LEO

LEOPARD | LEOTARD. Sorry gals and lads! Been extremely lazy on the blogosphere, which means very adventurous in life the past week. Between petting stingrays at the STL Zoo and floating with my fellow graduating seniors down the Meramac River, these exciting events have left me pooped at the end of each day. It's ironic that I'm finding less time and energy to update after school's out versus during stressful exam weeks. Here are some old pictures featuring my faux fur leopard coat from Forever 21 ($10 on sale). It's really strange to strut around in the middle of the Midwest in broad daylight sporting this, so I usually reserve it for the occasional night out. Maybe it'll get some use while strolling through Soulard tomorrow night. Still, I feel self-conscious because even though this is obviously fake fur, it still gives off the idea that I think it's okay to wear animal fur, which I do not. Happy weekending, y'all! 4 days til graduation !!?

Readers - do you think it's okay to wear faux fur?

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Pandamonium

The Problem with Pandas - by Melissa Gable

I came across this gem while browsing Urban Outfitters today. I like this art so much and want my own 13x13 print to mount, frame, and hang up in my apartment during med school. A girl's got to gotta have a good laugh every now and then to stay sane. Don't judge my whack sense of humour :P This brings a whole new meaning to "Pandaphilia," eh? Yeah I know this is what you expected when you came here for the first time ...

Neuro final in a day. Study study study study! Then done with college :O

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Supermoon Saturday Snapshots

Photography: JJ and me

THE AVENGERS !!! If you have not gotten your butt to a movie theatre yet, do so because this was 2.5 hours of in-your-face pure awesome. The actors were phenom (everyone loves some Robert Downey Jr and Chris Evans, right?), comedic relief right on the spot, and interesting plot quirks ("ohhhh it all makes sense now") for those who have watched paid attention to all the Marvel movies. Not to worry - I have friends who haven't seen anything besides Ironman and they thoroughly enjoyed and followed the film. Stay after both end credits for two extra scenes.

Also, tonight is the SUPERMOON, the biggest moon this year. It's 15,300 miles (24,600 km) closer to Earth than usual and shining white and bright. Makes me want to track things in the woods by moonlight all folklore-style. Here are some photos JJ took with his mad cam skills (confession: I'm still having trouble figuring out where all my buttons are, let alone using them in manual T__T)

Went to Starbucks to study in an Express denim romper from Goodwill ($3 baby). It was well over 90 degrees and humid today, so lots of sweat was involved. Fear not, half off Frappucino Week is here (May 4-13, 3-5 PM) and we got a hugeee Mocha Cookie Crumble frappucino for free for JJ's bday. Will be there at the crack of dawn to hustle for a good table and get some neuro studying on, full throttle. Found some interesting things at Urban Outfitters too like flamingo flats and a studded fanny pack (nerd meets rocker - awesome). Picasa and Flickr codes don't like each other. After two hours of tinkering with code ... kthxbai

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I Met Bill Nye the Science Guy

Photography: me 

INERTIA IS A PROPERTY OF MATTER. You know your life is complete when Bill Nye the Science Guy approves your research thesis. Swank! Today Bill Nye came to speak at the renaming of our Geology building after some rich family who donated. It was in the midst of finals but tons of people still came, and there was standing room only for the screen broadcasting his speech from the auditorium. He is super adorable and such an entertainer. Sporting his iconic red tie but not his powder blue lab coat (he's grown out of that), Bill looked a bit older and more refined. "Change the WORLD!" I remember watching him as a kid and starting my roots in science. I owe a lot of what I've accomplished so far to him! He used to work at Boeing and studied as an engineer but what brought him to fame was his passion and quirky TV personality. That was a moment of affirmation for me - over the next few years in med school I need something fun to hold onto, so I'm packing this blog to bring with me :)

They had this thing catered to the teeth. Candy painted to look like space rocks, star and moon-shaped croissant sandwiches, chocolate martinis, a pink chocolate fondue fountain, what what our graduation better be half this good! Whoever organized this did such a creative job, the waiters were all very friendly, and the "adults" didn't chew us out for stalking him all over the building. There were food and drinks on every floor and at the top a live jazz band swooned the crowd. The earth and planetary sciences are so underrated at WashU. As a kid I also really liked learning about rocks and minerals and grew a bunch of crystals at home and for science fairs. Scoping out the building led me to pastel fluorite, fossils, and even glow in the dark stones that looked like they were splattered with neon graffiti. Awesome.

I felt bad that we all stalked him everywhere as he was trying to tour the place. Basically he just got his soda and we started tightening the circle like little zombies. But no shame! YOLO and Bill Nye has been our generation of science geeks' idol forever.

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Fish Tacos in SD

SAN DIEGO SNAPSHOTS. What did I do after pulling an almost all-nighter in the bio library for my first last-semester final, napping on sofa chairs with my legs flopping off the edge? Oh, nothing, just watch a crap ton of America's Next Top Model and Jenna Marbles on Youtube. It's funny how motivation to not sleep flees the scene when there's studying to be done but after the test, all the energy reappears and this is why I'm still up trying not to break my blogging chain (6 days and counting). Meanwhile, check out this sweet feature Kitty Cotten surprised me with as I scrolled through my feed. This girl knows how to design  graphically pretty and embellish photographs. Thank ya :)

Homigah I'm graduating college in two weeks. Two weeks until my friends disperse all around the world and move onto the next chapters of their lives. Two weeks until sweating in our emerald robes and crying when it hits us. Two weeks til San Diego - you and I are going to do this summer right. These are old snapshots of when JJ and I went to explore downtown and the Gaslamp District last Thanksgiving Break, mmm fish tacos. Can't wait to meet up with local blogger faves and learn how to surf!

P.S. It's raining fire in St. Louis. 90 degrees every day for the next two weeks, probably lost 5 lbs today to sweat. Dipped my legs into the dorm pool and indulged in an ice cold Coke. *snap* *gulp gulp* ahhhhh ....

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