So I got this email from my friend Erika from Minnesota...
Welcome to the new edition of getting to know your friends. Okay here's what you're supposed to do, and try not to be lame and spoil the fun! Just copy (not forward) this entire e-mail and paste into a new e-mail that you can send. Change all the answers so that they apply to you. Then send this to a whole bunch of people you know, INCLUDING the person that sent it to you. Some of you may get this several times- that means you have lots of friends.
1. What is your full name now? GVZ
2. What color pants are you wearing? blue jeans
3. What are you listening to right now? people in the computer room
4. What was the last thing you ate? a fruit smoothie from Nero (now my throat hurts)
5. Do you wish on stars? only shooting ones
6. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? fuchsia
7. How is the weather right now? great! No more humidity AND the sun is out!
8. Last person you spoke to on the phone? um... Shruthy called yesterday for Lara and I answered...
9. Do you like the person who sent this to you? Of course, I haven't talked to her for ages though!
10. How old are you today? 22
11. Favorite drink? strawberry daiquiri...
12. Favorite sport? soccer
13. Hair color? brown
14. Siblings? 2 step-brothers
15. Favorite food? milanesa, empanadas, sambayon ice cream...
16. What was the last movie you watched? um, Y tu mama tambien!
17. Favorite day of the year? May 16th and April 23rd
18. What was your favorite toy as a child? Pin y Pon
19. Summer or winter? spring
20. Hugs or kisses? both, together if possible
21. Chocolate or Vanilla? chocolate... belgian chocolate or dark chocolate
22. Do you want your friends to email you back? mais, oui! (yes)
23. Who is most likely to respond? not sure
24. Who is least likely to respond? Erika, cuz she sent it.
25. Living arrangements? Now, flat in london (Until aug 19th).
26. When was the last time you cried? hmm, a couple of weeks ago I think...
27. What is under your bed? three suitcases
28. Who is the friend you have had the longest? Caroli (since we were 3)
29. What did you do last night? watched tv with flatmates, ate dinner, wrote emails, turned off the light, slept
30. Favorite smell? this one perfume that gives me good flashbacks
31. Favorite TV show? um, gosh, it's been a while since I watched anything regularly... The Daily Show on comedy central, I guess.. i just love jon stewart
32. Happy In life? yup
33. What are you afraid of? being alone
34. Plain, buttered or salted popcorn? buttered and salted
35. Favorite car? VW beetle or some BMWs
36. Favorite Flower? daisies, sunflowers... all flowers are wonderful!
37. Number of keys on your key ring? 2
38. How many years at your current job? job??? um, I've been doing research for about a year... but that's been among 3 different labs in 3 different cities... I'm a student, that job's been off and on for like, 20 yrs haha
39. Favorite day of the week? Friday... you've got the whole weekend ahead of you.. but actually, saturdays... I only really dislike sunday nights..
40. What did you do on your last birthday? Celebrated my bday with friends at this one restaurant... but that was on sat... the day of my bday i went to class, went to lab, made dinner (mac and cheese) and had people over, family and my bf.. got some amazing presents, all related to the trip, which was way cool
41. How many cities have you lived in? I think 10...
42. Do you make friends easily? yes
43. How many people will you be sending this to? Many!
Friday, July 29, 2005
Skype craze
Hello everyone! And welcome to the craziness that is Skype... Actually, I love skype, a lot. It lets me talk to Ryan everyday, as long as he's not at work and I don't sleep in, and to my family at home... for free... with a great connection... and it survives the massive firewalls installed at my flat...
But it seems that the craze is worldwide... as I was notified of this great service by my friend Jade, that's in China right now, and Rosemarie, that's in San Diego/Pomona right now... So, if you want to talk to anyone for free, with a good connection, via the internet, download the program at www.skype.com.
Felt I should at least try and tell people, since I got reprimanded from Jade for not telling her about it... Ok, sorry, I didn't know everyone was an internet addict as me... oh, no, I guess people just love to talk for free...
Anyway, it's 11am, at the PAWS room in the lab building (Franklin Wilkins Building), and nothing will commence until 12:30... so in a bit I'll walk over to the Strand campus and take care of some financial matters.
In other news, the mints were a success. Jen and I had a whole one; Lara, Steph, Jill and Lauren all had halves... which halves I will not tell.. hahaha!!! And we are all anxious to see if the pasta is any good... so once I make it, I will inform...
okey dokey... bye bye
G
But it seems that the craze is worldwide... as I was notified of this great service by my friend Jade, that's in China right now, and Rosemarie, that's in San Diego/Pomona right now... So, if you want to talk to anyone for free, with a good connection, via the internet, download the program at www.skype.com.
Felt I should at least try and tell people, since I got reprimanded from Jade for not telling her about it... Ok, sorry, I didn't know everyone was an internet addict as me... oh, no, I guess people just love to talk for free...
Anyway, it's 11am, at the PAWS room in the lab building (Franklin Wilkins Building), and nothing will commence until 12:30... so in a bit I'll walk over to the Strand campus and take care of some financial matters.
In other news, the mints were a success. Jen and I had a whole one; Lara, Steph, Jill and Lauren all had halves... which halves I will not tell.. hahaha!!! And we are all anxious to see if the pasta is any good... so once I make it, I will inform...
okey dokey... bye bye
G
Thursday, July 28, 2005
Peppermint Peckers...
I'm sucking on these mints I got for my bday (a gift from Lisa and Audra) which boosts: "satisfaction plus breath confidence"... they're mints in the shape of a penis... pretty big too... It just broke into pieces, as I write... I forgot I had brought them... I brought them here, as well as my macaroni and cheese, or should I say "MacAweenie & Cheese: The Original Cheese Weenie", bc I would die of shame if I should this to my folks... and I don't think my bf would want to eat it, haha... I've got to show my flatmates... I think they'll be shocked that I have this :P
anyway, today all was well... didn't really do much... Slept at 11pm last night! Woke up at 6am, and didn't take a nap thereafter! Amazing!!
Bought Harry Potter, with the adult cover, bc I think it's the most ridiculous thing ever!!! Here's a pic of the cover (the only thing that's different):
http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/074758110X.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
Here's a pic of the mints: http://www.enjoy.co.uk/prodv/peppermint-peckers/457.html
and a better pic http://www.condomania.com/jump.jsp?itemType=PRODUCT&itemID=417
byyeeee
anyway, today all was well... didn't really do much... Slept at 11pm last night! Woke up at 6am, and didn't take a nap thereafter! Amazing!!
Bought Harry Potter, with the adult cover, bc I think it's the most ridiculous thing ever!!! Here's a pic of the cover (the only thing that's different):
http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/074758110X.02.LZZZZZZZ.jpg
Here's a pic of the mints: http://www.enjoy.co.uk/prodv/peppermint-peckers/457.html
and a better pic http://www.condomania.com/jump.jsp?itemType=PRODUCT&itemID=417
byyeeee
Wednesday, July 27, 2005
This too will pass... in a sad way though (which is a good way)
Yeah, so this is me like a few minutes ago: So, yeah, smiley as always I guess. I actually "dressed up today", which meant actually wearing some color, two pigtails (you can't tell in the pic, so here, let me take a few more).
I got a bit camara happy, oh well.So, life is better. I went to this really cool talk on stem cell research, and actually understood a lot about it. Like, it made sense and I followed him. If I could be a quarter of the scientist this guy is, that would be amazing. Like, he's accomplished so much. Incredible!!! So, I'll look into that type of research, though it's so limited in the states... The guy was american, but working here at King's College. So cool, it's not even funny :)
In similar news, Dr. MAS emailed me a few days ago to tell me the paper we submitted is being accepted with minor changes... I'm listed as an author on it, the last author, mind you... but I'm going to be published! So exciting! My first paper.... I really don't want to say too much until it's actually published, just in case you know... Ahhh, when I found out that I was going to be listed as an author, I was sooo excited. That wasn't the plan originally, as my project got changed so much... but, I guess I did so much work that totally helped the paper (it needed a few more experiments and then resubmitted, so my project was to complete those experiments). So, yeah. I got a lot of experience of it, and the respect of a lot of the Master's students, which was awesome. To be considered as an equal or collegue, and respected as an intelligent scientist, was cool. Can't complain here either, Dr. Knight's really cool, and challenges me to give answers, just as the master's student I'm working with. So, I need to get my act together, if I want to become a good scientist...
Alas, I am sane again!!! Well, now I have another bug, but still... I hope I don't sound to arrogant, now that I'm a bit more confident... :P
Anyways, I've gotten over my bad mood (put some music and had some G time) and now I'll go out to the kitchen, where Lauren is making dinner...
Tchuss
G
A long post...
Hello!
So, I've been procrastinating writing in this blog, I dunno why. I say procrastinating, because during some of my walks I think about what I would like to write about, and then I don't. I started yesterday, after I got home from the lab, but felt lazy... didn't want to write, or clean my room, or anything. So, I started to blog, and decided I should clean, so I did. I'm pretty happy with how my room looks now. I even vacuumed, though I piled papers to be sorted, which I might do today, though i want to go out. So, I was about to clean the bathroom, but then lauren came home, so I decided not to. Meanwhile I was doing something on my computer, and left my door open. So then Lauren came in and read a magazine (it's so funny, he's addicted to these women's magazines... and now he's almost done with them.. so, he's like, we need more men magazines (in an all girl flat?).. so of course I tease him and say, you just say that bc you ran out of cosmo and the such... haha, but Steph to the rescue, has more in her room.
Then, Lauren and Steph came in with their laptops, and we all hung out in my room like geeks... Eating junkfood too. I so didn't feel like making or eating dinner. Then I got a bit of cabin fever, as usual. We made some dinner, had some red wine, and then went to bed... Well, I stayed till 1am, doing nothing basically.
Totally missed Ryan yesterday, started listening to the high fidelity cd he gave me (the 1st one I got from him), so that totally reminds me of him, so that was a bit depressing. And I kept playing mroe songs that reminded me of him, and kept saying, I miss Ryan. Which I think got on lauren's nerves, or at least made him a bit uneasy.
So, today I actually talk to Ryan, and I think 75% of the coversation was me saying I love you, I miss you. To which I think he finally got bored or tired of it, and said, I think we've established that we miss each other. Not in a bad way, he wasn't mean about it. I just think I was so out of it. With my 5hs of sleep, and my weird cabin fever mood. So, yeah, I'll try to be better. As he says, I'll get back home and totally miss London. I know I'm totally going to go through withdrawal. It's so fun here, with the flatmates, the walking, the weird adverts, the mind the gap at the tube stations, looking to the right first when crossing the street, understanding the british with their accents, traveling through Europe, always having somewhere to go, someone to talk to. My flat is so fun, if we're not talking, or eating, we're watching tv or a movie, or playing gin rummy, or cutting up/chopping up food... It's great! And London is so great, with it's double decker buses, and the cute telephone booths (which I use regularly when I phone the states)... Is it odd to say, if Ryan were here I probably wouldn't mind it at all. It's incredible how much I miss him, and how I know things would be so much greater if I could share it with him. Even though I do have a good friend in lauren, and we go everywhere together, which is cool, because alone Europe wouldn't be as much fun... But it's different. Bc in Ryan I have my best friend, my confident, my lover, and the smartest, sweetest, and ''humblest'' guy ever (haha!).
Ok, I'm sure I've passed my let's talk about Ryan limit for this blog, though I doubt he minds it :) I of course don't either.
So, I should go get some lunch, I have one hour to go... But I'm not hungry. Nor do I want a sandwich or salad. But I don't know where else to go that has good food, around here anyways, that's cheap. Plus, I hate eating alone, I really do. And I have no one to share my lunchtime with... If I had alonger lunch, I would either go down to have lunch with lauren, or get some myself by London Bridge (where he works). There's a ton of places there that I know are good and not expensive. I guess I can walk about and find something, or go down to the cafeteria. Or go to that good bakery or something.
Again, lazy griselda doesn't want to.
So, I should be writing about Salzburg/Traunstein/Munich, but I don't feel like it right now. I did love it there! Munich was such a cool city! I've got to but titles in my pics and then send 'em out. Such a great place, though!! I'd like to go back there, and visit Darsau.. and go to Berlin and other cities in Germany. Of course I would like Germany.
Europe is so different than what I envisioned. So much better I think, thugh I expected more from Paris... But I think that's due to my own ignorance. So, I'll have to read up on all these places and go back, and I think I'll get more out of it. I think I'll enjoy Rome, since I did learn a lot of Roman history and mythology when I studied Latin. So, I'm excited. Plus, those are my roots, and from some italians I've met, I gather I'll be nostalgic for Argentina, as they speak with a very similar tone, and are loud and fun... and I might be able to get my favorite ice cream (cross your fingers for me!).
Ok, off to go do something else...
Griselda
So, I've been procrastinating writing in this blog, I dunno why. I say procrastinating, because during some of my walks I think about what I would like to write about, and then I don't. I started yesterday, after I got home from the lab, but felt lazy... didn't want to write, or clean my room, or anything. So, I started to blog, and decided I should clean, so I did. I'm pretty happy with how my room looks now. I even vacuumed, though I piled papers to be sorted, which I might do today, though i want to go out. So, I was about to clean the bathroom, but then lauren came home, so I decided not to. Meanwhile I was doing something on my computer, and left my door open. So then Lauren came in and read a magazine (it's so funny, he's addicted to these women's magazines... and now he's almost done with them.. so, he's like, we need more men magazines (in an all girl flat?).. so of course I tease him and say, you just say that bc you ran out of cosmo and the such... haha, but Steph to the rescue, has more in her room.
Then, Lauren and Steph came in with their laptops, and we all hung out in my room like geeks... Eating junkfood too. I so didn't feel like making or eating dinner. Then I got a bit of cabin fever, as usual. We made some dinner, had some red wine, and then went to bed... Well, I stayed till 1am, doing nothing basically.
Totally missed Ryan yesterday, started listening to the high fidelity cd he gave me (the 1st one I got from him), so that totally reminds me of him, so that was a bit depressing. And I kept playing mroe songs that reminded me of him, and kept saying, I miss Ryan. Which I think got on lauren's nerves, or at least made him a bit uneasy.
So, today I actually talk to Ryan, and I think 75% of the coversation was me saying I love you, I miss you. To which I think he finally got bored or tired of it, and said, I think we've established that we miss each other. Not in a bad way, he wasn't mean about it. I just think I was so out of it. With my 5hs of sleep, and my weird cabin fever mood. So, yeah, I'll try to be better. As he says, I'll get back home and totally miss London. I know I'm totally going to go through withdrawal. It's so fun here, with the flatmates, the walking, the weird adverts, the mind the gap at the tube stations, looking to the right first when crossing the street, understanding the british with their accents, traveling through Europe, always having somewhere to go, someone to talk to. My flat is so fun, if we're not talking, or eating, we're watching tv or a movie, or playing gin rummy, or cutting up/chopping up food... It's great! And London is so great, with it's double decker buses, and the cute telephone booths (which I use regularly when I phone the states)... Is it odd to say, if Ryan were here I probably wouldn't mind it at all. It's incredible how much I miss him, and how I know things would be so much greater if I could share it with him. Even though I do have a good friend in lauren, and we go everywhere together, which is cool, because alone Europe wouldn't be as much fun... But it's different. Bc in Ryan I have my best friend, my confident, my lover, and the smartest, sweetest, and ''humblest'' guy ever (haha!).
Ok, I'm sure I've passed my let's talk about Ryan limit for this blog, though I doubt he minds it :) I of course don't either.
So, I should go get some lunch, I have one hour to go... But I'm not hungry. Nor do I want a sandwich or salad. But I don't know where else to go that has good food, around here anyways, that's cheap. Plus, I hate eating alone, I really do. And I have no one to share my lunchtime with... If I had alonger lunch, I would either go down to have lunch with lauren, or get some myself by London Bridge (where he works). There's a ton of places there that I know are good and not expensive. I guess I can walk about and find something, or go down to the cafeteria. Or go to that good bakery or something.
Again, lazy griselda doesn't want to.
So, I should be writing about Salzburg/Traunstein/Munich, but I don't feel like it right now. I did love it there! Munich was such a cool city! I've got to but titles in my pics and then send 'em out. Such a great place, though!! I'd like to go back there, and visit Darsau.. and go to Berlin and other cities in Germany. Of course I would like Germany.
Europe is so different than what I envisioned. So much better I think, thugh I expected more from Paris... But I think that's due to my own ignorance. So, I'll have to read up on all these places and go back, and I think I'll get more out of it. I think I'll enjoy Rome, since I did learn a lot of Roman history and mythology when I studied Latin. So, I'm excited. Plus, those are my roots, and from some italians I've met, I gather I'll be nostalgic for Argentina, as they speak with a very similar tone, and are loud and fun... and I might be able to get my favorite ice cream (cross your fingers for me!).
Ok, off to go do something else...
Griselda
Thursday, July 21, 2005
Randy...
Hello!!!
So, here I am... it's 12:15... took a nap in the afternoon... that's why I'm still sane... Though I had a bit to drink and was quite amusing to people, to myself as well... fun times, kind of... want to go out!!! But, I'll do that this weekend... Salzburg here I come!!
Could not get Ryan out of my head today... Which is not a bad thing... however, I have to wait one more month to see him, so it really drives me nuts, you know? Like, I want him here now!! Which, of course, is not possible... But I want to hug him, and kiss him, and talk to him for hours, and hold his hand... and hear his laugh... so, I compromised and called him at 3pm, when I got out of lab... and heard his real voice, not the skype-mutated version... so, that was nice... he's so wonderful, and amazing... and succesful... I just love him sooo much!!!!!!!! Can't wait until August... and then Florida in September...
ah, I'm just crazy in love today...
So here's an image of the Eiffel Tower, to go with the theme of love I guess....
haha, there's Lauren on the left doing something silly....
I miss Ryan....
ok, now, I'm off to bed....
Goodnight!!!!!!!!
Gris
So, here I am... it's 12:15... took a nap in the afternoon... that's why I'm still sane... Though I had a bit to drink and was quite amusing to people, to myself as well... fun times, kind of... want to go out!!! But, I'll do that this weekend... Salzburg here I come!!
Could not get Ryan out of my head today... Which is not a bad thing... however, I have to wait one more month to see him, so it really drives me nuts, you know? Like, I want him here now!! Which, of course, is not possible... But I want to hug him, and kiss him, and talk to him for hours, and hold his hand... and hear his laugh... so, I compromised and called him at 3pm, when I got out of lab... and heard his real voice, not the skype-mutated version... so, that was nice... he's so wonderful, and amazing... and succesful... I just love him sooo much!!!!!!!! Can't wait until August... and then Florida in September...
ah, I'm just crazy in love today...
So here's an image of the Eiffel Tower, to go with the theme of love I guess....
haha, there's Lauren on the left doing something silly....
I miss Ryan....
ok, now, I'm off to bed....
Goodnight!!!!!!!!
Gris
Wednesday, July 20, 2005
Going to Germany on Friday !!!!
Hello!!!
So, it's 23:31, and I promise I'll go to sleep at midnight, because I desperately want 6hs of sleep.
So, I figured out that today I guess I did look different... I didn't wash my hair and I put it in a ponytail, and I guess it looked nice and my hair looked darker... anyway, that's so odd, you know? I think I was probably paler due to the lack of sleep as well.... Anyway, my flatmates told me that I did look different.... and I told them about the random men talking to me and gawking at me... only a few, and older people, as usual (really creepy, really)...
Ok, I need to go to sleep in a little while!!!
Anyway, so I get to the kitchen (we live at the kitchen)... wanting to go out... but Lauren didn't want to, and I was tired... and a bit irritated... and he was reading a Cosmo, and flips it over... then I flip it over to reveal something to the extent of how to touch a naked man... to which we laughed a lot... and then we were going to read some of the tips out loud.... and I randomly picked one... and then realized I could not read that aloud! Some... seem hard to maneuver... only for coordinated people I guess...
Ok, one clock says midnight the other 5 till.... hmmm...
I get distracted...
GOing to Germany on Friday... I have a relative that lives there. I'm sooo excited... One weekend France, the other Germany... in a few Rome, Italy... and in the middle England!!! I'm so stoked...
Anyways, off to try to get to bed!!!!!
Oh, I just wanted to add that I think I came off to strong before... I actually got to talk about some of the things with Lauren and Dora... they were actually cool and listened! I really do like everyone here... I just get irritated a bit... which is a bit weird, I'm usually more tolerable of people...
I miss Ryan :( One more month and I'm back in his arms!!!!!!!! Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeyyyyyyyyyyy!!!
Ok, goodnight!
Grichu
PS: Feliz dia del amigo!!!!!!!
PS2: And here's me at L'Arc de Triomphe (I hope I spelled that right!)
So, it's 23:31, and I promise I'll go to sleep at midnight, because I desperately want 6hs of sleep.
So, I figured out that today I guess I did look different... I didn't wash my hair and I put it in a ponytail, and I guess it looked nice and my hair looked darker... anyway, that's so odd, you know? I think I was probably paler due to the lack of sleep as well.... Anyway, my flatmates told me that I did look different.... and I told them about the random men talking to me and gawking at me... only a few, and older people, as usual (really creepy, really)...
Ok, I need to go to sleep in a little while!!!
Anyway, so I get to the kitchen (we live at the kitchen)... wanting to go out... but Lauren didn't want to, and I was tired... and a bit irritated... and he was reading a Cosmo, and flips it over... then I flip it over to reveal something to the extent of how to touch a naked man... to which we laughed a lot... and then we were going to read some of the tips out loud.... and I randomly picked one... and then realized I could not read that aloud! Some... seem hard to maneuver... only for coordinated people I guess...
Ok, one clock says midnight the other 5 till.... hmmm...
I get distracted...
GOing to Germany on Friday... I have a relative that lives there. I'm sooo excited... One weekend France, the other Germany... in a few Rome, Italy... and in the middle England!!! I'm so stoked...
Anyways, off to try to get to bed!!!!!
Oh, I just wanted to add that I think I came off to strong before... I actually got to talk about some of the things with Lauren and Dora... they were actually cool and listened! I really do like everyone here... I just get irritated a bit... which is a bit weird, I'm usually more tolerable of people...
I miss Ryan :( One more month and I'm back in his arms!!!!!!!! Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeyyyyyyyyyyy!!!
Ok, goodnight!
Grichu
PS: Feliz dia del amigo!!!!!!!
PS2: And here's me at L'Arc de Triomphe (I hope I spelled that right!)
Tuesday, July 19, 2005
Weird day
Hey....
So, today was weird... Slept really few hours, stayed up for no reason at all... Talked to Ryan at 6am... went back to sleep until 8:50am... Took a bath, cleaned the bathroom... had breakfast, made lunch.... Jen and Steph and Lauren had breakfast with me... I always feel like I'm the one listening and not the one talking... and I wanted to share a bit of my thoughts today... I was quite upset actually... but no one cared... those that do are too far away I guess...
Anyway, I've gotta be back in the lab in like 10 min..
Wore my Eiffel Tower earings today... and I got all these random men talking to me and gawking... and I'm thinking, ok, seriously, earrings don't make that much of a difference. I didn't even wash my hair today... I guess since I was kind of upset I was just walking with my head up and processing stuff... I guess ignorance does it for some people, I dunno... it was weird...
That's probably the last thing Ryan wants to hear, eh.. DOn't worry,no cute English guys... on that note (of stuff RYan doesn't wanna hear... and I say it now bc I forget to tell him things... mostly bc it's so early in the morning that my brain has trouble rebooting)... anyway, so Lauren and I spend a lot of time together (and Ryan knows he doesn't have to worry about Lauren)... so, after spending one month with someone, you get to know them. I don't really have to much patience for Lauren, I really don't. I have a few reasons why not, but they're not really that important, nor are they obvious reasons. I don't mind the obviousness of the situation, just little things... Anyway, so now everyone says we act like an old married couple... which I think is mostly because I have less patience for him now, and don't mind bickering... I dunno, it drives me nuts that they say that, because stuff like this always happens when you spend way too much time together... I think I got along better with Diana last year in Minnesota than with Lauren... But see, she was a real friend. We totally clicked, and she listened to me and cared and stuff... And no, I don't like girls... we just became really good friends, on the same page. I really do miss her, though she'll be in NY for her PhD, and if I can get in to a school on the East coast that would be great! And I'd be closer to her.
Ahh, I miss Diana :P haha
Ahh, gotta go...
Grichu
So, today was weird... Slept really few hours, stayed up for no reason at all... Talked to Ryan at 6am... went back to sleep until 8:50am... Took a bath, cleaned the bathroom... had breakfast, made lunch.... Jen and Steph and Lauren had breakfast with me... I always feel like I'm the one listening and not the one talking... and I wanted to share a bit of my thoughts today... I was quite upset actually... but no one cared... those that do are too far away I guess...
Anyway, I've gotta be back in the lab in like 10 min..
Wore my Eiffel Tower earings today... and I got all these random men talking to me and gawking... and I'm thinking, ok, seriously, earrings don't make that much of a difference. I didn't even wash my hair today... I guess since I was kind of upset I was just walking with my head up and processing stuff... I guess ignorance does it for some people, I dunno... it was weird...
That's probably the last thing Ryan wants to hear, eh.. DOn't worry,no cute English guys... on that note (of stuff RYan doesn't wanna hear... and I say it now bc I forget to tell him things... mostly bc it's so early in the morning that my brain has trouble rebooting)... anyway, so Lauren and I spend a lot of time together (and Ryan knows he doesn't have to worry about Lauren)... so, after spending one month with someone, you get to know them. I don't really have to much patience for Lauren, I really don't. I have a few reasons why not, but they're not really that important, nor are they obvious reasons. I don't mind the obviousness of the situation, just little things... Anyway, so now everyone says we act like an old married couple... which I think is mostly because I have less patience for him now, and don't mind bickering... I dunno, it drives me nuts that they say that, because stuff like this always happens when you spend way too much time together... I think I got along better with Diana last year in Minnesota than with Lauren... But see, she was a real friend. We totally clicked, and she listened to me and cared and stuff... And no, I don't like girls... we just became really good friends, on the same page. I really do miss her, though she'll be in NY for her PhD, and if I can get in to a school on the East coast that would be great! And I'd be closer to her.
Ahh, I miss Diana :P haha
Ahh, gotta go...
Grichu
Wow, I have more than one reader!
Wow, amazing... I actually had two people post a comment... and neither was Ryan!!!
So, a note to them:
Marie: you're on the web too :) Ah, us internet folk...
James: yeah, I'm not as inspired to write as you are...
Ok, off to bed...
Goodnight...
G
PS: Got back from paris last night... soooo exciting!!!!!!!!
So, a note to them:
Marie: you're on the web too :) Ah, us internet folk...
James: yeah, I'm not as inspired to write as you are...
Ok, off to bed...
Goodnight...
G
PS: Got back from paris last night... soooo exciting!!!!!!!!
Friday, July 08, 2005
Thursday, July 07, 2005
Stressed out..
Hi...
So, yeah, I was fine... and about 20min ago, after I ate and relaxed a bit, I got totally tense...
It's been a really long day...
So, I wake up at 6am to talk to sweet Ryan... to find out he had had a miserable day because of this email I sent him, sharing this weird experience after the research symposium... which I don't want to delve into... so, I'm trying to get him to get rid of his horrible impression of me... (ah, the sound of ambulances in the background..) trying to make him remember how much I love him, and how I would never do anything to hurt him, not knowingly anyways. I just can't get into this right now... probably should just drop it anyways... water under the bridge, as ryan says..
and then... I find out about these explosions, which are thought to be terrorist attacks... here in London... one of them three stops from where I'm at..
I just feel a bit disconcerted and sad... I dunno, it's really weird... I'm just so tired and fragile right now... I can't really stand much...
It was so.... I called Ryan and he seemed so concerned on the phone... so scared, I guess. Which, is totally understandable... because the thought of losing him is too much for me to bear at any moment... He didn't go into work until like 10 (left his house at 9am)... which means he was distraught...and I was ok... not even really near anything... but close enough I guess... So, maybe tomorrow I'll be able to talk more about it... I thought it would be cathartic to write it... but I'm just so confused and tired... and trying to relax right now... Had to leave the kitchen and rest a bit, though they were watching almost famous... I just couldn't handle anything.
It was really odd.. More so because I was fine until then.
Yeah, so here's some idea of what the distances between the explosions and where I'm at are... So, they were all across the Thames River...
Anyway, feeling a bit more relaxed now...... So yeah, adventures in England...
I'll write more another day.
Until then.....
Cheers!
G
So, yeah, I was fine... and about 20min ago, after I ate and relaxed a bit, I got totally tense...
It's been a really long day...
So, I wake up at 6am to talk to sweet Ryan... to find out he had had a miserable day because of this email I sent him, sharing this weird experience after the research symposium... which I don't want to delve into... so, I'm trying to get him to get rid of his horrible impression of me... (ah, the sound of ambulances in the background..) trying to make him remember how much I love him, and how I would never do anything to hurt him, not knowingly anyways. I just can't get into this right now... probably should just drop it anyways... water under the bridge, as ryan says..
and then... I find out about these explosions, which are thought to be terrorist attacks... here in London... one of them three stops from where I'm at..
I just feel a bit disconcerted and sad... I dunno, it's really weird... I'm just so tired and fragile right now... I can't really stand much...
It was so.... I called Ryan and he seemed so concerned on the phone... so scared, I guess. Which, is totally understandable... because the thought of losing him is too much for me to bear at any moment... He didn't go into work until like 10 (left his house at 9am)... which means he was distraught...and I was ok... not even really near anything... but close enough I guess... So, maybe tomorrow I'll be able to talk more about it... I thought it would be cathartic to write it... but I'm just so confused and tired... and trying to relax right now... Had to leave the kitchen and rest a bit, though they were watching almost famous... I just couldn't handle anything.
It was really odd.. More so because I was fine until then.
Yeah, so here's some idea of what the distances between the explosions and where I'm at are... So, they were all across the Thames River...
Anyway, feeling a bit more relaxed now...... So yeah, adventures in England...
I'll write more another day.
Until then.....
Cheers!
G
London attack
Hello!
So, incredibly, there were some explosions here in London today... so I feel the need to write something about it... I'll insert some exerpts from an email I wrote to Ryan...
"So, here I am, on my lunch break, between Western Blot stuff... andthis craziness about... There are rumors that AlQaeda is behindthis... I'm not sure, of course, and am hooked on BBC either via internet or via TV. I cannot believe all of this is happening here.It's such a shame, the amount of people involved... It was during rushhour, which means loads of people on every form of transportation...Everyone's trying to get as much information as possible... and thoseof us in the lab are trying to do so while getting labwork done.It seemed like a normal day... I talked to Ryan via Skype then took an hour nap, took a quick shower and had breakfast. Made lunch (a sandwich), and it was 9:45am, watched some TV (Frasier andWill and Grace) and it became 10:15am... I was running late! So I rushed out, forgetting my sandwich. Contemplated taking the tube or the bus, but figured that would take longer. Plus, I've mastered the short cut to the lab... As I'm walking I see like three ambulances and police rush by me, towards the same place it seemed. So, I get to the lab,and ask Adrian what's going on... that there were some explosions, on the tube and on a bus... and then I found it all out...Pretty scary stuff...But, I'm okay. "
So many attacks that I've "witnessed" in my lifetime... The AMIA attack in Argentina, 9/11, now this... and so many more smaller ones. Kind of horrible, the times we're living in... when terrorist attacks are becoming more normal...
Anyway...
That's all for right now... 7/7/05
Griselda
So, incredibly, there were some explosions here in London today... so I feel the need to write something about it... I'll insert some exerpts from an email I wrote to Ryan...
"So, here I am, on my lunch break, between Western Blot stuff... andthis craziness about... There are rumors that AlQaeda is behindthis... I'm not sure, of course, and am hooked on BBC either via internet or via TV. I cannot believe all of this is happening here.It's such a shame, the amount of people involved... It was during rushhour, which means loads of people on every form of transportation...Everyone's trying to get as much information as possible... and thoseof us in the lab are trying to do so while getting labwork done.It seemed like a normal day... I talked to Ryan via Skype then took an hour nap, took a quick shower and had breakfast. Made lunch (a sandwich), and it was 9:45am, watched some TV (Frasier andWill and Grace) and it became 10:15am... I was running late! So I rushed out, forgetting my sandwich. Contemplated taking the tube or the bus, but figured that would take longer. Plus, I've mastered the short cut to the lab... As I'm walking I see like three ambulances and police rush by me, towards the same place it seemed. So, I get to the lab,and ask Adrian what's going on... that there were some explosions, on the tube and on a bus... and then I found it all out...Pretty scary stuff...But, I'm okay. "
So many attacks that I've "witnessed" in my lifetime... The AMIA attack in Argentina, 9/11, now this... and so many more smaller ones. Kind of horrible, the times we're living in... when terrorist attacks are becoming more normal...
Anyway...
That's all for right now... 7/7/05
Griselda
London, England...
Hi!!!
So, I've been in London for over 2 weeks now... kind of odd, I know... very exciting though... So, I'll speak more about all of this later...
For now, I'm off to bed.
Goodnight!!
and good afternoon Californians...
G
So, I've been in London for over 2 weeks now... kind of odd, I know... very exciting though... So, I'll speak more about all of this later...
For now, I'm off to bed.
Goodnight!!
and good afternoon Californians...
G
Wednesday, July 06, 2005
The sweetest man in the world... and he's mine!!
So, here are snip-bits of an email from my wonderful boyfriend... I hope he doesn't get too embarrassed... Then again, he's the only one that reads this blog (I think)...
I love you Ryan!!!!!!!!!!
Griselda,
Seeing you today was like the first light upon the horizon in the earliest of morning. Your beauty is like the light, radiating forth and cutting through the darkness that is my emptiness without you. For those few moments, you were closer, closer than you had been when we were just emailing, or IMing, or even speaking. There you were, just as pretty, funny, wonderful and amazing as I remember. Im sorry if I was a bit quite earlier, perhaps I couldn't quite find the words to describe how I felt.
I Love You, perhaps one day I'll find the words to explain it to is full extent.
T - Tentative - There are a lot of big decisions coming up, i.e. graduate schools, moving, testing, amonst other less looming, but nevertheless important. It's important to move ahead, not slowly, but cautiously, and more so, always forward. We will need to make many of these decisions together, and I look forward to preparing our futures to become our future.
W - Wishful - When you wish upon a star...Well I know what I'd wish for...and what if I wish upon an interstellar collision with a meteor...does that count as double?
Z - Zeal - Defined as "ardor: a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)" I think you understand the 'person' ascribed in the definition. You are the most amazing woman I have ever known. You continue to fascinate and scintillate. I love you so much, and am so completely head over heels in love with you.
I love you, now and in the future, 4everNAlways
Ryan
I love you Ryan!!!!!!!!!!
Griselda,
Seeing you today was like the first light upon the horizon in the earliest of morning. Your beauty is like the light, radiating forth and cutting through the darkness that is my emptiness without you. For those few moments, you were closer, closer than you had been when we were just emailing, or IMing, or even speaking. There you were, just as pretty, funny, wonderful and amazing as I remember. Im sorry if I was a bit quite earlier, perhaps I couldn't quite find the words to describe how I felt.
I Love You, perhaps one day I'll find the words to explain it to is full extent.
T - Tentative - There are a lot of big decisions coming up, i.e. graduate schools, moving, testing, amonst other less looming, but nevertheless important. It's important to move ahead, not slowly, but cautiously, and more so, always forward. We will need to make many of these decisions together, and I look forward to preparing our futures to become our future.
W - Wishful - When you wish upon a star...Well I know what I'd wish for...and what if I wish upon an interstellar collision with a meteor...does that count as double?
Z - Zeal - Defined as "ardor: a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)" I think you understand the 'person' ascribed in the definition. You are the most amazing woman I have ever known. You continue to fascinate and scintillate. I love you so much, and am so completely head over heels in love with you.
I love you, now and in the future, 4everNAlways
Ryan
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