tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90464916247205243282024-03-18T22:36:16.262-05:00Every Little Happy & Strange ThingRita Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10233059435915469815noreply@blogger.comBlogger264125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046491624720524328.post-72627651182065578222013-11-03T04:53:00.002-06:002013-11-03T04:53:57.544-06:00昆蟲和植物撞名為什麼植物學家和昆蟲學家不事先溝通講好?<br />
教授說因為植物和動物的分類是不同的系統,可是分類學家不是應該讓人們(或至少生物學家)方便、清楚,避免重複嗎? <br />
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<br />Rita Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10233059435915469815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046491624720524328.post-80691508892699632192013-10-28T21:27:00.001-05:002013-11-03T04:54:13.044-06:00紫色洋金花<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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今天我穿著我的紫色洋金花(Datura metel)的萬聖節裝扮上了一整天的課。念過植物學的人看得出來我是某種茄科植物。有些人猜錯,以為我是牽牛花(這個是另外一科的)。<br />
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Ethnobotany的老師愛死我的裝扮了。她猜是Brugmansia(木曼陀羅),我說不是,但非常接近了!經我一番提示,Brugmansia花往下開,什麼往上開?她終於猜對了。<br />
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植物分類學教授一看到我就說,"You are a Datura." 呵,薑還是老的辣!不過聽說今年只有兩個學生(包括我)萬聖節裝扮成植物,大家怎麼這麼不給教授面子?Rita Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10233059435915469815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046491624720524328.post-38632795144445077152013-10-08T00:51:00.003-05:002013-10-08T00:58:03.934-05:00CrayfishMy ecology class went on a field trip to sample invertebrates in Otter Creek. It was tons of fun! I got too excited with all the insect nymphs and larvae that we caught under the rocks. There were also many crayfish. It was my first time capturing crayfish with hands. I found they don't really pinch. It might be because the crayfish we caught were not very big.<br />
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The other species we found include mayfly, stonefly, caddisfly, dobsonfly, snail, and midges; they indicate that Otter Creek has good water. Well, too bad that we had to release them afterwards so I didn't have crayfish for dinner. I didn't have the chance to take a picture, so here's a picture from the Internet to show you what a crayfish looks like.<br />
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<br />Rita Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10233059435915469815noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046491624720524328.post-14418163396951085742013-09-28T23:23:00.002-05:002013-11-03T04:54:51.636-06:00剛開始看怪異,看久了可愛的龍膽上次在植物園的戶外教學,我看到一些長著怪異紫色花苞的植物,問TA,TA說不知道是什麼。(照片不是我拍的)<br />
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回家查資料發現是龍膽的一種,bottle gentian (Gentiana andrewii),紫色的是花,不只是花苞。Wisconsin有紫的和白的近似種,紫的較常見,兩種還會雜交。我們很幸運地遇到它的開花期(8-10月)。緊閉的花瓣其實是植物的詭計,因為蜜蜂必須擠進去取花蜜,難免弄得滿身花粉!<br />
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<br />Rita Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10233059435915469815noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046491624720524328.post-23513408267676170522013-09-19T18:40:00.000-05:002013-09-19T21:04:34.806-05:00If I Have a Garden (Psychoactive Plants That I Want to Own)If I have a garden, those are some beautiful or useful legal psychoactive plants that I'd love to have. I hope all of them will still be legal when I get a garden. (Of course I'd love some illegal ones too, but they are illegal.)<br />
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1. <i>Datura spp. </i>(angel's trumpet; jimson weed)<span id="goog_37992738"></span><br />
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Major active chemicals: atropine, scopolamine (anticholinergic deliriant)<br />
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2. <i>Papaver spp.</i> (poppy)<br />
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Major active chemical: morphine (analgesic)<br />
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3. <i>Echinopsis peruviana</i> (Peruvian torch cactus)<br />
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Major active chemical: mescaline (psychedelic)<br />
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4. <i>Nicotiana spp.</i> (tobacco)<br />
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Major active chemical: nicotine (stimulant??)<br />
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5. <i>Ipomoea tricolor</i> (morning glory)<br />
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Major active chemical: ergine (aka LSA, psychedelic)<br />
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6. <i>Passiflora spp.</i> (passion flower)<br />
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Major active chemicals: chrysin and other flavones (sedative), harman (MAOI)<br />
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7. <i>Psychotria viridis</i><br />
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Major active chemical: DMT (psychedelic)<br />
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8. <i>Coffea spp.</i> (coffee tree)<br />
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Major active chemical: caffeine (stimulant)<br />
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9. <i>Scutellaria spp.</i> (skullcap)<br />
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Major active chemicals: baicalein and other flavones (sedative)<br />
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<br />Rita Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10233059435915469815noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046491624720524328.post-80088352542300557162013-06-08T18:04:00.000-05:002013-06-08T18:40:52.792-05:00兔子還敢吃嗎?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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這是我以前留下來的和最近種的花:從一年級陪我到現在的和平百合,去年種的非洲菫、red prayer和lipstick plant,今年種的新幾內亞鳳仙、菊花、變葉草、香菜、和泰國辣椒。<br />
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兔子不吃番茄樹,因為有微毒性。番茄苗本來好好的,最近快死了,不知是生病還是前一陣子天天下雨被淹死了?讓我心疼不已。家附近野兔、松鼠多,不停地破壞我的小花園。先是謀殺了常春藤,今天早上我又氣急敗壞地發現泰國辣椒半顆不見了。難道兔子不覺得辣嗎?和平百合、鳳仙、和其他的植物也不時慘遭毒手,這些鼠輩好像就算不吃,也喜歡把葉子啃幾口,拉扯到地上,或是亂挖盆栽裡的培養土。</div>
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我決定把菊花送給Madison Children's Museum,不然那一盆永遠都沒機會長大,一長葉子就被兔子吃掉。我今天去市場抱了一個曼陀羅花(Datura)回來。市場也有賣白花,這一個是淡紫花復辦,還有古怪的香味。跟台灣花是向下垂的品種不一樣,它的花是向上長的。<br />
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希望這棵可以長大,開很多花,最好還結一些種子讓我留下來。還敢吃?毒死你,要不然就享受Datura有名的精神錯亂幻覺吧!Rita Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10233059435915469815noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046491624720524328.post-37040062211228682432013-06-08T17:03:00.001-05:002013-06-08T17:21:10.364-05:00My First ScholarshipMe at the Undergraduate Award Ceremony (May 9, 2013) receiving my Hilldale Award (the first scholarship in my life), with the chancellor, Mr. David Ward. I received the scholarship for my research project on the <i>Manduca </i>juvenile hormone binding protein.<br />
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Rita Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10233059435915469815noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046491624720524328.post-13292303983554113782013-06-01T00:00:00.000-05:002013-06-08T17:33:07.249-05:00The Two Assumptions of Heritability StudiesEvolution cannot occur without at least some traits being heritable. Heritability is a measure of parent-offspring resemblance; so a trait with high heritability has a high genetic component to it, right?<br />
No.<br />
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This is one strange and paradoxical thing about heredity studies: heritability is defined as something specific to a certain population in certain circumstances. It is neither a property of an individual nor a property of a trait.<br />
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In parent-offspring correlation studies, heritability is simply the slope that measures the resemblance between the average trait value of the two parents and the trait value of the offspring. In twin studies, heritability is the correlation between the trait values of the twins.<br />
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From my reading about scientific and philosophical articles on heritability, I figured that two assumptions are implied in those studies without even being mentioned:<br />
(1) Parents and offspring always resemble, instead of differ from, each other. (In other word, the slope of heritability on the parent-offspring graph is always positive.)<br />
(2) Heritability can never equal to zero. This is because of how the math works out. Heritability is a correlation: a covariance over the product of two standard deviations. Covariances and standard deviations are always positive numbers.<br />
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Think about it: pick any measurable trait, its heritability will be a non-zero positive number, even if in reality it does not have genetic component. So what does heritability really tell us?<br />
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What would our evolution looks like if parents and offspring always tend to differ, not resemble, each other? Would we evolve backwards? Within one generation, the evolutionary response in the offspring will shift in the opposite direction as the selective pressure; however, the response will be cancelled in the grand-offspring generation under the same selective pressure. Just thinking about this weird scenario gave me a giggle fit in my philosophy-biology class.Rita Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10233059435915469815noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046491624720524328.post-21160660023278075062013-05-21T16:29:00.001-05:002013-05-21T21:31:14.735-05:00Dumpling Making (Chinese New Year)<span style="font-size: small;">I posted those photos on Facebook, but they could only be seemed by group members so I'm posting them here so other people can see them. Those are not all the photos, though.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">February 16, 2013: Chinese New Year celebration - dumpling making with oSTEM</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">It took a long time just to cut the pork and the cabbage.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">We enjoyed it. One of the girls said, there is not a thing we added in the dumpling that I don't like.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I was so prepared in my Chinese shirt. I was teaching ancient Chinese secret! LOL</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I think he really had fun chopping the pork.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Good arm exercise. :D</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">"My mind just had a little imploding (when I saw how a dumpling is folded)," he said.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">It was so delicious! I was so happy and proud! :D</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I let them try different sauces. I had soy sauce, white vinegar, sesame oil, chili oil, and spicy bean sauce. They love it, even the spicy bean sauce. It must be a very different taste to them.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">She was vegetarian, so she made a batch of vegetarian dumplings.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">I think dumpling making is a great New Year tradition to carry on, isn't it?</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span>Rita Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10233059435915469815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046491624720524328.post-17570533874589801432013-04-04T19:41:00.002-05:002013-04-04T19:41:53.587-05:00Interview at Madison Children's MuseumThe manager of the Rooftop of Madison Children's Museum interviewed me. She liked the fact that I love insects and I come from Taiwan. Interested in ethnobotany and indigenous agriculture, she hoped to hear about what vegetables and herbs Taiwanese people grow and eat. She also hoped that I could help take care of their cockroaches and meal-worms, and start a cricket culture; so the animals living on Rooftop will have food source, and children can look at those insects. I think it meant that she gladly accepted me as the summer volunteer, so I'll be going to Children's Museum one morning 9 to 1 o'clock per week to help take care of their garden, animals, and play with children!<br />
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Growing Food and Sustainability, after reviewing my application for their summer paid internship, said they were impressed by my application and wanted to interview me soon. I hope the interview will go well. I think one of the greatest things university taught me is bettering my BS ability. I wrote so much for the application but I already forgot what I wrote!Rita Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10233059435915469815noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046491624720524328.post-25820214393666962492013-04-04T19:21:00.001-05:002013-04-04T19:21:39.102-05:00Dysdera crocataI found a medium-sized spider in my house. At first, I was a bit alarmed because I didn't know if this red- and ivory-colored spider with big fangs was poisonous. I checked online and found it's a <i>Dysdera crocata</i>, commonly known as the woodlouse spider. It feeds exclusively on woodlice and its big fangs are used to grab and pierce through the exoskeleton of woodlice! Luckily this spider doesn't cause problems to humans. When I tried to find it again, it was gone, probably went hiding somewhere in my house. It was a pretty spider!<br />
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<br />Rita Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10233059435915469815noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046491624720524328.post-79298187272185060282013-03-14T01:30:00.000-05:002013-03-14T09:26:21.853-05:00Newspaper Banned My Comic and Audience's ReactionAfter publishing two of my comic stripes, the Daily Cardinal, a
student-run newspaper, made a sudden decision that they could not
publish <i>Molecules I Have Known and Loved</i>. The release of MIHKAL
ended without receiving reader complaints or objection. Several people
expressed their disappointment or anger after hearing my apology that
MIHKAL was banned.<br />
<br />
The Daily Cardinal staff said they were very
concerned about depicting dangerous drugs, such as Speed, as cartoon
characters. I was very excited to see my works published, but I
understand that not all people can tolerate drug-related topics. My
comical depiction can be easily interpreted by some people as advocacy
for drugs. Here I'm saying again that the intention of my comic is
neither promoting nor against recreational drugs. I'm more frustrated
with the editors' inconsistency - granting me the opportunity then
taking it away within a month.<br />
<br />
Professor W. noted that there is
always phobia of drugs in the society. He saw the outcome as
discouraging but understandable. My lab professor did not see a good
potential in MIHKAL as a comic series, but said it surprised him that
the Daily Cardinal, well-known on campus for their liberal and
undaunting attitude, turned it away.<br />
<br />
Other people deemed the
newspaper editors' decision as narrow-minded. They understood that
MIHKAL is meant to be a humorous take-on of the subject. My current
classmate S. K. thought newspapers should publish controversial materials
to promote the diversity and freedom of expression. A post doc
in philosophy and a physics faculty said it was "ridiculous", because
Speed whom was blamed is just a comic character. People who do drugs
would have done them anyways, regardless if they read my comic. The
faculty said with disbelief that the Daily Cardinal, which publishes
offensive and controversial things all the time, including articles that
teach people how to have sex, would reject such funny and artistic
work.<br />
<br />
Some faculties felt sorry for losing an opportunity to
educate the public. C. D., a research fellow specialized in
sedative-hypnotics, wrote in a message that "they clearly did not get
the scope of [the] comic" and that people just can't make rational
judgement on certain topics. The physics faculty imagined MIHKAL would
be very informative, which could potentially help reduce drug-related
problems in the society. "The problem is we don't talk about it," she
said.<br />
<br />
A few people thought the newspaper should never publish
such material. Perhaps with some misunderstanding, Professor G. said,
not unhappily, "[The comic] suggests that you [the author] took and
enjoyed those drugs. I was surprised that the newspaper agreed to
publish it." <br />
<br />
Despite people's divergent opinions, they agreed
that the quality of my art is good. I've got a feeling that this is not
the end of this incident. The Daily Cardinal staff said they still hoped
my art to be a part of their paper and wanted to discuss with me,
though with hesitation and possibly denial. Two of my friends eagerly
wanted to see MIHKAL published on paper and volunteered to show my
online samples to the city-based newspaper office.<br />
<br />
So far I'm
happy with just doing a web-based comic series and sharing it with my
dear friends and professors. It should be a work enjoyed by people who
do drugs as well as people who don't. In fact, I've received positive
responses from both kinds of people. I'm also getting prepared to be
notorious if I'm determined to deal with this subject in long-term. This
is definitely not the end of MIHKAL. It just got started. Rita Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10233059435915469815noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046491624720524328.post-39224807976661872392013-02-11T21:47:00.000-06:002013-02-11T21:48:19.872-06:00Standardization of production and purification of Manduca hemolymph JHBP (Abstract)The abstract of my research project for applying the Hilldale award (my project hasn't have a result and conclusion). Many students have attempted on this project and didn't work out a desirable yield of rJHBP. If my future work is anything useful, the results will contribute to the scientific community. It's kind of hard to believe I'm doing it. <br />
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Rita Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10233059435915469815noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046491624720524328.post-35189278517641030412013-02-08T12:04:00.000-06:002013-02-09T01:23:16.988-06:00History Professor<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Just thought of how long I haven't been doodling in class. My history of science professor.Rita Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10233059435915469815noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046491624720524328.post-27507604974201441752013-02-08T00:58:00.000-06:002013-02-08T01:16:56.016-06:00好幸福之火腿蛋炒飯這禮拜每天睡眠不足,上統計學課一直打瞌睡。我想可能是拿到$3000的獎學金的希望讓我撐著,哈!<br />
在Facebook上看到以前的一個高中同學居然晚餐吃電鍋蒸一整顆花菜加三粒魚丸和白飯加鹽;據她本人說不是人吃的。回家做了高麗菜火腿蛋炒飯,把冰箱裡放了一星期快凍成冰米磚的飯用掉,果然飯(美國米比較乾)炒一炒又復活了。一邊吃著這道簡單的家常菜一邊覺得自己好幸福。<br />
今天在廁所撿到某人遺失的學生證和駕照。在用iPad通信的幫助之下,兩小時內順利將證件交還給主人。我想她一定很著急,幫助同學找回遺失的東西感覺真好。 <br />
話說學校報社的漫畫版編輯姓Moriarty,每次他寄信來,寄件者都是Moriarty。雖然前面的名字不一樣,我每次看到還是很想笑。<br />
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Rita Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10233059435915469815noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046491624720524328.post-17349853305764901942013-02-01T00:03:00.002-06:002013-02-01T00:32:15.604-06:00Student OrganizationsI'm excited! There are some student organizations that sound very interesting. Some of them are old; some are new. I'll try my best to see which ones I could continue participating. <br />
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Besides continuing going to AHA and oSTEM, there's a new group called electronic music production. The group leader is a DJ and people there are all EDM lovers, who may or may not know how to produce music on a computer. Though the majority are male. I don't know how much time I could actually devote into trying the sound manipulation software, but I go there to make friends (lots of dubstep, house, and trance-lovers), and at least learn about the terminology, so I can understand people's conversation on electronic music production.<br />
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There is another group that doesn't have meetings, but the leader will arrange you to pair up with a woman in Kenya. Those women are poor people who are learning sewing as a living and English as the second language. Their English might be good or very elementary. If just writing a letter to a person once every few days or few weeks is helping a poor person with limited resources to learn, that sounds like something I'd love to do.<br />
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I visited the International Socialist Organization's meeting today. I was curious, and people there seemed to have some interesting ideas and debates. They were friendly too. I might stop by some time during the semester.<br />
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There's a Cheese Club that meets every three weeks. They teach you about cheese varieties and let you taste samples. Sadly it conflicts with my other meetings. Oh and the Cyclist Club. It sounds awesome to ride bike with people around Madison for the sake of exercising and relaxing. I could get to know some other parts of Madison too. Of course, we'll have to wait until the weather gets better.Rita Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10233059435915469815noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046491624720524328.post-19196915031609269462013-01-28T23:57:00.003-06:002013-01-29T00:43:23.319-06:00Crazy StartIt's the second week of school. I already have homework piled up and a bunch of books to read. Isn't that crazy? I slept too less last night, spent the free period between classes to read The Origin of Species, got back home and insisted not to sleep until midnight.<br />
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I'm happy with the history of science and philosophy biology classes I chose. Although they require more readings than straight science classes, the content is interesting and the instructors are knowledgeable and friendly. I've got an official reason to read The Origin of Species.<br />
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I haven't got exercise so I'm stiff, but I'm so tired that I don't feel anything. I want ice-cream and going to sleep. A paper is due after tomorrow. At least I have ice-cream now.<br />
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(Surprisingly, it has been raining heavily at night in Madison in the past two days. The snow has melted because of the rain.) Rita Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10233059435915469815noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046491624720524328.post-14642309103512401972013-01-23T01:08:00.000-06:002013-01-23T01:10:59.885-06:00The OpioidsI thought I was going to draw more psychedelic molecules during the vacation, but ended up finishing the four opium analgesic molecules I planned to draw.<br />
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Morphine and Heroin are in that position because they were lying in the original pictures.<br />
I thought depressants would be boring but the opioids were not so bad.<br />
The original drawings and their bios can be found on my <a href="http://eusoniptera.deviantart.com/" target="_blank">deviantART website</a>. <br />
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I don't know when I'll have time to draw again. I have to apply for research funding before the mid-February and adjusting into school life again will keep me busy. Right before the vacation ended I completed a two-paged comic involving LSD and DMT, my male protagonists:<br />
<a href="http://eusoniptera.deviantart.com/art/I-Hallucinate-Therefore-I-Am-1-349813183" target="_blank">I Hallucinate Therefore I Am Page 1</a><br />
<a href="http://eusoniptera.deviantart.com/art/I-Hallucinate-Therefore-I-Am-2-349813589" target="_blank">I Hallucinate Therefore I Am Page 2</a>Rita Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10233059435915469815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046491624720524328.post-36339064357765266582013-01-23T00:57:00.000-06:002013-01-23T00:57:19.885-06:00The PassportI thought my passport was totally okay, but the people of the Customs, both in Taiwan and in the US, stopped me to examine my passport. Because there were some wrinkles on it, they thought it was fake and kept asking if I was the person in the picture. They asked me to offer another ID. The Taiwanese Customs never heard of UW-Madison, so they didn't find my student ID useful. Eventually they let me pass but it was very annoying. Well, what should I do?Rita Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10233059435915469815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046491624720524328.post-18310218977906636842012-12-27T02:49:00.001-06:002012-12-27T02:49:46.197-06:00賣腳酸我去查了Mescaline的中文譯名是什麼:仙人球毒。Mescaline英文明明聽起來很帥,為什麼中文名字就那麼蠢?<br />
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我在搜尋上打LSD的中文譯名,麥角酸二乙胺,輸入法自動選字居然給我拼成「賣腳酸」,笑死我了!Rita Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10233059435915469815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046491624720524328.post-53130910174232632862012-12-26T03:43:00.000-06:002012-12-26T03:43:08.858-06:00Ded Moroz<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Ded Moroz, the Russian equivalent of Santa Claus. SO COOL!</div>
Rita Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10233059435915469815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046491624720524328.post-86708334080254021292012-12-24T00:34:00.001-06:002012-12-24T00:36:04.411-06:00有關鹹魚飯的笑話<span class="" id="result_box" lang="zh-TW"><span title="上英文课时,小明坐在老师面前第一个位置。">上英文課時,小明坐在老師面前第一個位置。</span><span title="当老师教到:“Suspect,嫌犯~”,小明立刻在笔记上写上“咸饭”。"> </span></span><br />
<span class="" id="result_box" lang="zh-TW"><span title="当老师教到:“Suspect,嫌犯~”,小明立刻在笔记上写上“咸饭”。">當老師教到:“Suspect,嫌犯”,小明立刻在筆記上寫上“咸飯”。</span></span><br />
<span class="" id="result_box" lang="zh-TW"><span title="当老师教到:“Suspect,嫌犯~”,小明立刻在笔记上写上“咸饭”。"> </span><span title="老师不小心瞄到小明的笔记,但又不想让他难堪,就提高声量:“Suspect,嫌疑犯!”">老師不小心瞄到小明的筆記,但又不想讓他難堪,就提高聲量:“Suspect,嫌疑犯!</span></span><br />
<span class="" id="result_box" lang="zh-TW"><span title="老师不小心瞄到小明的笔记,但又不想让他难堪,就提高声量:“Suspect,嫌疑犯!”">”</span><span title="只见小明迟疑了一秒后,便将“咸饭”改成“咸鱼饭”。">只見小明遲疑了一秒後,便將“咸飯”改成“鹹魚飯”。</span></span><br />
<span class="" id="result_box" lang="zh-TW"><span title="只见小明迟疑了一秒后,便将“咸饭”改成“咸鱼饭”。"> </span><span title="于是老师再提高声量说:“是“犯人的嫌疑犯!">於是老師再提高聲量說:“是“犯人的嫌疑犯!</span><span title="””">””</span></span><br />
<span class="" id="result_box" lang="zh-TW"><span title="””"> </span><span title="小明听了之后便再加了三个字,便成了“饭冷的嫌疑犯”。">小明聽了之後便再加了三個字,便成了“飯冷的</span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="zh-TW"><span title="小明听了之后便再加了三个字,便成了“饭冷的嫌疑犯”。"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="zh-TW"><span title="只见小明迟疑了一秒后,便将“咸饭”改成“咸鱼饭”。">鹹魚飯</span></span>”。</span></span><br />
<span class="" id="result_box" lang="zh-TW"><span title="小明听了之后便再加了三个字,便成了“饭冷的嫌疑犯”。"> </span><span title="老师看到后,再大声地对小明说:“我是说有一位嫌疑犯!”">老師看到後,再大聲地對小明說:“我是說有一位嫌疑犯!”</span><span title="小明又再改成“鱿鱼味的咸鱼饭”。"> </span></span><br />
<span class="" id="result_box" lang="zh-TW"><span title="小明又再改成“鱿鱼味的咸鱼饭”。">小明又再改成“魷魚味鹹魚飯”。</span><span title="老师只好走到小明旁边,然后用手大力地拍打小明的肩膀说:“是那种“罪大恶极要死的嫌疑犯”啦!""> </span></span><br />
<span class="" id="result_box" lang="zh-TW"><span title="老师只好走到小明旁边,然后用手大力地拍打小明的肩膀说:“是那种“罪大恶极要死的嫌疑犯”啦!"">老師只好走到小明旁邊,然後用手大力地拍打小明的肩膀說:“是那種“罪大惡極要死的嫌疑犯”啦!"</span><span title="小明只好又改成“嘴大饿极要食的嫌疑犯”。"> </span></span><br />
<span class="" id="result_box" lang="zh-TW"><span title="小明只好又改成“嘴大饿极要食的嫌疑犯”。">小明只好又改成“嘴大餓極要食的</span></span><span class="" id="result_box" lang="zh-TW"><span title="小明只好又改成“嘴大饿极要食的嫌疑犯”。"><span class="" id="result_box" lang="zh-TW"><span title="只见小明迟疑了一秒后,便将“咸饭”改成“咸鱼饭”。">鹹魚飯</span></span>”。</span></span><br />
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<span class="" id="result_box" lang="zh-TW"><span title="小明只好又改成“嘴大饿极要食的嫌疑犯”。">不知是老師發音太不標準還是小明太餓。XDDD </span></span>Rita Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10233059435915469815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046491624720524328.post-49428299787779536652012-12-22T01:35:00.001-06:002012-12-22T01:35:15.289-06:00Somebody That I Used to Know<div style="text-align: center;">
Gotye - Somebody That I Used to Know </div>
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My new favorite song. Interesting video, too, but the first thing I noticed were Gotye's very green eyes!Rita Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10233059435915469815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046491624720524328.post-37254365678820103112012-12-22T00:47:00.001-06:002012-12-22T00:47:51.317-06:00Wonderful EndingThere was a blizzard on Thursday. The school was closed and all the exams on the day were cancelled. I went out to taste the first big snow of the year and spent half of the evening chatting with Johnny.<br />
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Got a hug from my evolutionary biology professor. I finished exams, got straight A for this semester, and rewarded myself with a cup of frozen yogurt. Waiting to go back home. Wonderful ending of my junior fall semester. Can't ask for more!Rita Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10233059435915469815noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9046491624720524328.post-8341284377061233242012-12-08T17:59:00.000-06:002012-12-15T11:09:14.339-06:00YewFinally found the trees that grow those cute red fruits (aril) are called yew, genus <i>Taxus</i>.<br />
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They are very poisonous - the leaves can kill the cattle and horses that eat the plants, but the fruits are harmless to birds and allow them to be eaten and dispersed. I wonder if humans can eat the fruits too.Rita Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10233059435915469815noreply@blogger.com3