I'm not sure if I mentioned this before, but during the renovations, our lab has been vacated to a box across the hall. Without natural light and fresh air I'm losing the will to live...

Also, if we open the lab door and look across to where our old lab used to be we see this:

(Danger Asbestos Removal in Progress)

Off to a conference today! Should be fun (even if the stress is making me a leetle crazy.)

So, yet more self promotion!

I'm currently involved in an outreach competition called Your Science Your Say where three scientists (Shane Bergin from Trinity, Ciaran MacanBhaird from Maynooth and myself) talk about our research in short, youtube style videos. These videos are then put to public vote and the overall winner is given a small grant. It's like reality tv, but with science.

This is part of an experiment to get the public involved in how research is funded and give them a taster of what's going on with science in Ireland. It's also been pretty entertaining trying to fit interesting science into a 4 minute video.

So how can you do a little bit to help?
Visit www.science.ie and take part in the online poll. The online poll will count for 15% of the final total.

And if you want to do a big bit to help?
The other 85% of the total comes from video votes. There are two ways to submit a video vote. You can visit the Science Gallery at Trinity College in Dublin and record a vote in the booth set up there. The other option is to submit a video response at the Your Science Your Say youtube channel. So if you're in Dublin and have some free time, or just feel like seeing your face on youtube, consider dropping me a vote!

More information can be found at the Your Science Your Say blog. Voting closes on 16th August.

Tell a friend! ;-)

Rocky Horror Remake!

I'm still bitter about The Producers.

Soon I get to watch The Dark Knight. :)

Your results:
You are Kaylee Frye (Ship Mechanic)

Kaylee Frye (Ship Mechanic) 95% Zoe Washburne (Second-in-command) 70% Wash (Ship Pilot) 70% Dr. Simon Tam (Ship Medic) 65% Inara Serra (Companion) 60% Derrial Book (Shepherd) 55% Malcolm Reynolds (Captain) 40% River (Stowaway) 35% A Reaver (Cannibal) 20% Alliance 15% Jayne Cobb (Mercenary) 10%

You are good at fixing things. You are usually cheerful. You appreciate being treated with delicacy and specialness.

Click here to take the Serenity Personality Quiz

They do!

SAN FRANCISCO, California (AP) -- A measure seeking to commemorate President Bush's years in office by slapping his name on a San Francisco sewage plant has qualified for the November ballot.

The measure certified Thursday would rename the Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant the George W. Bush Sewage Plant.

Supporters say the idea is to commemorate the mess they claim Bush has left behind by actions such as the war in Iraq.

A woman may not marry her

1. Grandfather	2. Grandmother’s husband
3. Husband’s grandfather	4. Father’s brother
5. Mother’s brother	6. Father’s sister’s husband
7. Mother’s sister’s husband	8. Husband’s father’s brother
9. Husband’s mother’s brother	10. Father
11. Stepfather	12. Husband’s father
13. Son	14. Husband’s son
15. Daughter’s husband	16. Brother
17. Son’s son	18. Daughter’s son
19. Son’s daughter’s husband	20. Daughter’s daughter’s husband
21. Husband’s son’s son	22. Husband’s daughter’s son
23. Brother’s son.	24. Sister’s son
25. Brother’s daughter’s husband	29. Sister’s daughter’s husband
27. Husband’s brother’s son.	28. Husband’s sister’s son

Good to know.

http://www.groireland.ie/getting_married.htm

And a reason to keep my own name? This is the result for Suzanne Kilbride...

When I was trying to get into bed after a party on Saturday night, during which I only had 2 7ups, I fell backwards and landed against the window sill. Ow my back.

The party was good fun though!

Because I like 'em. (Embedding & Comments disabled for these videos. I guess to avoid trolls, I don't blame them)

That one and that one, and this one, and this one.

It's kinda sad that I'm unusual having had these messages from those around me all my life.

http://www.catandgirl.com/index.php

So, I keep sending friends links to blogs that I've stumbled across so I figured I might start reviewing them. I spend far more time reading blogs than books at the moment.

Today's offering: Things younger than Republican Presidential candidate (oh, and did I forget to mention war hero?) John McCain

I have to admit, I'm getting Hillary/Obama fatigue at the moment, so it's nice to read something based around the other side of the spectrum. Posts are pretty regular from what I can see, although it's only been going a few weeks. I guess post-election it will die out (if not before).

The idea behind the blog is that McCain was born in 1936 and, if elected, would be the oldest person to hold the office. The blog catalogs things that are younger than McCain. Some of my favourites include My Mother, Alaska and Both of Barack Obama's Parents.

From what I've seen so far, it's pretty amusing and a good way to kill a few minutes here and there. Edited to fix the links.

And due to the current exchange rate, the boots + postage to Ireland will only cost £135 = €169ish. Hooray!
I will review them when they show up just in case anyone wants to use Duo to buy stuff in the future.

That is all.

I don't know how to embed this video, so I will just link to where I found it. *incompetent*

http://couplegaming.com/2008/04/18/achievement-whores/

(anyone know how to make it work?)

Edited to add actual video :)