Nurturing a lifelong love of science

"Learning is not a spectator sport," he said. "To really master something, you need to get in there and do it."

Ah, this makes me happy. A rocking idea, class and (shameless) my unca is a part of it. Go Team Science Learnin'.

The new coat is light blue and black tweed, with some pleats like at the bottom, and a belt, and it's FAB. Also got good justification from my mother, who pointed out I should be upgrading my look for my new job.

Nice bag! I need one of those, too.

The house is cleared out now after the Buffista baby shower, but we still have cake. Perfect!

It was very fun and JZ soaked up the socializing like a very dry sponge fallen into the Red Sea.

I went to TJs, no lime popscicles. DAMN!

so frozen cherries were consumed instead. they continue to be one of the best things ever.

I went to TJs, no lime popscicles. DAMN!

We didn't have lime popsicles for the shower, but there was TJ's a plenty. It was pretty much a Trader Joe's buffet line in the kitchen.

Yum! Sounds like a good time.

Oh, I forgot to mention the star sightings of the day: David Cross on a bike and then super stylist Phillip Bloch.

OH! and I remembered to turn on my TV for BB AS! YAY!

msbelle: Don't forget about Big Brother!

I think I said this last year, but: Big Brother is just like Oz. The show, not the place with Dorothy et al. It makes me laugh really hard.

Also, here is what is awesome about Will: He actually doesn't tell anyone anything. It's fucking awesome. Everyone else is always like "Ooh, I swear I won't tell anyone" and then they run ASAP to tell everyone. @@

OMG and PS, I just realized what he's really doing, and it's even more awesome.