AcademicScienceWhore
My blogs
| Industry | Science |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Whore |
| Location | Southeast, United States |
| Introduction | I got into science for the sex, drugs, and money. I stayed for the job security... |
| Interests | Science: botany, marine biology, systems biology, molecular biology, functional genomics, virology, microbiology, neuroscience. Music, literature, history (the older the better- early Roman republic to rise and fall of JC- (that's Julius Caesar, not the other fellow). |
| Favorite Movies | No Country for Old Men, Matrix, Blades of Glory, Princess Bride, Hot Fuzz, Stand By Me, Alien, Aliens, Airplane!, X-Men (1 and 2, but not 3). Gone With The Wind, V for Vendetta, Waiting for Guffman, 28 Days Later, 28 Weeks Later, Zoolander, Breakfast at Tiffany's, (all of the) Thin Man movie(s), Se7en, Serenity, Resident Evil, Rocky, Team America- World Police, This is Spinal Tap, Shaun of the Dead, Fight Club, Best in Show, and lots of others. |
| Favorite Music | Cash, Biafra, Stewart, Benatar, Blondie, Beastie Boys, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Dio, Green Day, Kid Rock, Nena, Gogol Bordello, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Moldy Peaches, and etc. |
| Favorite Books | "Ender's Game", the Thomas Covenant series (Eddings), pretty much anything by Stephenson or Vonnegut, Bloom, Watership Down, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. I'm sure there are many more, but I just can't remember them. Oh, oh, oh- lots of Stephen King's books! |
Which is easier to make a model airplane out of and why: a banana peel or a wet sock?
A banana peel, of course. It's all about the aerodynamics.