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Becca C.

I am here for Friends and Networking

About Me

Keeping in tune with the universe via a constant pursuit of chaos.

My Interests

My cat Alexander!

And since he is so much cooler than I will ever be, his interests include:

Sleeping on feet.

Playing attack-the-hand-that-rubs-my-belly.

Eating anything with feathers on it.

Being carried around... all 20 lbs of me.

Looking out the window!

I'd like to meet:

The kind; the ambitious; the curious.

Music:

This week, iTunes says my favorites are:

Laura Marling

Calvin Harris

Sun Kil Moon

Beirut

Alaska In Winter

Band of Horses

The Radio Dept.

Aphex Twin

Jarvis

Editors

The Maccabees

Thomas Newman

New Order

Of Montreal

The National

Arcade Fire, etc.

Movies:

Anything that involves a lot of strategy, is historically accurate, or focuses on the perilous journey of two naive hobbits who gradually come to grips with their role in protecting all things good in this world.

Television:

The National Geographic Channel. The Science Channel. The History Channel. The Discovery Channel. And Animal Planet when nobody else is home.

Books:

Bukowski and David Berman, Eggers, Wallace, Vonnegut, political philosophy, biographies of French and English monarchs, etc.

Heroes:

Anne Boleyn; Zatch Gafalinaski; my mommy.

My Blog

I thought raves like these died in the 90s.

I have officially decidedthat if anything ever seems impossibleI just haven't had enough coffee yet
Posted by Becca C. on Tue, 20 Nov 2007 06:17:00 PST

the day draws near

I cannot believe how fast this semester has gone by.  I have never been this busy in my life.  I drink coffee constantly (black, with a little sugar), a development that emerged when I start...
Posted by Becca C. on Sun, 18 Nov 2007 01:43:00 PST

silly Watson & Crick, with their essentialist theories of heredity

I hate microbiology.Just think about the big picture.  It's a stepping stone.Anthropological genetics, on the other hand, is one of the most amazing things ever.  Let me write an evaluation ...
Posted by Becca C. on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 12:34:00 PST

consider my weekend saved

So after experiencing that private Arcade Fire show, I was almost left with a feeling of emptiness, sadness that it was over.  It was pretty strange.  After parting ways with Bryan I was up ...
Posted by Becca C. on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 08:36:00 PST

did that really just happen?

    This summer, that is./a>Intense....
Posted by Becca C. on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 01:50:00 PST

history books forgot about us, and the bible didn't mention us, not even once

There's something satisfying about experiencing immeasurable sadness, followed immediately by immeasurable happiness, in a relatively short period of time.  Like a Peter Bjorn & John song.In ...
Posted by Becca C. on Wed, 25 Jul 2007 08:14:00 PST

when your day is a waste of perfectly good makeup

Holy lord.  If I am denied an alcoholic beverage one more time (for reasons that are, of course, completely legitimate and give me no right to be agitated)... I just might cry.PLEASE SOMEONE FIND...
Posted by Becca C. on Sat, 21 Jul 2007 08:05:00 PST

sail thou forth, to seek and find

Chemistry makes the tiny muscles in my face twitch.Everyone please listen to The History Boys soundtrack.25 people have viewed this blog since Sunday.  Almost 3000 total.  Who are you, and f...
Posted by Becca C. on Tue, 17 Jul 2007 10:52:00 PST

Sun and stoichiometry

What a perfect weekend.Friday I wrapped up my chem lab in a hurry, and jumped straight into Veronica's car to head to the Greenbelt with her, John, Michael and Web.  We spent the rest of the afte...
Posted by Becca C. on Mon, 16 Jul 2007 09:43:00 PST

she puts the weights into my little heart

July 4, 2007In other news, I think I would make an excellent doctor.In other news yet, a very interesting character will be coming to stay with me for a little while, and it should be... well, interes...
Posted by Becca C. on Sat, 07 Jul 2007 05:06:00 PST