Student SPHere 2008-09

I had dinner at Severin's apartment tonight. While looking out the window, I saw a truck that was dumping salt on the ground. It seemed odd, but when I walked out I realized it was snowing! The day last week when I biked to school without a jacket seemed so long ago. Today, biking on my way home, my tires skidded out and I fell. Ironically, I pretty much knew sometime bad was going to happen. It's like my psychic skills are developing! My falling skills are pretty good though, so only my ego was bruised. My right arm hurt in a strange way for a few hours, but now it feels fine.

I just turned in my IRB exempt forms this afternoon and am almost done with my proposal. It's amazing that there is only one month left for the semester and I've gotten along so slowly with this project. It's somewhat embarrassing to have so little to show at the moment. Hopefully I can start working on the dataset for my thesis by the end of next week and get a lot of work done during the Thanksgiving break.

Last week Student Senate received samples for our School of Public Health apparel sale. This year we have sweatpants, a fleece jacket, a baseball cap, and - my favorite - mittens! in addition to our regular t-shirts.

If you are interested in SPH apparel for yourself or other - the holidays are coming up - you can download the form, complete it, and turn it into the Student Services Office. That is also where you can look at the samples. If you are a long-distance student, we are currently in the process of figuring out shipping and handling charges for mailing our SPH gear. I will be doing some research on that tomorrow and hopefully get some information out to those who are waiting for it.

Last week I walked from work to my apartment. The walk is under two miles and it gives me a chance to enjoy the view from the Central Avenue Bridge. Admittedly, my cheeks and feet were a wee bit chilly at the end of this walk. Is it just me or does the old Pillsbury building look slightly curved inward?

Last weekend, Severin and I went to Summit Brewing Company in St Paul for a tour. I had toured back in the summer, but figured that with a new found appreciation for brewing beer, my appreciation would be more refined.

Fermentation tanks

Cold storage, where up to ten days' worth of beer is kept

We also went to Minnehaha Park to see the falls. Everyone else had the sense to stay inside that cold Saturday afternoon; that is to say, we didn't have a hard time finding parking as we were two of a handful of visitors that day. However, the falls are really beautiful right now. With no one else around, it does feel like a secret natural hideout in the middle of a bustling city.

See you all next week.