Monthly Archives: May 2011

Science and stick shifts.

Tonight is the culmination of weeks of intense planning, continuous revision, and slaving research. I’m procrastinating on a final paper! So, instead of working on it, I think I’ll tell you about it. After birth and before adulthood comes the … Continue reading

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Summer doldrums

I’m already well into my second week of summer, and I’m already beginning to fear the annual threat of the summer doldrums. This is no way a reference to the weather—I could think of nothing better at the moment than … Continue reading

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Junior Year (this one’s a downer)

Junior year, the time I went to school from August to June with one two-week break. Or. Junior year, the six-week tropical spring break and the four-month personal-growth sabbatical. Truth is, my “junior year” isn’t even over. I am in school … Continue reading

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What are these hideous creatures? Crabs of course.

Aloha! Well, that sounds cheesy. Let’s start over. Hi! I’m Corrie Wong. This summer, I’m fortunate enough to be working with Professor Joel Elliott studying intertidal crabs found at marine anthropogenic sulfide seeps along Ruston Way in Tacoma. If you … Continue reading

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Just Some Words on Commencement

I promise I would have had pictures to accompany this blog post had the weather been conducive to photography at Commencement. Instead, we were subjected to the rain and wind beneath clear ponchos while sitting on chairs that came with … Continue reading

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So Many Lasts

I took my last final on Monday, and turned in my last paper on Tuesday… so, I was finished with my Puget Sound academics after that. Sunday is graduation (keep all of your appendages crossed in hopes that the forecast … Continue reading

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Sex, sex, sex!

Tis that time of year. A sperm layer on your windshield or tickling your nose. Eggs spewed haphazardly, and by the thousands. Pheromones flying free and making monsters of worms. Mass migrations and great congregations. As the days get longer, … Continue reading

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The Road to Graduate School, Part V

Be warned; this is going to be a long one.   My actual interviews   After writing that last blog, I realized it would be a lot more helpful for me to just tell you about my interview/visit experiences directly. So I … Continue reading

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Too Little Time

The first night of it we had a sedar in the Rotunda and something like 140 people showed up. Incredible food, great company. The week after, it was time for Relay for Life!

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