Matter, Energy, and Life of Michaela A. Castello.

Category: Short Reads

Updates that are comfortably bite-sized.

  • Unplayed Music

    Over the years I have amassed a collection of music that is probably larger than what is contained in the libraries of some small countries. During the past year, I’ve made a habit of adding new music to a special playlist to ensure I hear it at least once before it gets lost in the…

  • Things That Make Me Feel Dumb: Turning Things Inside Out

    I always feel extremely stupid when I grab a piece of clothing that’s a little twisted around because it always appears to be inside out. Being the experienced clothing-wearer that I am, I quickly and expertly reverse the garment…only to find out that in actuality, I have just turned it inside out. I then have…

  • Yummy in My Tummy

    There are a few so-called “household tasks” that I actually enjoy, and cooking is one of them. I don’t get to cook nearly as often as I would like to, but when I do, it always seems to put me in a pleasant mood. It’s a creative task with a built-in nutritional reward – how…

  • My Life in Six Words?

    Saw this on David’s blog and was rather intrigued. I came up with: Changing the world; starting right here.

  • Early Mornings

    All I have to say is, waking up before seven three days a week is terrible. Especially when I stay up late the night before doing homework.

  • The Substitution Effect

    Many times in movies a hero retrieves a desired object through a clever substitution, in which the object is replaced with a worthless but similar item. I seem to fall prey to similar scenarios of my own making, in which I will fail to realize the number of objects in my possession has, in fact,…

  • Null Time

    I can’t stand those situations when one thing ends just a little bit earlier than expected, leaving me with unoccupied down time before my next appointment begins. I have learned from experience that there is very little that can be squeezed into those twenty minutes or so if I still plan on being on time…

  • Blotting My Dismay

    After many days of work and waiting through long incubations, I have now screwed up not only the first, but the second Western blot I have ever done in my life. Granted, the problems are relatively minor considering the number of things that could go wrong in such an extended process, but both of my…