Decoration, Epilogue

Viola! Now you understand why I don't put up a tree, I would have to start the decorating in June :)

The Coffee Table
A blogger asked me last night where I bought my coffee table. Well, I didn't. Its makeshift. The 'base' consists of four pedestals I got from an internet store. They were white concrete until one afternoon, in a fit of artistic insanity, I took a paintbrush and 7 colors to them. The 'top' is an old oak-framed mirror I've been dragging around with me since the 80's. Instead of stuffing it under the bed (yet again, since it weighs 75 pounds requiring 4 molly bolts in a stud) I took some paint to it too. Poof, its a coffee table.


Dating
I've been reluctant to write anything about dating, since I'm having mixed feelings about the whole thing. It doesn't have much to do with the people I have been seeing, they are actually solid on most levels. But the reality is that I will likely have to leave Dallas this time next year to pursue the new career. I don't have a problem with it, since when I date I don't expect that it will necessarily lead anywhere. But I seem to be in the minority with that thinking.

I've been up-front with the moving thing and at least the words coming back to me are 'thats cool, we'll see how it goes'. But I rarely listen to words, I read people's body language and whats in their eyes. What I read consistently is disappointment, which makes me feel awkward. Dating is supposed to be fun, isn't it? This is also contrary to my other friends who are dating to find THE ONE and consistently find people only wanting something more casual. Maybe I should propose a switch :)



Two of my lesbian friends are hounding me to meet yet another because 'we know you two will become the best of friends'. Right, that is why they keep going over the physical characteristics of this person, because that is something that leads to 'best friends'. LOL, do I look like I'm 12? I finally caved in just so they would ease up on the daily calls. We were supposed to meet last night but I pulled the weather trump card (see above). Fortunately it met with total agreement. We rescheduled but I hope this won't be another disappointed face.

Anyway, I'm babbling ... moving on ...

Fall '05 Wrap Up

• Biochemistry A
• Bioinformatics A
• Data Mining A
• Cell Biology A

I don't normally care too much about grades, its more the content I'm going after. But I found out today after talking to a colleague at MD Anderson that if I expect to be involved in Cancer or HIV research, I should be concerned about them, particularly at any facility involved in academics. OK, I will be concerned now. He went on to say that some places will not consider you if your GPA is under a 3.8. OK, now I will be more than concerned. Sheesh, brutal cutoff, its almost like med school, I hope he was kidding but he's a hard read on the phone.