http://www.thegpbkids.com Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:56:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've been slacking on improving my chinese, but I'm determined to get back to that. Today, mike showed me that my macbook had a built in ability to type chinese. Woot. I'll have to show it to my parents. In the mean time, I used my trusty resources to piece ... http://www.thegpbkids.com/2008/11/18/what-does-your-name-mean/ So we had our dept Halloween Party today, and there was a costume contest. 3 of us decided to be a "Ferrous Wheel" because we though it would be very punny (ehehe) with our Fe2+ (ferrous iron). So half an hour before the party, we made big cardboard raindrops with ... http://www.thegpbkids.com/2008/10/31/pmb-halloween-party/ I tried the tablet in photoshop. :) http://www.thegpbkids.com/2008/10/30/me-too/ I bought a little Wacom Bamboo Fun tablet to play around on. It's a little awkward to use right now, but I'm sure it will get more comfortable with time. And hopefully my drawing skills will improve as well. Time to get back to work! http://www.thegpbkids.com/2008/10/30/bamboo-fun/ This short video made me really nostalgic for Berkeley and the College of Natural Resources. This girl looks like she followed a similar routine as me. Class, work at the Botanical Garden, study, hang out. I even recognize the bus driver. Ah memories. http://www.thegpbkids.com/2008/10/29/cnr-nostalgia/ Japanese Maple in Autumn Originally uploaded by ** Krissy ** I miss visiting Portland with Jules. Maybe we should take a trip soon. :) http://www.thegpbkids.com/2008/10/29/japanese-maple-in-autumn/ I've pretty much played every position on the soccer field throughout my life so far. Every position except forward (and I guess keeper, but that doesn't count :). I don't really remember playing much up front. In high school I played defense and midfield. I've played on the sides and ... http://www.thegpbkids.com/2008/10/27/striker/ While a lot of the Netflix recs are pretty good, sometimes they can be very off: While both are good movies, i think they fall into highly divergent categories. http://www.thegpbkids.com/2008/10/17/netflix-recommendations-are-a-bit-off-sometimes/ Frances + James TTD - Times Square + Coney Island from StillMotion on Vimeo. http://www.thegpbkids.com/2008/10/07/frances-james-ttd-times-square-coney-island/ I've had mortars and pestles (m&p) on the brain lately. Probably because I've been using them in lab lately. So Coors (yes, the beer company) also makes great ceramic products for laboratory use. The only types of m&p that I've used in both academic and industrial laboratory settings have been ... http://www.thegpbkids.com/2008/10/04/mortars-and-pestles/