I’m taking both Physics and Calculus this semester - two things involving one thing I am extremely bad at - mathematics. But now researchers are saying that research done using physics and math to better understand how cancer develops. 

“The living cell is really a dynamic process. We need to consider the properties of physics to help us understand these data. In order to develop a drug directed against a given molecule that has real hope of treating cancer, we need to understand how that molecule is sitting in the cell, interacting with other molecules,” says Merajver, professor of internal medicine at the U-M Medical School.

Well shit.  Haha, just kidding of course.

“To understand how the laws of physics can be applied to biological systems is a new frontier,” she says.

Yeah. I’m pretty much alive. Frick. I had a long, long semester and am starting an even busier semester in a week. I’m not looking forward to finally taking Calculus. I’ve always had a major smart blockage when it comes to Math. 

My new years resolution, besides getting a sexy butt, was to work more on my science blog and youtube channel. Hope it works out. I’m hoping that now that I have a Macbook (i.e. a computer that WORKS and doesn’t freeze every five minutes) I can accomplish that goal more.

A big reason I couldn’t vlog on YouTube was a lack of privacy to do it when I did have time. I’m not the kind of person that really likes to sit and talk to a computer in public either. Haha. Those people are weirdos!

So, honestly I’ve failed at this whole internet thing. School has been fairly busy, so I haven’t had time to work on my youtube channel or blog. I hope to soon now that I’ve gotten some things out of the way this semester and have started to develop things like “time management” and “good study” skills. 

Hope to get back to blogging about the wonderful world we live in soon.

I was trying to look through some of my old videos for a few months ago, but I just COULDN’T do it. My voice sounds so schrill to me :P. Don’t you hate it when that happens?

Trying to get back into the habit of being a good science blogger… as originally intended :).

Capeandcowl sent me this on facebook not too long ago.

Small ‘Dr. Seuss’-like dinosaur dug up in Alberta

A chicken-sized dinosaur dug up near Red Deer, Alta., is the smallest such species ever discovered in North America, say researchers.

The Albertonykus borealis was only 75 centimetres long, ran on two legs and gobbled up termites, according to a paper published in the current issue of the journal Cretaceous Research.

Most my readership on here are my youtube subscribers, but for reference’s sake here are the two new videos I made this week.

This weekend I was at home in Ankeny and staying with my boyfriend and his brother. Despite everything such as majorily stressing out for a Chemistry exam I wasn’t prepared for, finding out my dad had been fired from his job and obtaining a nasty case of food poisoning, good things did happen.

It’s obvious Ryan loves me. And not just plain attraction, but really really loves me. He stuck with me puking on our bianniversary, being upset about the prospect of my family becoming majorly in debt, and me turning into an anxiety whore over an exam that I don’t understand. I definitely ruined our private, romantic weekend and felt horrible about it.

You really understand what true love is when someone - especially not in your family - deals with your vomit. You really do.

So basically, I love you too :).

AMES, Iowa — The National Science Foundation has awarded Iowa State University and its research partners a five-year, $18.5 million grant to establish the NSF Engineering Research Center for Biorenewable Chemicals based at Iowa State.

The award is part of the National Science Foundation’s Generation Three Engineering Research Centers (ERC) Program. The third-generation Engineering Research Centers are designed to create university and industry partnerships in research and education that promote innovation, transform engineered systems, advance technology and produce engineering graduates who can creatively contribute to U.S. competitive advantage in a global economy.

Ahahahaha! We win. I’m excited.

Long story short, my sister used to work at this small landscaping company. They needed a website - and It so happens I am a freelance web designer, so I went down to Kansas City to work with them on it. That concludes my relationship with them. However my sister quit and this long malicious pissing battle occured between them, and somehow I got caught in the crossfire.

My sister got into their web office recently, deleted some files and changed her ex-boss’s online task list to things like “stop sabotaging my own company with my incompetence” and “stop being a psychotic bitch”. Hilarious. So her two 55 year old lesbian ex-bosses - in all their mature glory - made a VERY crude fake facebook profile of her and sent me a friend request. I found it humorous in a very pathetic way, so I pretty much told them to go fuck each other in the ass once I accepted the friend request. Actually I said “fornicate yourselves in the ass or anal region”. So they made this picture in their photo gallery of me using one of my SENIOR PICTURES.

I don’t take shit from people. At all. I really don’t. I’m nice and try to consider other people’s feelings, but if you annoy me enough I am highly highly highly confrontational. The only reason I didn’t call them and verbally lash the two was because my dad convinced me it’s not worth it.

Their business is failing anyways. So I’m going to be a big girl and just ignore them… but still. All I did was their website, offered to continue working for them after my sister quit, and six months later they do this.

A big giant fucktard award is in order.

…doing Chemistry until my eyes glue shut from the pure terror, painting my fingernails, wishing I had more time in my week for Youtube, trying to avoid any strong urges to silence my unbelievably chatty room mate (which is FAILING MISERABLY), and feeling very sorry for a friend who doesn’t deserve what happened to her.

So….. back to work.