graham_Chapman">Graham Chapman</a><br/><br/><br /> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24689992?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review"><h3>My review</h3></a><br /> rating: 5 of 5 stars<br/>Very silly.<br /> <br/><br/><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/123169?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review">View all my reviews.</a>Meirav Rathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11168574094643706626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368580333463691096.post-89259074855585236682008-06-14T14:36:00.002+03:002008-06-14T14:38:26.021+03:00Book report<b>*</b> A friend from uni forwarded my cat survey to his friends and they've been sending me back what is now the bulk of the Israeli voice in my survey. Thank you, Zohar!!<br /><br /><b>*</b> Finished <i>The Book Thief</i> and here's the review:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19063.The_Book_Thief?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img alt="The Book Thief" border="0" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167189036m/19063.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19063.The_Book_Thief?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review">The Book Thief</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/11466.Markus_Zusak">Markus Zusak</a><br/><br/><br /> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24045753?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review"><h3>My review</h3></a><br /> rating: 5 of 5 stars<br/>When I started reading this book I thought there was too much kitsch in it but then I told myself I've been reading too much documentry history books that human emotions seem like kitsch to me. Also, Zusak's writing swept me like a tidal wave.<br /><br/><br /><br/>This book really has everything; exact history, two sides of a coin, the whole ugly truth, and a boog plot. Sometimes it's got kitsch history moments but this book wouldn't become so glorified and admired by so many people if it hadn't had some pointless kitsch.<br /><br/><br /><br/>It's a wonderful, captivating read and it's written brilliantly, despite its slight amount of kitsch. I suppose saying it's not a human being narrating the book but death makes it some kind of an excuse to kitsch. I guess.<br /><br/><br /><br/>Still, it's a lovely book as is highly recomended!<br /> <br/><br/><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/123169?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review">View all my reviews.</a><br /><br />Am now reading Francis Wheen's <i>Karl Marx</i>Meirav Rathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11168574094643706626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368580333463691096.post-59411306441028348542008-06-13T16:03:00.004+03:002008-06-21T13:46:58.520+03:00Happiness is....1. A cocktail parakeet on my shoulder, playing with my earring and putting its tiny face into my curls' loops.<br />2. Fluffing up a bunny and having a child-costumer come up to me asking if they can hold it and to quickly and sternly answer "No". <br />3. Doing the same to an annoying screeching teenager girl, who has been running around the store aimlessly babbeling nonsense and responding to animals' natural behavior like only stupid teenaged girls can react when they think being disgusted and amused by whatever looks odd to them is the right and feminine thing to do, and is now standing by the bunny pen with a large sign on it saying 'Do Not Touch the Animals' asking if she can pet the bunny.<br />4. Fondling a rat who, after a long while of sniffing around my hands and shirt, curls up in my palms and goes to sleep.<br /><br />Did I tell you I love my job yet?<br /><br />The hyena project relaxed a bit and now the toy stage is in full force. The bones experiment is done and next week'll be time for the ice lolly test. I enjoyed making the ice lolly (take a small plastic tub, fill it with cut up chicken, sardines, canalopes and dates, fill it with water and put it in the freezer) but I did not enjoy putting it in the freezer. I found a dead sheep there, waiting for consuming; not a pretty sight on the end of a long bunker-like refrigerator, opening a giant bunker-like door and once the clouds of frost dissappear to see the sheep's legs sticking out in odd directions @_@<br /><br />Anyways! Here are some kitty pictures:<br /><br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P6070105.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P6070105.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Muh?<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P6070106.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P6070106.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />You again? What do you want?<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P6070107.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P6070107.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />The biggest toy bone (the one he did not yet consume, BTW) was also a key interest to the fluffers when I let them sniff it around. Scarlett was the most intersted:<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P6080109.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P6080109.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />She was trying to get under it for some strange reason...<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P6080108.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P6080108.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Sam joined in<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P6080110.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P6080110.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P6080116.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P6080116.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />But gave up when Scarlett started showing too much interest. He's a gentleman like that; he'll give her whatever she's interested in even if he's playing with it. The only thing he'll take from her is the food bowl come gushy food time...<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P6080114.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P6080114.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Hopefull much, ne?<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P6080113.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P6080113.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />She tried biting it from every direction<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P6080115.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P6080115.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />She even managed to drag it for a few centimeters...<br /><br />Today I was in the zoology garden doing the last round of the bones test and here are pictures!!<br /><br />This is the predator's compound's yard. Mostly the wolves are in it but the hyena gets to go there once in a while<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P6130118.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P6130118.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />This is the hyena in one part of his cage. The other part is of equal size on the other side of the wall.<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P6130119.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P6130119.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Shiran, who came up with me onto the roof of the wolves & heyna side of the compound, looking glum. I had to take someone up there with me due to security orders...<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P6130120.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P6130120.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />More of the hyena<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P6130122.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P6130122.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Standing in his water pool, he likes sitting there, scratching himself or drinking the water while cooling on them.<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P6130123.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P6130123.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Bones round I. Note the big yellowish bone is the same one Scarlett tried having a go at. Note the changes a hyena can do...<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P6130125.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P6130125.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />And that's it for today, I'll bring pictures of the ice lolly round as well ^_^Meirav Rathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11168574094643706626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368580333463691096.post-74816669123500399382008-06-09T14:39:00.003+03:002008-06-09T14:45:30.442+03:00Yup yup<b>*</b> The cat handling survey's on the roll!! If you wish to participate (which means you have a cat who's willing to be picked up or you frequently meet a cat who does so - like in a family's/friend's house) please email: CatSurvey@windowslive.com with a headline "bloggish" Thank you!<br /><br /><b>*</b> The hyena thing is semi-solved, that is, if the hyena won't destroy all the bones we brought him too fast....<br /><br /><b>*</b> Finished reading <i>A Historical Achievement and its Evolution</i> (BTW, they didn't mis-use the term 'evolution 8D) and here's the newly-made Goodreads review-form thingie:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3317393.A_Historical_Achievement_and_its_Evolution?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img alt="A Historical Achievement and its Evolution" border="0" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1211026966m/3317393.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3317393.A_Historical_Achievement_and_its_Evolution?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review">A Historical Achievement and its Evolution</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1403331.Abigale_Paz_Yeshaiyahu">Abigale Paz-Yeshaiyahu</a><br/><br/><br /> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/22420378?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review"><h3>My review</h3></a><br /> rating: 3 of 5 stars<br/>This is a gathering of many articles dealing with the kibbutz and moshav movements, the political and general history of the two.<br /><br/>A promising book, it managed to be a vewry good and educating book covering history well until it reached topics beyond that of WW2 and beyond. Until then it was extensive, well written, easy to read history and a bit of philosophy. Everything beyond the second world war and the foundation of Israel (including the big Stalin-good-or-bad crisis in the kibbutz movement!) was neglected. The articles became vague and overly sociologistic-politic-centered. Besides one purely economic article about the crumbling of the lesser-successful kibbuts during the 80s, and an article about Ben Gurion's efforts to create education settlements for the new arrivals as Israel was founded, there was nothing historical about anything happening in Israel beyond 1939. <br /><br/>Big, big, GIANT cock-up and a huge mistake in a book which claims to cover the kibbutz and moshav movements from 1900 to <u>1990</u>.<br /> <br/><br/><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/123169?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review">View all my reviews.</a><br /><br />Am now reading: <i>The Book Thief</i> by Markus Zusak<br /><br /><b>*</b> I started putting some old anime-fandom-era treasures up to sale on Ebay and so far the one product I put on is getting quarrled over by two people, good good ^_^Meirav Rathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11168574094643706626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368580333463691096.post-45613768323460636712008-06-06T22:19:00.004+03:002008-06-07T15:42:04.371+03:00*waves smoke away*I got a job! I'm now a proud (and happy) worker in a <b><i><u>PET SHOP</u></b></i> in a neighboring city's mall. Yeah, Couldn't have thought of a better part-time job for me than that, huh? I'M SO HAPPY!! A hissing cockroach walked on me and a tarantula walked on me and a leopard gecko bit me and a budgy walked on me and an ara parrot missed pooping on me and rats smelled me and a siberean hamster yelled at me and *can go on forever* fun fun!!<br /><br />On a different note; the hyena experiment is under a bit of problems. Here's a short video you can sort of make out my mood from:<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lTC2Ihnsrf0&hl=en"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lTC2Ihnsrf0&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Goodnight and happy D-Day anniversary.Meirav Rathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11168574094643706626noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368580333463691096.post-56806384818628410422008-05-28T20:08:00.002+03:002008-05-28T20:11:50.014+03:00Quick Note<b>*</b> Dana has left the animal behavior lab course and I'm therefore alone on the job. Not that I mind; I much prefer working alone rather than having to synchronize everything with other people. Also news on the course is that the martes are making a full use of their enclosure's branches, shelves and various entertainment facilities and despite the fact that they do show some repeatative behavior, they're also doing a whole lot more (only about 10% of what they've been doing was repeatative behavior) while the hyena's spening half an hour pacing without noticing what's going on around him...so the martes are off the topic, but I'll make 'em toys anyways <3<br /><br /><b>*</b> The new Legend chapter is out in my original fiction LJ and FictionPress, go read it.<br /><br />Over and out.Meirav Rathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11168574094643706626noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368580333463691096.post-69921669003646452812008-05-21T11:06:00.002+03:002008-05-21T11:22:42.443+03:00A bit of historyTheres an employment fair in the university today, where various companies spread out their nets for enhgeneers and computer people (believe me, I looked, there's nothing for anyone else in there). Amungst the booths was a booth by Siemens, with the usual bumbling recruitment people and free candy to lure hungry peniless students into the flytrap. I approached one of the <s>salesmen</s> recruitment guys and asked him if he knew Siemens had factories in Auschwitz, Ravensbruck and was a general employer of forced labor and nazification during the second world war, that they actually produced crematoriums for Buchenwald. His answer was, after a small awkward silence, "uh....they don't do that anymore". <br />Yeah, Allies troops can do that to you sometimes...shame, isn't it?<br /><br />Just for further reading, here's Siemens' official declaration of the subject in <a href="http://w4.siemens.de/archiv/en/index.html">their website</a>:<br /><br /><i>From 1933, National Socialist economic policy pursued two primary goals: combating unemployment and “militarization of the German economy.” </i><b>'combating unemployment is a funny way of saying 'firing jews and hiring gentiles</b> <i>A four-year plan was instituted in 1936 to ready the economy and the armed forces for war within the space of a few years. Like other sectors, the electrical industry received an increasing number of orders from public offices and was drawn into the program of war preparations. This development marked the onset of a phase of rapid growth that continued through to the end of World War II</i> <b>So, nazis are good for business, eh?</b><i>. <br /><br />Following its invasion of Poland in 1939, Germany embarked on a gradual transition to a war economy. The state restricted and even prohibited the production of certain civilian goods and requisites, and military conscription led to a widening shortage of labor. </i> <b>gee, you could have solved that by putting women into factories like the US, UK and Soviets did...or you can just put the women in the army, like the soviets, but women in the nazi idea was a baby factory (and the occasional guard dog when needed in camps) but never anything more useful than that...</b> <i>As a result, an increasing number of foreign civilians – men and women – were employed in manufacturing. Initially, they chose to work of their own free will </i> <b>re-writing history, ladies and gentlemen, is not just a Soviet feature; capitalists do it too ^_^</b><i>. Later, though, many were forced into labor. They worked throughout German industry – in the manufacturing sector, in public services, and in agriculture. By the winter of 1941-42, the German economy had become entirely dependent on forced labor. <br /><br />In late 1944, at the height of World War II, Siemens’ total workforce of 244,000 included some 50,000 people who had been put to work against their will. The overall number of men and women who served as forced labor at Siemens during the war years was, however, higher. </i> <b>No actual numbers and the number which do exist, I don't know of a source that can approve them, but that's something that can be checked</b><i><br /><br />During the final years of the war, numerous plants and factories in Berlin and other major cities were destroyed by Allied air raids. To prevent further losses, manufacturing was therefore moved to alternative places and regions not affected by the air war. </i><b>Like Poland? that was before 1944-1945...</b> <i> The goal was to secure continued production of important war-related and everyday goods. According to records, Siemens was operating almost 400 alternative or relocated manufacturing plants at the end of 1944 and in early 1945. <br /><br />Germany’s political, military and economic collapse led to the closure of Siemens’ plants in Berlin on April 20, 1945. By the time the war came to an end, the greater part of Siemens’ buildings and industrial installations had been completely destroyed. The company’s overall losses resulting from World War II amounted to 2.58 billion reichsmarks – four-fifths of its total assets. </i> <b>Makes you cry, doesn't it? I mean, they were at a horrible loss, horrible, you see; they're the victims here, the army <i>used</i> them, the poor things</b>.<br /><br />Ugh.Meirav Rathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11168574094643706626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368580333463691096.post-74386130140787656912008-05-17T15:22:00.003+03:002008-06-14T14:40:43.249+03:00LOL<b>*</b> Tomorrow's invert lab is about flat worms, hooraah!<br /><br /><b>*</b> I gave the nuts at <a href="http://community.livejournal.com/cat_macros">cat_macros</a> a gathering of the best Sam and Scarlett pics and this is what they came up with:<br /><br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=WhatThe.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/WhatThe.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=lightfandango.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/lightfandango.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=digfurther1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/digfurther1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=brakedanse.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/brakedanse.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=Bowling.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/Bowling.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=0001cqdf.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/0001cqdf.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=000erq2r.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/000erq2r.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><b>*</b> Finished reading <i>Salmon of Doubt</i> and here's the Goodreads review:<br /><br />It's a great shame that not only did we lose Douglas Adams as a writer, lecturer, protector of endangered species and funny man in general, but also that The Salmon of Doubt was never completed.<br /><br />This book is a gathering of Adams' interviews, half-made ideas, small stories, lectures, articles and three chapters from his to-be new Drik Gently book. His writing is, as usual, timeless and wonderful, a treasurechest of wit and enlightening little remarks about the world humans in it and the techn...more It's a great shame that not only did we lose Douglas Adams as a writer, lecturer, protector of endangered species and funny man in general, but also that The Salmon of Doubt was never completed.<br /><br />This book is a gathering of Adams' interviews, half-made ideas, small stories, lectures, articles and three chapters from his to-be new Drik Gently book. His writing is, as usual, timeless and wonderful, a treasurechest of wit and enlightening little remarks about the world humans in it and the technology we create.<br /><br />It's a wonderful book and I highly recommend it.<br /><br />Next up: A Historical Achievement and its Evolution by the Ben Guriun institution of Israeli studies. The name alone is a mis-use of the term 'evolution' but I'm being a petty nerd saying that.<br /><br /><b>*</b> And speaking of Goodreads, I've just discovered I can manually type in all the too-local-to-be-on-Amazon books!! That's great, now I can type in all the holocaustic stuff.Meirav Rathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11168574094643706626noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368580333463691096.post-42970464028721038712008-05-12T21:35:00.002+03:002008-05-12T21:38:15.172+03:00Cat crib - UR DOING IT WRONG<a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P5100093.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P5100093.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Sam loves getting under mobile objects and slither around on his belly, at top speed, towards things (mostly people, Scarlett and table legs). This saturday he did it with their new cat tent, usually he does it with his beloved paper bag.<br /><br />Scarlett and the tend. Whenever Sam's having a good time in the tent, she'l get in it and kick him out. She does that with his bowl, too, and with any toy he's playing with. His revenge - come gushi-food time he'll nudge her away from her plate to pig it out (often before he finished his share!)<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P5100094.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P5100094.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />The lovely fluffers<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P5100096.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P5100096.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Sam and his bowl. As you can see, he grew into it a little, the little fluff and blubber lump that he is >.<<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P5100097.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P5100097.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />The glass gives a good view to smeared-curled paws!<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P5100098.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P5100098.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P5100099.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P5100099.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Do any of you long-haired cat owners see these on your cats; curly areas in the middle of the smooth fur? Sam's got these in the fur on the sides of his belly and on the rear of his thighs and they reappear again after we comb him (we do this every day)<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P5100101.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P5100101.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Snuggled up<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P5100102.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P5100102.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Very pleased with his bowl and with existance in general<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P5100103.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P5100103.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Finished reading Darwin's <i>The Expression of the Emotion in Humans and Animals</i>, here's the Goodreads review:<br /><br /> This book is more a historical document than a scientific paper, by today's requirements for scientific documents.<br />Darwing collects here his notes on the expressions of humans with a single chapter about animals and some referrences to monkeys, so the title is highly misleading (it annoyed me, anyways).<br /><br />Despite that, this work is at the root of understanding both human and animal behavior and the three principles of expression are now evidently the base of every modern theory on animal and h...more This book is more a historical document than a scientific paper, by today's requirements for scientific documents.<br />Darwing collects here his notes on the expressions of humans with a single chapter about animals and some referrences to monkeys, so the title is highly misleading (it annoyed me, anyways).<br /><br />Despite that, this work is at the root of understanding both human and animal behavior and the three principles of expression are now evidently the base of every modern theory on animal and human behavior and that, in itself, gives this book a historical value.<br /><br />Darwing depicts his notes on his own children, on various and un-measured sightings of human and animal beahvior (like "I once saw a girl doing ___ " or "my neighbour's dog once ___ ") which nower days would be completely unfit for scientific research. Those were the days, though, and for anyone interested or amused by the development of scientific thinking and research this book is an enjoyable gem.<br /><br />Another historical value this book has is in the fact that, in order to investigate human expression in human societies relatively unexposed and influenced by Eurpoean man, Darwin had a small army of informants at remote Biritsh colonies investigating and reporting of their experiences with the local natives. These informants were judges, policemen, missionaries and wives of various officials. With these times long gone (thankfully), it's a reminder and a documentation of the spirits of the time and the way these far-away cultures, still unchanged at the time, behaved.<br /><br />This book is not an easy read as the english is that of Victorian times and often words that mean one thing to us mean another, when he author is concerned, and the unabridged version hold a lot of repeating and coarse writing that's not for readers who just want an easy book to stare at.<br /><br />Still, it's a good book, and for historians with a love for human studies, it's a good book<br /><br />Am now reading: Douglas Adams' The Salmon of DoubtMeirav Rathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11168574094643706626noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368580333463691096.post-45200747239602901982008-05-08T21:00:00.002+03:002008-05-08T21:19:42.542+03:00Happy birthday, Israel<b>*</b> The second semester started and though the fallen soldiers memorial day and independence day cut two days off the week I managed to experience most of the classes (save for Evolution). So far so good, and here's what we have this time:<br />Microbiology - the prof. of which is a chubby and huggable little Sweedish Chef lookalike who's prone to smiles and staying off boring subjects.<br />Mulecular Biology - lead by a prof who sort of looks like <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Ryan">Christopher </a><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/images/173/ryan.jpg">Ryan </a>with a little more hair. So far, boring as hell, actually, but tolerable.<br />Invertebrates Lab - only had classes so far but it's fun fun fun; lots of cool facts about inverts!<br />Evolution - which I have yet to have a class in but it should be interesting, lead by the last prof who taught us Animal Behavior.<br />Animal Behavior lab - AWESOM!! Hooked up with uni-gang-member Dana to work on steriotypical beharion (a.k.a pacing in our case) in the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Striped_Hyena">striped hyena</a> and <a href="http://">stone martens</a> of the zoology garden. <br /><br /><b>*</b> We're so kicking ass with that animal behavior lab project; we already have the experiment procedures figured out and a plan all ready and that SO impressed the guides and prof, way cool. We're going to make toys so the little beasts won't be bored and neurotic which also contributes to their quality of life ^_^<br /><br /><b>*</b> Today is independence day for Israel and we celebrated by going to Jerusalem's Israel museum and science museum. The first was very nice, had a lovely mini model of Second Temple Jerusalem and the Kumeran scrolls along with some modern art I wasn't bothered with and a show of liberated art stolen from jews by the nazis. <br />The science museum was fun and cool and the exhibition about medicins and drugs had a bit where you can build molecules from beads and bonds and such and I made Alanine in a peptide bond with Cistein. Yes. Nerdy. I know. <br />The first museum also had a <i>fantastic</i> book about crusaders in Israel, their beginning, their various waves of conquest and their way of life and I got it for almost 200 shekels less its original price because the cover was mis-glued to the paper. Luckily, my grandfather worked at a printing house and dad knows a thing or two on fixing these things. Basically, I got an extremely cool book for dirt cheap ^_^<br /><br />Ta ta!Meirav Rathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11168574094643706626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368580333463691096.post-9140309864940750322008-05-02T10:12:00.005+03:002008-05-02T11:09:10.647+03:00It's been ages.....And I have so much to tell...<br /><br /><b>*</b> Test season's over! This tuesday was the last test - Biochemistry - and what a test it was, good lord. Anyone who was asked about it complained about how difficult it was, which is perfectly understandable since the questions were never on the processed and cycles we learned but on teeny, meaningless details and petty things half of which we either heard a tiny bit about in sidenotes or things we were told will not be included in the test....way to go, assholes.<br />So far I'm taking Genetics, Animal Behavior and Anymal Physiology re-takes to improve my score on them and get my average bounced a bit. <br />Microbiology Lab test turned up to be quite the sweetheard; 86%!! first calculative-science test I got such a high score in, and it's got a heavy influence on the average, too, so that's sweet as hon-ey. <br />The next semester starts this sunday, which means I had 4 days to rest, relax and get ready for the new semester....lovely, innit?<br /><br /><b>*</b> A tiny kitten was brought to the public garden/yard/walkway under my building by the cat-feeding-friend in the neighborhood. A cute little energetic male white and ginger fluffball, he stayed around for about two weeks, getting fed and played with by me three times a day (the friend who brought him coming to visit him as well, as well as another cat feeding friend from my building) and three days ago he was seen playing with two young ladies and later appeared no more in the shrubbery where he lived so, though I wasn't around to confirm it, he was adopted. Hopefully the little bugger's found a tolerant home because, as rediculously cute as he was, he had a nasty habit of biting as hard as possible when in a playing fit.<br /><br /><b>*</b> Top celebrate the end of the test season, I joined a two day hike with two faculty friends in the Golan Hights. Though I worked a year in escorting trips and hikes around the country, I never had any hike that was this difficult or with the whole two days' equipment on my back (and, believe me, it makes a difference!) but, my god was it fun!!<br />We took a bus up north to Kiryat Shmone and slept the night there, hitchhiked our way to the start of the trip on the next morning, Making our way down from the middle of the Hermon mountain and surrnounding mountains's ridges, walked about 10 hours from our start point to our nightly resting point. the next day we finished decending the Golan Hights and into the Hulla valley through streams and beautiful, lush green land. It's a good season to hike in the Golan; right after the winter's freezing cold and before the summer sets in and makes everything yellow and dry. I had a ball of a time and traveling with two other nature fans who fawn over insects and other animals and flowers like you's great, great fun.<br />Piccies!!<br /><br />A lovely butterfly we found on the side of the road and chased around like idiots to get good shots of, while trying to keep it off the road. <br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=DSC02800s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/DSC02800s.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=DSC02801s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/DSC02801s.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=DSC02803s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/DSC02803s.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />What a looker.<br /><br />View of the road we decended. We hiked through the various fields and groves and made out way to the little brown buldge you see to the right of the picture which is Kalat Namrud. <br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=DSC02808s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/DSC02808s.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />A tiny turtle we found on our way, chatting with some frogs in a small stream. He had an incredibly long tail!<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=DSC02811s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/DSC02811s.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />If it's hard to spot the insect in the picture, imagine spotting it in life size (even tinier), which Zohar, one of the two guys I hiked with, managed it. The insect was perfectly camoflagued as a piece of drifting seeds the kind that flowers give way. Lovely thing.<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=DSC02813s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/DSC02813s.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Some lovely blooming on a ground-splayed nettle.<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=DSC02817s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/DSC02817s.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />A slightly closer view of Kalat Namrud.<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=DSC02818s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/DSC02818s.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />View up at one of Kalat Namrud fort's guard towers<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=DSC02822s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/DSC02822s.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />The company. To the left is Zohar; a zoology-bound student who works with fresh water insects and hopes to find his niche in nature conservation and find a cute to human over population. To the right is Nativ; a Geography-Biology student who's inclined more towards the biology and hopes to find his spot in ecology. Both guys are quite the expert hikers and came equiped with all the gear, maps ect. <br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=DSC02823s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/DSC02823s.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />A part of the re-built fort at Kalat Namrud. The fort was originally built by the Mamluks a the beginning of the 13th century. After an attempted conquest by crusaders, it was regained by the muslims and renovated lavishly to its current and much larger shape with lots of halls, guard towers and particularly strategic gate (an 'L' shaped entry with a <i>very</i> narrow corridor so as to block any direct horde invasion with horses/spears/whathaveyou which can also be seen in the same-period main gate in the wall around the ancient city of Jerusalem) <br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=DSC02824s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/DSC02824s.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />View at the Hulla valley and some leftovers of the Golan Hights from the fort.<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=DSC02825s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/DSC02825s.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />A carved declaration of glorification to the re-builders of the fort including details about when the fort was rennovated, who was its architect, the sponsor and the area's warlord who settled in the fort.<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=DSC02826s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/DSC02826s.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Yours truely on some scattered rocks in one of the fort's yards. Te climb on that rock cost my left shin some skin....<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=DSC02828s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/DSC02828s.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />The guys on the top of the new castle's guard tower top. It was insanely windy up there as you can see by the wincing Nativ.<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=DSC02831s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/DSC02831s.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />View to the old and original fort.<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=DSC02835s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/DSC02835s.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />A lion carving found in one of the halls. It closely resembles the much earlier Assurian carving of lion hunts and other bragging depictions from the Persian area, IMO anyways.<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=DSC02836s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/DSC02836s.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Over time, one of the lowest halls became filled with water and the cielling collapsed after various earthquakes and now the place's filled with pea soup (not really, but it looks like it, don't it? 8D)<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=DSC02838s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/DSC02838s.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />View at the western wall of the fort, along the line of the new fortification with its guard towers and the older part.<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=DSC02839s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/DSC02839s.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Inside the 'Beautiful Tower', a guard tower with seven arches and a seven-edged pillar in the center, each arch with its medivel firing slit.<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=DSC02840s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/DSC02840s.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Such as this:<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=DSC02841s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/DSC02841s.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />View at the new fort from the old fort tower.<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=DSC02842s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/DSC02842s.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />We almost finished decending from the mountain on which Kalat Namrud was perched and were about to decend more to the Banias river nature reserve on which we had a clear view of (and where I spotted a rather large hyrax, the only one of its kind which I saw in the whole trip) when a grasshopper nymph caught our eye.<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=DSC02845s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/DSC02845s.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />The Bainias fall. Down its stream we found a place to perch and spend the night in the reserve, near a bend in the river, under the tree's canopy. Before we entered the Banias resevre Zohar, who had a lot of work in his lab, left us and the next day was jus me and Native.<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=DSC02846s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/DSC02846s.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />The Banias' trail through the thick bush and forest on the final trail from the Golan to the Hulla.<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=DSC02847s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/DSC02847s.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=DSC02848s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/DSC02848s.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Dragonfly; not just a lovely Fleetwood Mac song.<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=DSC02851s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/DSC02851s.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Some botany.<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=DSC02852s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/DSC02852s.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=DSC02854s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/DSC02854s.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />A trailer we found on a resting point in Shear Yeshuv village at the end of the Bainas resevre. The whole resting stop was full of these mosaic-works; the picnic tables, the various flower pots, some of the floor tiles, quite some work.<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=DSC02856s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/DSC02856s.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Turtles in a small stream by Dafna kibbutz.<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=DSC02857s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/DSC02857s.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />A crab at a smililar stream further down the road.<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=DSC02858s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/DSC02858s.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />View from the edge of one of the kibbutz's fields at the area we hiked a day before. The kibbutz sealed off the thicket at the stream's edge (probably clearing the land to make for agricultural processing), leaving around the stream only a skeletal coverage of the actual stream of the natural wild greenery and broadered it all off with a lowe electric fence against wild boars....the field itself was fenced off so there's no free access for humans nor animals...aren't humans great -_-<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=DSC02859s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/DSC02859s.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />A cock up a tree in a by-the-stream fish restaurant on the Snir stream. We had a bathroom stop there, no dining.<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=DSC02860s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/DSC02860s.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />A small cascade on the Snir stream trail. We took a swim in the stream's freezing cold water (its a melting-snow water stream and the season was early enough for it to be still chilly) which was quite rediculously fun.<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=DSC02862s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/DSC02862s.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />A huge tree on the Snir's stream. Much of the trail there was through the water.<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=DSC02863s.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/DSC02863s.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />And that's that! See you in the next semester....Meirav Rathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11168574094643706626noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368580333463691096.post-19755992154213890472008-04-10T21:22:00.003+03:002008-06-14T14:42:03.009+03:00Stuffs, many stuffs<u>Nerdiness:</u> How bad can it get? Pretty damn bad. You think blowing things up and making shampoo jump is the worst of it? I find this song is disturbing enough to gain a few Super Nerdiness points; The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PCR">PCR</a> Song<br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/x5yPkxCLads&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/x5yPkxCLads&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /><br />I love the black guy who kisses the PCR. Crazy, nutty, nutty geeks. You can find the (nerdy) lyrics <a href="http://webnews.giga.net.tw/article//tw.bbs.literal.lyrics/57405">here</a>. BTW, our lab instructor told us <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kary_Mullis">the guy who invented the damn method</a> had taken some 'reality enhancing substances' before thinking up the idea. The jokes amungst the professors go that the guy's an idiot who happed on the idea, made his money, and returned to his bleak life of not-very-clever semi-scientific decelerations and mindless existence. They say he wasn't the brightest crayon in the box, not the fastest horse on the track, but who cares when the guy's obviously making so many people happy (the nerds that they are...)<br /><br /><u>Tests:</u> Animal Physiology's behind me. It was hard but it was hard for everyone which at least gives me some perspective on how I might have done. Maybe. Genetics results is back with 60%. It's not a fail but it's not a very bright score. Luckily the course isn't very heavy on the average calculations so I'll sign up for a re-take and see how it works up my average and if I'm happy with what I've got I'll not bother taking it again. I didn't have good enough time to practice for it, despite the fact that it was a very hard test that needs proper studying to so I'm not disappointed or anything and it's not a fail so I don't <i>have</i> to take it if I don't want to.<br />But guess what, the Test Analysis course, the one with the professor who snarled at me whenever he's answer my questions? I got 82% in it >.< score! Not so bad at all ^_^<br /><br /><u>TV babble:</u> I'm hooked on The Shield. One of the channels has got it on rather late at night but I don't care; the plot is addictive and the men are H-O-T!! Damn, they're hot. Don't be frightened, I'm not on the brink of another silly period of fangirling idiotism; had quite my fill with that. Still, I can bathe my eyes in the loveliness and relish the plot, ne? <br /><br /><u>Book Report:</u> Finished <i>The Night Watch</i> and enjoyed every minute of it to the (almost) tiniest bit. Here's the Goodreads review:<br /><br />I loved this book. Not just because it was a way-way-<i>way</i> better version of the two movies, but also because it was one of those rare and precious truly novelty fantasy books. <br /><br />Who'd think Evil'd need a license, that Good was bound to paperwork? The powers, super creatures, spells and potions, all are explained carefully, without pompous drama or pathos sticking to human emotions, wants and conflicts.<br /><br />The small tidbits of history, biology, Russian life and modern pop culture only add to the list of loveliness that makes this book and the thought behind it so unique and refreshing from all the tacky Hollywood-like 'magicians, werewolves and vampires, oh my!' fiction and movies out there.<br /><br />The movies do this great plot and writing a great dishonor but they're still fun to watch.<br /><br />Despite the somewhat unsurprising endings of the last of the book's stories, and the slight sense of disappointment, it's still a good book with great writing, exciting and fascinating plots and a lot of work put into it.<br /><br />I highly recommend this book!<br /><br />Am now reading: Charles Darwin <i>The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animal</i><br /><br /><u>Kitty mayhem:</u> I'm in the middle of test season but the cats'll have none of it. So what if I need to concentrate on my studies? So what if my folders have precious paper material in them I'll need whole, without paw prints or scratches? They want attention!!<br /><br />Tell me, who can concentrate with such a thing at the corner of your eye?<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=096.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/096.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />"Forget the cramming; my belleh calls to thee"<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=097.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/097.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=098.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/098.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Striking a pose<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=095.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/095.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />I'm afraid my PostIt note-maker-thingies proof too much of a temptation for the fluffies; they must have them!!<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=102.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/102.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=104.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/104.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=105.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/105.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />"w0t? I'm not doing anything"<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=106.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/106.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=107.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/107.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=109.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/109.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />"Meh, I'm bored, now that you're not squealing to make us stop"<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=108.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/108.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />And this is after the little monster (Sam) got himself soaking wet and leaped on my work table to sit on my notes, looked me deep in the eyes (so I'll take particular note of his existence) and buggered off leaving me with a soaking page, the ink smudged and the highligher smeared....gee, thanks, kiddo.<br /><br />Over and out for today ^_^Meirav Rathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11168574094643706626noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368580333463691096.post-43386830219704627722008-04-05T14:53:00.002+03:002008-04-05T15:11:19.093+03:00Reading list and a book reviewI've noticed that, according to my near-anal strict organization of my books on their shelves, that I have far too many subjects in my book collection than there is in my reading order list. Yes, I read books by a certain order, what of it? So anyways, here's the (new) list which I post here merely for future use by me:<br />1. General history <br />2. Terry Pratchett <br />3. Holocaust <br />4. Fantasy fiction <br />5. Zoology and animal behavior <br />6. Douglas Adams<br />7. Zionism and jewish history<br />8. Historical romance<br />9. Communism <br />10. General fiction <br />11. Churchill' Second World War <br />12. Stephen King <br /><br /><u>Book Report:</u> Ugh, waste of time. Mind you, it was even slimmer than <i>Color of Magic</i> so it took even less time to finish. Here's my Goodreads review:<br /> I can't say I found any use in this book that I haven't found in other books; besides a few tidbits about holocaust denial, and some details about post-war and historical Auschwitz the town there was nothing new in this book.<br />It's the pocket book Auschwitz history, it touches every subject there is to learn about the camp, the guards, the prisoners, the resistance, the factories, everything (besides the great Canada corruption scandal which got Rudolf Hoss kicked out of the place) but in such ...more I can't say I found any use in this book that I haven't found in other books; besides a few tidbits about holocaust denial, and some details about post-war and historical Auschwitz the town there was nothing new in this book.<br />It's the pocket book Auschwitz history, it touches every subject there is to learn about the camp, the guards, the prisoners, the resistance, the factories, everything (besides the great Canada corruption scandal which got Rudolf Hoss kicked out of the place) but in such small details, mere names, dates and numbers.<br />This is dangerous; one of the biggest values tragedies like the holocaust can have to humanity is the education, so history won't repeat itself, but when everything is summarized so quickly and minimalistic ally, how can anything properly educational can come out of it?<br />The first page in the book is a dislodged, mixed up snippets of testimonies (each only a few lines) and that's about the only touch into the human experience of the crimes committed in that camp, when the best way to make people come out of the shock of the horrific details is by seeing human emotions in fellow humans who survived the camp.<br /><br />I don't recommend this book, at all, not for a proper reading<br /><br />Am now reading: Sergei Lukyanenko's <i>The Night Watch</i>Meirav Rathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11168574094643706626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368580333463691096.post-76169183447298448682008-04-03T20:45:00.001+03:002008-04-03T20:46:37.726+03:00Kitties, kitties, kittiesScarlett's been lurking on my books and school stuff cabinet, looking at the bits outside my window so I placed a blankie for her and hey presto! A kitteh perch of much delight ^_^<br /><br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view&current=094.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/094.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />"My new perch, me likie" <br /><br />I placed Sam there for equality (Sam's too fat to jump up there on his own, the poor baby <3) and here is the resulting cuteness:<br /><br />"Cool pad you got there, sista" says Sam<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view&current=086.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/086.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />Any of you ever noticed their cats stretching themselves up walls and other similar places and got the feeling they're using their body's measurements to gauge distances? Sam started doing it and Little Miss Climb, Claw and Jump Everywhere a.k.a Scarlett picked it up from him and now she's everywhere!!<br /><br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view&current=087.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/087.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Destroying the little doll my sister made is obviously more interesting for Scarlett than licking her butt<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view&current=089.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/089.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Calming down a little<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view&current=091.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/091.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view&current=092.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/092.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />That poor bunny doll is doomed when they're around <3<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view&current=093.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/093.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />"Is my pad now, what you want with it?"<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view&current=090.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/090.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />Last night, as my dad was on the balcony with them, Scarlett <i><u>clawed her way up the wall</i></u> trying to get to a moth flying around the balcony light...<br /><br />Felis <i>dramaticus</i> <br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view&current=083.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/083.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />And here's a video! <br />Usually Scarlett's a lot more active with this toy mouse; she'll hug it, bunnyfoot it, bite it etc. But when you stick a camera in a cat's face, he'll be a cat and refuse to cooperate XD<br /><br /><lj-embed id="407"><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/V2t8BT0aGBk&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/V2t8BT0aGBk&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object><br /></lj-embed>Meirav Rathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11168574094643706626noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368580333463691096.post-35090730487960203292008-04-02T13:56:00.002+03:002008-04-02T14:02:37.904+03:00Tests so far and a book report.<u>Tests:</u> Animal Behavior was hard but fair. I hope all the idiots who filled the classroom just because they thought it's a cutsy little course with lots of animal pictures learned a lesson; this is a serious subject, as serious as any of the micro__ and biotechnology subjects *grumblegrumble* I had only three days to properly cramm to it and two out of those I shared with cramming to Genetics so I will not be surprised if my grade will not be as much as I expect of myself. Yet, there is a re-take exam always. <br />Genetics is tomorrow and I hope all will go well. It's the kind of test you can bring anything into (besides the course's book, of course) so I'm arming myself to the teeth with just about anything I can put into the folder. I've finished all 11 practice tests and have marked out which subjects will show me a hard time so I know what to tackle now. It should be alright, if I keep myself levelheaded. Wish me luck!<br /><br /><u>Book Report:</u> Ah, didn't expect to finish this book quite so fast but it is a very slim book, despite its ripe and rich content, and the kind of books which are really hard to put down. Here's my Goodreads review:<br /> Pratchett's first Discworld book, it's an amazingly adventurous, imaginative, exciting, amusing book about a poor failed wizard, Rincewind and the tourist that is the world's trouble-magnet, he's constantly made to look after.<br />If I give you any more plot details I'll spoil you and you really aught to read this book without knowing at all where the plot's going or it'll be just like riding a roller-coaster without feeling gravity; a total bummer.<br />It's not his funniest book, I must add, but it...more Pratchett's first Discworld book, it's an amazingly adventurous, imaginative, exciting, amusing book about a poor failed wizard, Rincewind and the tourist that is the world's trouble-magnet, he's constantly made to look after.<br />If I give you any more plot details I'll spoil you and you really aught to read this book without knowing at all where the plot's going or it'll be just like riding a roller-coaster without feeling gravity; a total bummer.<br />It's not his funniest book, I must add, but it's novelty and it's radical and abundant imagination and fun makes it all worth while. Highly recommended!<br /><br />Next up: Sybille Steinbacher's <i>Auschwitz, A History</i>.Meirav Rathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11168574094643706626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368580333463691096.post-31493439971659181882008-03-28T20:59:00.004+03:002008-03-28T21:05:02.987+03:00The start....and a book report<u>So far on Animal Behavior:</u> I sure do hope one of the lecturers won't ask us the kind of questions he gave us as sample questions in the test. If so then I can only conclude he's hoping we'll earn good grades by cramming and memorizing like parrots, forgetting it all the next day. <br />He's a strange fellow, that lecturer. You know that old hobbit in Lord of the Ring's beginning, the one who frowns sourly at Gandalph as he rides into the Shire, well, whenever I see that prof he frowns at me sourly like that. I swear I've never done a thing against him. <br /><br /><u>So far on Genetics:</u> whoever's writing the tests for this course is either very nerdy or extremely bored. Today I exercised on a story with Popeye and Olive in which I concluded that, according to blood type, Olive's been cheating on Popeye...oh lord, the nerdiness.<br /><br /><u>Book Report:</u> Quite an air of disappointment on Tuchman, really. Here's the report:<br />Tuchman writes well, she obviously knows a great deal of history and can often reach that almost-impossible achievement of historians to both tell as many facts as possible while not overloading. I say 'often' because this book didn't always have this moment.<br />Two things I liked about this book:<br />1. Tuchman's deep familiarity with a <i>very</i> wide range of history topics and times.<br />2. The obviously matriculate and objective, clear way of defining 'folly' by a certain logical and smart definition without getting too emotional and choosing more "hot topic" acts of silliness. <br />Two things I didn't like about this book:<br />1. Despite her great knowledge of the periods she wrote about, she failed to write a proper background of the ruling systems and the climate of the eras she discussed. Trying to understand how corrupt the six popes of the renaissance it'd help to know why the popes has such a control over Rome as if they were the kings (rather than the rulers of the Vatican as they are now...) or who were the French they fought against.<br />2. The chapter about the US in Vietnam was both boring, tedious, overly-detailed and featured Tuchman referring to the Americans as 'us' and 'we' which indicates a lack of objectivity a historian should avoid at all costs.<br /><br />It's an OK book but definitely not the best general history book I've ever read. <br /><br />Am now reading: <i>The Color of Magic</i> by Terry Pratchett.Meirav Rathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11168574094643706626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368580333463691096.post-85805151414934221862008-03-23T15:57:00.003+02:002008-03-23T16:28:37.499+02:00Oh, the nerdinessOur little kitty's too big for his old bowl and has lately been spilling out of it whenever he tried curling up in it (his legs would slip out and his fats would spill out on the rims of the bowl) so we got him a bigger bowl into which, I have no doubt, he'll eat and grow himself into. His father was a 13 kilo little fluff monster so I know he'll end up a biggie like his dad, even if we snip-snipped him. <br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=072.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/072.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Like our dear Clio, Sam also developed a habit of sitting with his ass on my mouse-hand for attention. Only Clio was slim and flexible and quite able to clean her butt, not something I can say about or plump Sam who once in a while needs us to give his rear end a cleaning. We're so lucky he's a raggie or we'd be in hospital by now <3<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=059.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/059.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Last friday friend Guy from the university gang threw a purim party and here are some (shamefully blurry) pictures of the events. I will find better pictures, I promise.<br /><br />Here's Shay dressed as his pet mantis, Menash<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P3210550.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P3210550.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Here's Olga (dressed as a zombie nurse) and her boyfriend (dressed as Clockwork Orange's Alex)<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P3210551.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P3210551.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /> Here are (from left to right) Merav dressed as a chinese thing, Neta dressed as something ambiguous and Dana dressed as a Hawaii girl.<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P3210552.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P3210552.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /> These are Guy (at the back) dressed as last year's math course lecturer who we suspect is actually Count Dracula and Shiran (at the front) dressed as a flying gay deer of some sort.<br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=P3210553.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/P3210553.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />I dressed as a mouse going to sleep. I'll find a picture of it. <br /><br />And now, nerdiness beyond repair, cellphone pictures from various microbiology labs:<br /><br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=073.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/073.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />Creating as buffer was never something I thought would be easy, but it is!! As you can see, this pH stick indicating the exact pH we (me and my lab partner, Guy) wanted to achieve is evidence of such a triumph.<br /><br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=075.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/075.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>These are the E.Coli we planted on our petri plate in the first lab and got to see in the second lab. I took mine home (freaked my lab teacher out a bit) where Scarlett licked it happily due to the agar's attractive smell.<br /><br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=078.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/078.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>3rd lab results as we checked for protein activity rates in various concentrations (I think) then checked to make sure, using a spectrophotometer.<br /> <br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=084.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/084.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>The charting of the results of the 4th lab, where we checked to see how much E.Coli survive on various substrates before we make a plasmid out of them.<br /><br /><a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=058.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/058.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>Handed over my first test this semester (<s>student</s> test season starts next week @_@) for 'Lab and test result analysis' course which had nothing to do with the title. We had a home-test over the weekend the answers to which we were to hand over this morning. Nice picture, eh? Quite pastoral, no? Well, a touch of pastorality before the test season <3 here, have some fluff in bookshelves: <a href="http://s23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/?action=view¤t=076.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b376/MeyRevived/076.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>Meirav Rathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11168574094643706626noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368580333463691096.post-40274019328036440422008-03-15T15:31:00.003+02:002008-03-15T15:37:31.204+02:00Lab report and progress<b>*</b> I hate lab reports. With a vengeance, I do. When I don't get my data for the calculations mixed up because I'm looking at the wrong line in the data sheet I'm getting confused in the calculation itself and when I'm done doing that I have me some confusion while feeding the data to the semi-logarithmic graph I make of it. The semi-logarithmic graph has been made manually, mind you, as requested by the lab staff of babysitting masterants. Ugh, I have semi-logarithmic graphs, yuck yuck yuck!!<br /><br /><b>*</b> Guess what, I'm done with the tests time of the hyrax project!! Hooraah! I did some initial statistic handling and have sent my guide person a heads up so she can send me the testosterone, age and sex sheet stuff. Cool!! All that's left then is further statistical analysis and writing down the paperwork. I've already written down the protocol, so the Tools and Methods bit is done, done done ^_^<br />As for the cat cradling project, me and Prof #2 are trying to get a hold of each other and meet up about reading material for the project. Hopefully I'll manage to get a hold of him this week.Meirav Rathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11168574094643706626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368580333463691096.post-63524473600069529522008-03-12T19:21:00.002+02:002008-03-12T19:29:03.468+02:00Book report and a sweet story<b>*</b> First, the sweet story: The Story of Adam & Eve's Pets <br /><br /><i>Adam and Eve said, 'Lord, when we were in the garden, you walked with us every day. Now we do not see you any more. We are lonesome here, and it is difficult for us to remember how much you love us.'<br /><br />And God said, 'I will create a companion for you that will be with you and who will be a reflection of my love for you, so that you will love me even when you cannot see me. Regardless of how selfish or childish or unlovable you may be, this new companion will accept you as you are and will love you as I do, in spite of yourselves.'<br /><br />And God created a new animal to be a companion for Adam and Eve. And it was a good animal. And God was pleased. And the new animal was pleased to be with Adam and Eve and he wagged his tail. <br /><br />And Adam said, 'Lord, I have already named all the animals in the Kingdom and I cannot think of a name for this new animal.' <br /><br />And God said, 'I have created this new animal to be a reflection of my love for you, his name will be a reflection of my own name, and you will call him DOG.' <br /><br />And Dog lived with Adam and Eve and was a companion to them and loved them. And they were comforted. And God was pleased. And Dog was content and wagged his tail.<br /><br />After a while, it came to pass that an angel came to the Lord and said, 'Lord, Adam and Eve have become filled with pride. They strut and preen like peacocks and they believe they are worthy of adoration. Dog has indeed taught them that they are loved, but perhaps too well.' <br /><br />And God said, 'I will create for them a companion who will be with them and who will see them as they are. The companion will remind them of their limitations, so they will know that they are not always worthy of adoration.'<br /><br />And God created cat to be a companion to Adam and Eve. And Cat would not obey them. And when Adam and Eve gazed into Cat's eyes, they were reminded that they were not the supreme beings. <br /><br />And Adam and Eve learned humility. And they were greatly improved. <br /><br />And God was pleased . . . . . .<br /><br />And Dog was happy. . . . . <br /><br />And Cat didn't give a crap one way or other....</i><br /><br /><b>*</b> Finished Stephen King's <i>Nightmares and <s>LOLerskates</s>Dreamscapes</i> and here's my review:<br />Stephen King lovers, horror lovers, mystery and suspense lovers.<br />review: Stephen King's works should usually be read in small doses, book by book and with a long stretch of time between reading one and the other or the magic somehow fades away.<br />That's usually the case.<br />With this book the magic ended and started again for every story, though some were better than the others (Night Flier, Rainy Season and The Moving Finger being some of those), they were all captivating, pleasant to read and wonderfully written.<br />This book also includes a hindu tale which he merely translated and a Sherlock Holmes story using characters he didn't come up with. These two put a little bit of a damper on a other-than-these book packed with originality and fun.<br />All in all a great book indeed and I highly recommend it<br /><br />Am now reading Barbara Tuchman's <i>The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam</i>Meirav Rathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11168574094643706626noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5368580333463691096.post-687519631693124932008-03-10T22:03:00.004+02:002008-03-10T22:18:54.206+02:00New Legend Chapter, my two cents about humanity, cool science vids<b>*</b> The new Legend chapter is out, many thanks to Nat, Eddie Baby, for beta-ing it. To see the new chapter go to either my original fiction LJ or FictionPress.com.<br /><br /><b>*</b> E.O. Willson says the reason for animal extinction can be summed up as HIPPO. <br />Habitat loss<br />Invading species<br />Pollution<br />Population (of humans)<br />Over-consuming<br />IMO I and the second P are one and the same. We should have never left centeral Africa...<br /><br /><b>*</b> I've been neglecting the Fun Links Time tradition, haven't I? Here's something to make it up for you guys: <a href="http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/03/top-10-amazing.html">Top 10 Amazing Chemistry Videos</a> (and they really are amazing) of course Brainiac's got a foothold there, how couldn't it have? I heard the latest season has my good old friend, Vic Reeves in it instead of the Gorodetsky-like former presenter. Couldn't think of anyone other than Mr Reeves to do this sort of show XD speaking of crack!Meirav Rathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11168574094643706626noreply@blogger.com0