Run and Tumble

Diary of a bug farmer

Another sign

Wednesday, September 9th, 2009

What’s it mean that since I didn’t have to do any post-lecture note reduction, I decided to look through the stacks and journals, and considered that a treat?

I’m a bug farmer now

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

Tonight’s lab was a nice change after my disappointment with my performance during the intro to microscopy lab.
It was the standard ‘learn how to mix media, pour a plate, and swab something’ lab. I’ve read about it a dozen times, but one of the great things about taking classes is that I actually [...]

First run, or is it a tumble?

Saturday, August 15th, 2009

Microbiology fascinates me.  I blame it on Cholera and Wikipedia.
A year and a half ago, Cholera came up in unrelated conversations multiple times.  When a topic keeps reappearing, I go to wikipedia and read.  80 browser tabs and an amazon purchase of The Ghost Map and I was hooked.
My appetite only increased with my reading. I [...]