Recurring Themes in this Blog:

• My Work: doing research in a magnetic materials lab and working towards my Ph.D. in applied physics.


• Friends: see cast of characters above


• Cats and as a corollary


• My fears of becoming a crazy cat lady


• The plight of the female physicist: mostly consisting of venting about the (getting better but still existing) sexist paradigm of the academic system at a post-graduate level and my fears of turning into a "stereotypical female scientist" which is marked by a defensive, "bitchy" nature, poor fashion sense, a judgemental, hardened, alpha-female attitude, and a general lack of sexuality as well as my rage over the perpetuation of these stereotypes by the mostly male members of my field.


• My personal thoughts on books, movies, and sports


• Political opinions. My strongest political causes are: scientific funding, alternative energy sources, furthering embryonic stem cell research and separation between church and state.