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CAROLINA ROLLER GIRLS

In my next life I know what I will be. A kick ass roller derby girl with arm sleeves and badtitude. I watched the Carolina Roller Girls at the roller derby on Saturday and I thought it was the greatest thing possibly ever. My dress-wearin', straight laced self doesn't suit for now but I'll come better prepared next time.

Maybe you're the asshole

So I'm riding home from dinner yesterday, lights on, minding my own business while hugging the side of the road when all of a sudden a disgruntled driver close behind me beeps. I jump because this person is a few feet behind, it's night, and it was scary. I flipped her off after she angrily passed me, completely unsatisfied. But, what's that I see? Green, yellow, red. Yes! She hits the red light at Meridith College and I quickly catch up. I slide between the two cars on the start line and open her door. "Do you think that's a good idea?" I say as she grabs the inside of the door, "You could have killed me". Her defense mechanisms strong and scary as she flips me off and screams vulgarities at me. I was likely not invited to open her door, but maybe she's the asshole.


FYI: NCDOT says
In North Carolina, the bicycle has the legal status of a vehicle. This means that bicyclists have full rights and responsibilities on the roadway and are subject to the regulations governing the operation of a motor vehicle. North Carolina traffic laws require bicyclists to:

* Ride on the right in the same direction as other traffic
* Obey all traffic signs and signals
* Use hand signals to communicate intended movements
* Equip their bicycles with a front lamp visible from 300 feet and a rear reflector that is visible from a distance of 200 feet when riding at night.
* Bicycling on Interstate or fully controlled limited access highways, such as beltlines, is prohibited by policy, unless otherwise specified by action of the Board of Transportation. Currently, the only exception to the policy is the US 17 bridge over the Chowan River between Chowan and Bertie Counties.
* There is no law that requires bicyclists to ride single file, nor is there a law that gives cyclists the right to ride two or more abreast. It is important to ride responsibly and courteously, so that cars may pass safely.
* There is no law that prohibits wearing headphones when riding a bicycle; however, it is not recommended. It is important to use all your senses to ensure your safety when riding in traffic.

Get It Girl

I got it! I understand Macros. And to all y'all who already do, it's no biggie smalls but macro...I mean..just the word is huge! Ladies and gentlemen I combined 3 color changing commands to make one sleek macro. I'm going to rule the world someday and it will be under the keystroke ctrl+shft+W.

Excelpert

Yes, I'm becoming an excelpert. I can't believe what you can do in this mother. I've only made it to page 381 of 899 (gosh it's a regular Fountainhead novel if you ask me) but soon I'm going to conquer the whole shebang. As you can see, I've eliminated lab work from my life and picked up this new, proudly, useful hobby! (just as the tabs at the bottom show).



Today, I found an option to change the background of the entire sheet. I saved this setting and named the file "Colleens Template" to help her at work. I see promotion written all over that.

Rager Results Are In!!!

Check out the results from the Rager in the TRK lab. Also, this past weekend I had my first non-food ordering interaction with my Morning Times boyfriend. Nothing really resulted but I'm sure I will be recognized from now on. Further more I now have a Raleigh Times boyfriend.

Lessons learned from riding by bars:
1. Pink spandex draw attention
2. Track standing draws staring
3. Combination is deadly

Post Script - I may or may not die as a result of this awesome picture. Yes it is me and yes it is in the "photo booth" where we take pictures of gels...which are soaking in ethidium bromide. Hair sweeps it up well.

Rager in the TRK Lab

It's our last official day with no rules or regulation in the lab. It was one good week but I wish it was one where I was a little less busy. Anyway, we plan to make art labo....art by full use of lab supplies. This is to be presented at First Friday, the best thing Raleigh has going. The Rager lasts 1:10 and is happening in room 341 Schaub.

The Rager starts at 3:50.

See you there.

Averagest Day Ever

So I kinda sorta started out with the worst day ever: a new friend asking ME if my x-boyfriend likes her or not cause apparently she's sorta into him -- which is one of the reasons why I don't like him to be making friends with my friends. Awkward.

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It turned right back around to the best day ever when I had a pretty sweet interview with a company from the Denver, CO. I felt really good about my answers and now I'm pretty pumped to actually get a real job someday. Mid/third/quart-life crisis over?


Love,
Caitlin