Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Chad Vader, new episodes

Though I have moved away and am no longer an extra in Chad Vader, Blame Society Productions have somehow found a way to continue on without me. Below are episodes 7 and 8 in which my friend Sean scored the coveted role of Marshmellow Bandito!

But not to worry, I did some filming before I moved for a couple of videos that will appear on YouTube, so once those are up I will post them!


Episode 7, Season 2:



Episode 8, Season 2

Monday, September 28, 2009

in case you are interested....(or bored at work)

This article in Newsweek talks about the exposures I am researching at work: Obesogens. It explains how exposure to these chemicals during critical developmental periods can lead to obesity (despite diet and exercise).

Very interesting and frightening!

http://www.newsweek.com/id/215179

Sunday, September 27, 2009

catching up on sleep

I realized around 2pm today that I had not changed my clothing (pajamas) AT ALL, not once, since Friday evening.....is that bad?

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Tomorrow is my first work trip! I was asked yesterday if I wanted to fly up to D.C. for the day for a seminar on obesity and it's non-traditional risk factors. I'm very excited, it should be fun and hopefully I am home in time for the season premiere of Grey's Anatomy!

Monday, September 21, 2009

settling in

Hello friends and family!

I have completed my first full week of my first ever full-time, permanent job and I love it! My office is in a really nice, clean building with lots of windows (though I, of course, am in a cubicle), a workout room and a shuttle over to the main campus which has a very nice cafeteria.

I'm not sure how much I can talk about what I'm working on at this point, but it involves critically reviewing literature on the health effects of different environmental exposures. Currently we are looking at soy formula fed to infants and 'obesogens', chemicals that can disrupt normal development and induce obesity, diabetes and metabolic syndrome. They are endocrine disruptors, similar to what are making male fish in the great lakes carry eggs (yuck). In December I'll be attending conferences in Miami and D.C.

Chapel Hill is turning into a great place to live. Durham and Raleigh are within 20-30 minutes of my house (It takes 15 minutes to get to work). So far I've been tailgating at NC State and UNC football games, and out with friends in downtown Raleigh, Chapel Hill, and Carrboro. I've been working on developing an appreciation for North Carolina beer and actually it hasn't been too difficult (sorry, Wisconsin beer...).

Now I just have to figure out where I want to live as I do not have the kind of parents who wish for their child to live with them at home for an extended period of time.

Thursday, September 10, 2009

From Wisconsin to North Carolina

I'm alive!! (In case you were wondering) And I am back in Chapel Hill. I have moved back in with my parents and am what Mali likes to call "recession chic". However, I have assured them it is only temporary, though I think I could get used to it.....

The last few days were a flurry of friends, beers and many tears (rhyme!). I had my final final Madison improv show on Friday (though really it isn't my final one because I was told I am welcome to come back and play anytime, and I definitly plan to visit!), went to the Great Dane on Saturday to celebrate Mali leaving her job as a nursing assistant to begin Nursing school, and Sunday and Monday nights I spent quality time with all of my lovely friends.

Acutally Sunday night Mali, Matt, Sean and I went to see the movie District 9 and I felt a bit motion sick through most of it.

Sean and I at the sidelines at the show.
Ricker and Babs dancing to live music outside the DaneAll of us having a super awesome time!

Everyone had tons of energy!
Matt couldn't get over the fun he was having!

My dad flew into Madison on Tuesday, we stopped by the terrace for beer and brats before we hit the road.


The drive back wasn't as terrible as we feared. Actually it flew by because of a book on tape called Dead Sleep, scary! We stayed overnight in Indy and made it home around 8pm the next day, I think total driving time was 16 hours and despite all of my mechanic's warnings, the car had no problems!

To make the transition more bearable, I brought a few bottles of my favorite Wisconsin beer with me.

Something was missing, I wasn't sure what it was until I found it at Trader Joes! Cheese curds! In the South!

I also ran into this cow and we reminisced about greener pastures. He said that when he earns enough money he is going to quit Chic-Fil-A and go back to Wisconsin, I said that in this economy, he is lucky to have a job at all.

My mom is a big fan of Brent Favre so I got her this shirt!