A post-doc in my lab got a box of chocolate and now we're betting on World Cup. Winner gets chocolate. Any opinions out there before I jump in? (What? It sounds like fun.)
The server who sold me tea today turned out to be in the course I'm TAing. She's not in my section so I don't know her, but she recognized me from the lectures as "a genetics TA". I don't think I've ever achieved this level of infamy before. Also: some of the students are still having trouble with the concept of meiosis. Us TAs were very unhappy about this.
My parents are planning to come to SD (as in 90% certain) for 4th of July. Somehow, despite of the length of time I've spent living on my known they still feel the need to try to feed me. I'm still trying to work out when I can fly up to SJ in the summer. June's out because I have mice, and I need to plan any time off at least a month ahead of time for them. I was originally planning on August but mom's planning to go out of country some time that month. She's willing to push it later so I can, technically, utilize Labor Day to visit, but I don't know if any of the Lunatics (besides Kate, possibly) will still be around at that point. My parents would like me up there for my birthday, but there are no holidays around that time. At all. So if I actually want enough time off I'll have to add days to a weekend and...well, I'd rather not spend my birthday at the airport so I'm not sure how that goes. Sorry Victoria, I probably won't make it up there before you left. Does anyone else, besides Victoria and Lucy, know their plans this summer?
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heh we're having something similar re: world cup in the asoiaf community except there are no chocolates for the winner, alas. I'm supporting France (I'm sure you have no idea why :P) (well, apart from Nick also because Russia didn't make it to the World Cup this year) but although they're a good team in general I hear they've been sucking this year. Anyway, I don't really know. Pick a team randomly, it can be fun xD Usually it's Europe and Latin America that are good at this sport.
Hmm. Apparently England is really set to win FIFA this time.... though they always are and always lose so... But no this year they're kind of good.
And actually USA played 1-1 today with England so maybe they won't do too badly?
(I would bet on South Korea. But I know next to nothing about the teams.)
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