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rjpark2 said:
we had those too and i thought it was just cuz my roommate left her bananas out. do you have a covered garbage can in your kitchen? we found out they like any sort of moisture- so if you leave cups of water out or if you have standing water in your sink or something like that, you might try getting rid of that. good luck, they are so annoying!
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Yah my roommates put water in cups, drink half the cup and leave the rest of it lying around. That might be the reason. Thanks rj!
 
copperfrog09 said:
No... but I know how to sex them and determine their genetic variation....
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:laugh: I can just see it now.

"Hey copperfrog. Did you get rid of all those fruit flies yet?"
"No, but I did figure out that the sepia eye gene must be in perfect Hardy-Weinburg equillibrium!"
 
rjpark2 said:
we had those too and i thought it was just cuz my roommate left her bananas out. do you have a covered garbage can in your kitchen? we found out they like any sort of moisture- so if you leave cups of water out or if you have standing water in your sink or something like that, you might try getting rid of that. good luck, they are so annoying!
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH RJ!😀
Apparently there was a rotting sponge in the bathroom that the fruit flies were breeding on! There were so many larvae and pupa. I would have done genetic testing, but I have my research paper to do...

EDIT: It makes sense... Drosophila, dew lovers... they are attracted to moisture...

GoSpursGo said:
What's the deal, guys? Found this thread buried halfway down page two!

Show some c/o 2013 pride! 😎
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Sorry Spurs...😳 I have a research paper due tomorrow which I have planned out, but I need to write it...
 
GoSpursGo said:
What's the deal, guys? Found this thread buried halfway down page two!

Show some c/o 2013 pride! 😎
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my b. it's cuz i wasn't around. HA
anyway, now that my 2 weeks of hell are almost over (here's to Thanksgiving!!), i can be that guy to make sure this stays on the front page. always at the top.😀
 
KSDeacon said:
my b. it's cuz i wasn't around. HA
anyway, now that my 2 weeks of hell are almost over (here's to Thanksgiving!!), i can be that guy to make sure this stays on the front page. always at the top.😀
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im gonna have to agree.. things have been a little crazy and i have actually been making sincere attempts at doing 🙂
 
*shivers*...it's so cold this morning.
 
amph119 said:
At least you don't have a pchem exam in 2 hours 15 minutes.
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Nope, but I do have a research paper due in 3 hrs 45 min that I just started last night, which I was supposed to be working on for the past 8 weeks!

Pianola, it is cold here as well. The Sunbelt state peoples get cold easily... It is 50 degrees right now...

Good luck amph and pianola!
 
google says 35...Gainesville, FL.

shivering --> 🙂scared::scared:)
 
pianola said:
google says 35...Gainesville, FL.

shivering --> 🙂scared::scared:)
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And it is 9 oclock there as well... hmm... that is odd. Gah, I need to do the end notes/ bibliography, but I forgot which type my professor assigned... Oh well, Good luck on midterms/ exams... I need to finish and beat my self, so next time I start earlier, because I do not do so well on only 4 hours of sleep...
 
You guys are wusses. Wind chill of 3 when I woke up here a few days ago. And that isn't even close to how bad it can get.
 
You guys think you have it bad, it dropped down to the low 50's overnight here in Los Angeles.
 
majahops said:
You guys think you have it bad, it dropped down to the low 50's overnight here in Los Angeles.
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I know... I am in Westwood right now, and it is freezing aka 50 degree weather.:laugh:
 
Hmmm... 12 page research paper... minimum 30 sources... due Monday... on the same day as my Molec Bio exam... and the day before my Biochem lab report.

I got this no problem 🙂
 
Hence the full scholarship.

GoSpursGo said:
Hmmm... 12 page research paper... minimum 30 sources... due Monday... on the same day as my Molec Bio exam... and the day before my Biochem lab report.

I got this no problem 🙂
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man, do i feel lucky. my thanksgiving break is for the whole week and I have nothing due before i leave town tomorrow. good luck to everyone with exams/papers/etc!
 
It is funny how this time sucks for everyone!
 
Yeah, things will be better in a few weeks I predict (hope). After the semester's over.

How did your test go, amph?

Did you get the paper done, funky? Have you turned it in yet?

My test was a little harder than I was expecting but I may still have done ok.

We'll see...
 
I have a rant.

I have been working full-time in the "real world" for about a year now, and I am appalled at its inefficiency. People get paid for 8 hours of work as "full-time". Now, I have a serious issue with this, because I don't really ever have to call people/pick up phone calls, so my being there 8 hours is irrelevant in terms of "being available" to people. So the other reason for the 8 hour workday theoretically is the fact that I should be putting in 8 hours of WORK. Now, this would be fine except I NEVER have 8 hours worth of stuff to do. Usually, if I'm efficient, I can get all my projects done in 4-ish. The thing is, I'm of the opinion that if I'm going to be sitting at a desk with stuff to do, I'm going to get that stuff done. So I get through things pretty quickly.

On the other hand, my colleague and supervisor Paul will get up and chat with coworkers (to complain about just how much stuff he has to do), go outside for "fresh air", and in general just need breaks all the time. I'd much rather get stuff over with.

So what ends up happening is that by 2pm, I'm sitting here doing nothing and he's super busy trying to actually get his stuff done. Which makes me look like a lazy bum and him look like the world's greatest employee. And I'm bored.

WHY oh WHY can't we be paid based on what we do instead of how long it takes us to do it??

Sigh.....

/end rant.
 
pianola said:
Yeah, things will be better in a few weeks I predict (hope). After the semester's over.

How did your test go, amph?

Did you get the paper done, funky? Have you turned it in yet?

My test was a little harder than I was expecting but I may still have done ok.

We'll see...
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Thankfully were were doing professor evaluations, otherwise my paper would have been late!😱 I turned it in, and I think it was pretty good. I liked my thesis, and found that if I had not started it last night, and had a few more days, I could have written an awesome paper, because I got really into the topic... but oh well.

Pianola, I KNOW you did well, so you will not have to worry!

Good luck everyone and try not to get sick, unless you get sick of food by overstuffing yourself on Thanksgiving!:laugh:
 
ButImLETired said:
I have a rant.

I have been working full-time in the "real world" for about a year now, and I am appalled at its inefficiency. People get paid for 8 hours of work as "full-time". Now, I have a serious issue with this, because I don't really ever have to call people/pick up phone calls, so my being there 8 hours is irrelevant in terms of "being available" to people. So the other reason for the 8 hour workday theoretically is the fact that I should be putting in 8 hours of WORK. Now, this would be fine except I NEVER have 8 hours worth of stuff to do. Usually, if I'm efficient, I can get all my projects done in 4-ish. The thing is, I'm of the opinion that if I'm going to be sitting at a desk with stuff to do, I'm going to get that stuff done. So I get through things pretty quickly.

On the other hand, my colleague and supervisor Paul will get up and chat with coworkers (to complain about just how much stuff he has to do), go outside for "fresh air", and in general just need breaks all the time. I'd much rather get stuff over with.

So what ends up happening is that by 2pm, I'm sitting here doing nothing and he's super busy trying to actually get his stuff done. Which makes me look like a lazy bum and him look like the world's greatest employee. And I'm bored.

WHY oh WHY can't we be paid based on what we do instead of how long it takes us to do it??

Sigh.....

/end rant.
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LET, what kind of work do you do?
 
sorry to interupt the conversation but I have waited for sooooo long to post in this thread....I just got my FIRST ACCEPTANCE in the mail today.....SHABAAAAAAAAAAAAM!!!lol
 
ButImLETired said:
Clinical Research...and when I have patients here, it's actually pretty fun and interesting, but a lot of it is dealing with the data, ergo a deskjob.
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Yeah, I hear ya on that. Without subjects my job gets pretty dull too. I'm lucky enough to have an office though, so I can close the door when I look the least productive (e.g. going on SDN).
 
I agree.


ButImLETired said:
I have a rant.

I have been working full-time in the "real world" for about a year now, and I am appalled at its inefficiency. People get paid for 8 hours of work as "full-time". Now, I have a serious issue with this, because I don't really ever have to call people/pick up phone calls, so my being there 8 hours is irrelevant in terms of "being available" to people. So the other reason for the 8 hour workday theoretically is the fact that I should be putting in 8 hours of WORK. Now, this would be fine except I NEVER have 8 hours worth of stuff to do. Usually, if I'm efficient, I can get all my projects done in 4-ish. The thing is, I'm of the opinion that if I'm going to be sitting at a desk with stuff to do, I'm going to get that stuff done. So I get through things pretty quickly.

On the other hand, my colleague and supervisor Paul will get up and chat with coworkers (to complain about just how much stuff he has to do), go outside for "fresh air", and in general just need breaks all the time. I'd much rather get stuff over with.

So what ends up happening is that by 2pm, I'm sitting here doing nothing and he's super busy trying to actually get his stuff done. Which makes me look like a lazy bum and him look like the world's greatest employee. And I'm bored.

WHY oh WHY can't we be paid based on what we do instead of how long it takes us to do it??

Sigh.....

/end rant.
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A Long Story said:
sorry to interupt the conversation but I have waited for sooooo long to post in this thread....I just got my FIRST ACCEPTANCE in the mail today.....SHABAAAAAAAAAAAAM!!!lol
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HOLLA!

and nice use of Shabam.

ps

I reeeeeeeeeeeeeally need it to be tuesday at 4pm. My semester long group project will be turned on and i will be heading to the airport to fly home. Anyone have a time machine? No? crap
 
Helllllloooooooo there!
 
Hey guys! Have a great weekend. I'm doing the moving thing, so we'll seen when/if I get internet. Until next time, stay classy 2013!
 
KSDeacon said:
HOLLA!

and nice use of Shabam.

ps

I reeeeeeeeeeeeeally need it to be tuesday at 4pm. My semester long group project will be turned on and i will be heading to the airport to fly home. Anyone have a time machine? No? crap
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lol...thanks🙂
 
A Long Story said:
sorry to interupt the conversation but I have waited for sooooo long to post in this thread....I just got my FIRST ACCEPTANCE in the mail today.....SHABAAAAAAAAAAAAM!!!lol
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Welcome to the Class of 2013!!! 😍

Feels good, doesn't it? :nod:
 
MsKrispyKreme said:
Welcome to the Class of 2013!!! 😍

Feels good, doesn't it? :nod:
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Thanks Ms Krispy😍
It does feel good....I know it's cliche but it felt like a huge weight had been lifted off my shoulders. I was a reapplicant BTW so just imagine how it felt to have a straight up acceptance. The whole summer was spent on the mcat and after that I was just worried about what I'll do if I don't get in...With med school you just don't know you're gonna get in ...until you have an acceptance....Thank God....
 
omg i can't believe it, i just received my first acceptance. i am so happy and relieved at the same time. i can't believe that all my dreams are coming true. it just feels so good. i know that many people are still waiting on interviews and/or acceptances and i want to wish you good luck. the wait is painful, but it feels really good in the end!

my GPA might not be the greatest, same with my MCAT, for my ECs i did what i enjoyed but no publications or saving the world, but i was able to get through how much i wanted to be doctor. how much this means everything to me and i know to many of you still waiting, you feel the same way about medicine but think that your application may not be the best. your message will get through!
 
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Congrats guys 🙂

Hey funkmonk, do you still have any interviews coming up, or right now are you still just sitting on your UTSW acceptance?

Also, where's jgberken been lately? Haven't seen her in seemingly ages...
 
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