A serious Friday Five:

1. What do you most want to be remembered for?

For touching at least one life. For helping someone decide that biology is the career they want. For being a good teacher and a decent person.

2. What quotation best fits your outlook on life?

as corny as it sounds, "It's nice to be important but it's more important to be nice." You may gag now.

3. What single achievement are you most proud of in the past year?

hmm...that's a toughie. Probably writing/rewriting three research articles in the span of two weeks.

4. What about the past ten years?\

that's easier. Picking my butt up off the floor after Grad School #1 said "we don't want you, neener neener" and going to grad school 2 and getting a Ph.D. and a real job in academia. (who's saying "neener, neener" now?)

5. If you were asked to give a child a single piece of advice to guide them through life, what would you say?

I would somehow teach them to enjoy and value learning.

I would also tell them that sometimes things that look like the worst possible thing in the world at the moment actually turn out to be a blessing in disguise - the "kick" you needed to get yourself onto a better path.


No knitting content today; I did develop a migraine yesterday afternoon and spent most of the evening curled up in bed waiting for it to go away.

There is a quilt show in town this weekend; I'm going this afternoon. I'll probably talk about my purchases later. (For me, it's all about the vendors. I like seeing other people's work but I love being able to browse new fabrics).