Long road of Thesis work

I started my graduate research a little different then most. I did not have a goal or a main subject focus. All I knew is that I loved going to sea and performing mind exercising research. I have a very analytical mind and analytical chemistry fits me perfectly but what was I going to try and focus on to gain my much needed masters degree in chemistry? A master is about the lowest degree a scientist can have in this day and age if you want to control your place in the work force. I know that I need some kind of control.

I tried the cubical job for a year and just about lost my mind, so I knew that I had to keep myself in a dynamic environment (my mind does not like to rest). A lab would be good but could get old, field work is great but a field worker get paid dirt and a PhD usually looses touch with the rest of the world. So the best answer that I could come up with is to stay in education for as long as possible. This doesn't mean that I would have to be a student the whole time I was in the university system... I could be a technician to the professor that I have been studying under.

How did I get here?...more later

Syracuse University: Archbold Gym

This has nothing to do with my current status in life or with my thesis, but it does have to do with daily occurrence. I love working out, I am crazy for it. I would rather hit the gym then do anything else (in the realm of daily activities). Well… the gym that I have access to is Archbold gymnasium on Syracuse universities campus. The only reason that I go to this un-air-conditioned, under-equipped, messy gym is due to the fact that it is free for students of the Environmental Science School (ESF). The reason for this blog entry is to express my shear hatred for spoiled rich kids parents. Yes, THE PARENTS.
It is pretty typical for someone’s upbringing to come out in everything that they do. In this case I am talking about the complete disregard of these children (rich 18-25 year olds can rarely be called adults) in respect to other people. “Gym etiquette” is more important than daily social etiquette due to the level of danger that can be easily avoided when courtesy and patience is applied. The way these virtues are applied in the gym is through replacing weights in the correct location so that people are not tripping over them and smashing there hands between them. Don't hover over machines forever when someone is waiting for it. Don't walk in front of someone while they are using the mirror to evaluate there form. Don't leave weights on bars and machines no matter how short of time you are or how many people you think can lift it. One rule covers all of this; be courteous and observant of everything around you, and not that girls ass on the squat machine in front of you.

BlackBerry's?

I am back for a few minutes. I know many may know that I am going insane writing my thesis and this would be why I have neglected my blog for way too long, but I thought that I would take a few seconds and say a few words.

I finally broke down and replaced my very fun Nokia football phone (3300) it was hard to part because it is an mp3 player, with a full QWERTY keyboard and mp3 ringtones. But it lacked in the good calendar, quality screen, easy email, addressbook and other cool things that you get in a PDA. I really have wanted to carry a PDA to help keep track of the cool people that I meet around the world but I really didn't want to carry a phone and a PDA. That would really suck. So I have been looking for a decent sized PDA phone. They don't really exist. The closest one I could find that fit the small form factor and the PDA functions was the new BlackBerry 7100g. It only lacks in a couple things that I really wanted but can easily deal without. A camera, picture ID, MP3 player and extra memory. But the size is perfect and the screen is great.

So the real reason that I am writing this is not to tell you all about the purchase of a new phone but to give a link to the only good website I have found that gives decent information on these things. It is BlackBerryCool.com. There is lots of great information for those of you looking to buy a BlackBerry, improve your BlackBerry skills, and even program new applications. Check it out.