Boris5000

Avocado, Spinach and Prosciutto bagels.

Ahh ofcourse, I understand. That is a very impressive achievement @MuffinMaddy. :thumbup: You must have worked hard for that. Top 40 out of 120 institutions huehue

muggi's "What would you say..." was probably the best advice I have taken from this thread. I don't use it all the time but when it's coupled with the "Classic compliment" securing the date is fairly easy after that. I only really resort to it if they aren't receptive to my opener. Question at Muggi, How many girls have asked you the question back at you? I think out of all the times I have used it, I've only been asked it back 3 times :s. 4 tinder dates last week though, it's very fun. 2 So far this week. I need to study for mah exams.

I think she may be onto you...

I legitimately thought this was a rant when i saw it in the sidebar :(

Well - I was unsuccessful with the PhD application. I will be taking a year off from academia and consider my options - I will likely apply for London institutions (King's, UCL, Imperial) to do a Bioinformatics/Genetics/Biostats (this one ideally) Masters/PhD. Otherwise I will enjoy be finally able to read all the books I have had to shelf because I've been too busy, and also go travelling. Maybe spend some time in the sun. Just have to continue working hard to get a First Class Honours and I can do anything I want. Nonetheless, I am disappointed. But that is failure for you. @Imperator, Simple answer, "yes". Although, it's difficult to discern what I learnt at highschool and what I learnt elsewhere, since my understanding is so intertwined with other complex knowledges. I guess the example I could use that is radically different would be that Cellular Respiration is explained very simply at the age of 16. C6H12O6 + 6O2 -> 6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy At the age of 16 this is an apt (although vague) description of how a cell would make energy. Upon consideration I am appalled that I was taught this in school considering that the above process involves multiple metabolic pathways, dozens of enzymes + co-factors, Electron transport chains, and "intermediates". All of which I am expected to know, and could probably rattle off in a lengthy discussion where I might lose you before I mention Fructose 1,6 bisphosphate. Oh, I do love Biochemistry.

Either it needs work, e.g. New boiler, re-wiring, Stripped of appliances, insulation is naff e.t.c . Or Seattle is just very cheap to live in :P

1000 I WIN I'd like to thank my Mother, Father, my landscaper and Nixon.

A biochemist is actually more of an archaic term that describes someone who is skilled in any of the fields that fall within biological science. There is a large amount of overlap between disciplines and is essentially the half-way point between Biology and Chemistry. Essentially, as a Biochemist: one would be interested in cells, but only to a molecular level. As such the job "Biochemist" is very rare as there are a plethora of disciplines within biochemistry that a biochemist could proceed down (Whether through academia or industry). For me, I am essentially at the end of my undergraduate degree for Biochemistry and I have specialized in genomics. I am attempting to pursue academia but it is very competitive, so is industry (as they both want the cream of the crop). You could class me as a Bioinformatician or a Geneticist but I will respond all the same to a biochemist. It's probably easier just to assume when referred to as a biochemist the person would have a pretty thorough understanding of how everything within a cell works - regardless of their specialization. In the sense that they will be able to apply their knowledge and understand to formulate a rational answer that would best answer your question. If necessary they would be able to read surrounding literature outside of their field and have a good gist of what is being stipulated. They will often say "I am not sure specifically of this example but I know that 'X' protein in 'Y' cells functions 'abc' so that I would assume that 'Q' would operate in a similar fashion". (Unless they happen to know exactly how it works then you get a mini-lecture and given extra reading and a critique on why the experiment wasn't amazing.) In terms of jobs - the most common is probably is labwork, setting up and running experiments with reading literature and journals in your free time (if you are an academic) - ultimately you just test hypothesis and publish anything that is interesting (even negative results are beneficial for science as long as they are statistically viable).

My brains shirt just got me pulled. Everyone buy This Shirt. It'll work on someone I swear.

Its Biology and Chemistry GCSEs, they are easy. The only problem is that you are unfortunately required to remember + regurgitate specific examples whereas at higher sophistication you can simply get away with applying the theory correctly. Coming from the Biochemist :P

Well I know very little about American Politics so I don't think you should be ashamed that you don't know British Politics

I live with a Vietnamese international student and I piggyback off her generosity.

*Twists words* So it is a sham if, and only if, you understand why it is a sham?

SNP getting more seats than UKIP is not an inherent fault of FPTP, it is unfortunately how the constituencies work out. <50,000 voters in Scotland actually voted for UKIP. FPTP is still a sham though don't get me wrong. STV /AV would be much better.

"If her legs are behind your neck, she likes you!"

Roll a D20. If you get 19+ you are gucci.

The part where he says he's worried makes me think boris is not interested in kids right now. Pro detective skills at work here You are the next sherlock. I want to make sure I can provide for my offspring before I spawn some, yaknow. So it isn't in my plans for the next 10 years.

If I could tell if she was serious or joking I wouldn't be worried.

Went on a date yesterday, she was a nice enough girl but I think we just shared too much in common, I at times felt like I was having a conversation with myself ;-;. The date I had on Tuesday went well, adorable woman, but she mentioned how much she wanted to get married + have a family by ~30 a few too many times (I don't think I even asked her about it - she just told me ._.). Still really lovely though xD.

Your progress with Mr Trent is really encouraging me to be more proactive about relationships. So far I have just been on a bunch of first dates that haven't really made me think "Wow, I want to see more of this person" - I am sure I will find a SO like that ;-; #relationship-thread #righthand

Get out.

But the probabilistic eventuality that the universe will begin to repeat itself approaches 1 the further you get from the point of observation. So none of us are unique really :s

Ssh, stop making rocc0 feel bad :P

If it makes you feel better a rocc0 101E+76 light years away probably got the internship.