I'm helping!!!

I'm helping Nathan write his papers right now. Nathan's had a bit of a hard time getting to work, so I implemented my love for violence and punching to motivate him to start. I told him (as he perused facebook with glazed over eyes) that I would punch him every 5 seconds until he got to work. I then sat in a chair behind his chair and counted down "Five, four, three, two, PUNCH!" and punched his arm. Don't worry, I was gentle, I didn't bruise the precious little peach. "Five, four, three, two, PUNCH! Five, four, three, two, JAB! {poke in the rib} Five, four, three, two, CHOP! {karate chop to the arm} Five, four, three, two, TAP {smacked the top of his forehead}" Needless to say, he's now working. Hooray ME!!!

Side note: He was so cute and twitchy with fear as he got to work. Man, I'm a good wife!

Look at him go!

Blog on facebook (A.K.A. The story of the raccoon)

I've just uploaded my blog on facebook, and am curious to see if facebook will automatically import new blog posts. So this is my test run, but I might as well tell an interesting story while I'm at it.

Nathan and I live above a raccoon...or, a raccoon lives below us. There's a crawlspace under our apartment, and some ingenious raccoon discovered how to get in there about a year ago. He/she has been our little rabid friend every since. He/she (that's getting old, so lets name the raccoon Dragon)...Dragon typically lives under our bathtub. Quite disconcerting when you're showering, let me tell you. But sometimes in the middle of the night, Dragon will crawl under our bedroom and scratch at the walls. Last night was the worst. Dragon, or maybe one of Dragon's rodent friends (i.e., rats) was chewing at the drywall and trying to home invasion us. It was pretty terrifying to wake up to at 4 in the morning. Because of this breach of our cohabitation contract, I've had to call the apartment company about Dragon. Frankly, this situation has gone on for far too long, so I won't be too sad to see Dragon go. Plus it will be nice to have a full night's sleep sans wild animal attack.

As much as I'd like to believe Dragon is like this cute little fella


He's probably more like this big dude.


Goodbye, Dragon friend.

Presentation time, booyah!

Today is the day of my big fMRI presentation. Well, not "big" per se, but presentation is true enough. I'm still a bit nervous, but I practiced a few times last night, ran through it with my advisor and got his feedback this morning, and have practiced it a few more times on my own. So now I'm feeling ok. It will not be phenomenal, but it will be pretty good.

I wonder what a presentation by Chuck Norris would be like...

"Chuck Norris is currently suing NBC, claiming Law and Order are trademarked names for his left and right legs."

"Scientists have estimated that the energy given off during the Big Bang is roughly equal to 1CNRhK (Chuck Norris Roundhouse Kick)"

"Chuck Norris counted to infinity - twice."

"Contrary to popular belief, America is not a democracy, it is a Chucktatorship."

"A Chuck Norris-delivered Roundhouse Kick is the preferred method of execution in 16 states."

"Chuck Norris doesnt shave; he kicks himself in the face. The only thing that can cut Chuck Norris is Chuck Norris."

For more on Chuck Norris, visit chucknorrisfacts.com .

Fact: Chuck Norris was the best man at my uncle Kenny's wedding.