Of brussels sprouts and hoodies

Most interesting thing that I have learned yesterday: kale, cauliflower, cabbage, brussels sprouts, kohlrabi and broccoli are all cultivated from the same species, Brassica oleracea. My tuition money obviously goes to good use if I’m learning things like that. My plants physiology professor had no good reason why brussels sprouts doesn’t taste good to most […]

I am a sick, sick individual.

One of the schools that I applied to for their nursing program sent me a letter with this quote which made me freak out a little: This letter is a final notice that important communication(s) about your application, registration or grades is waiting for you at [URL], the website for [insert school name here]. Guess […]

Because, uhh, humans *totally* have cell walls. /sarcasm

I was watching a commercial about some kind of one-a-day vitamin type thing and how one of the components is fish oil (which everyone knows is a good thing) and how it will (and I almost directly quote, in a paraphrasing kind of way) “ensure that your cell walls will remain flexible as you get […]