Day 113 Our last parasitology lecture was full of hiccups, with the projector not working in one room and the microphone emitting a loud wailing sound in the other room... all anyone managed to gain from the lecture is that nematode infections are not good.... with some disgusting images shown. After the lecture, I dropped off three vertebrate biology practicals... almost doing a little celebratory jiggle as I posted them into the assignment box. Just a practi...

Day 105 A lazy day with a walk down to Brookside. It’s the first time I’ve braved Teralba park since the magpie attack..... and you’ll all be pleased to know that I remain unharmed! Day 106 Finally, the approach of exams 3 weeks away has motivated me to crack on with some work. I spent the whole day going through forensics lectures (still not motivated enough to tackle vertebrate biology :p) for Brad to come back and tease me about getting up late and n...

Day 101 Weds We got our southern blots back today...and another laugh from our demonstrator Justin, of course. We had all the right bands and in all the right places, they were just a little faint. Still, it was nice being back in the lab after the break. It was blazing hot again today and you could see the sun reflecting off Brisbane Wheel and the river out of the lab’s window. Apparently Tom came back from uni and Brad, being too polite for his own good, as...

Day 98 A trip to Kelvin Grove ended in failure again, with the Molecular Biology quiz being postponed and my internet access messed up. So i returned home alone to slog out some Rainbow Lorikeet observation... sloooowly making progress! Rosemaree, Brad and Dacry were all really excited to go out to dinner with Zac tonight but another downpour put an end to their picnic by the river - they returned early to find me all snuggled up in Rosemaree's seat, with a chi...

Day 96 Sunshine Coast Today was great with Brad and Rosemaree offering to drive us up to the Sunshine Coast, as it was finally showing signs of brightening up :) On the way up, we went past the house park, where they take unwanted queenslander houses for people to come along, browse, pick one and simply pick up and transport to a new plot! We saw the famous Giant Pineapple, which wasn't actually that giant; Brad was also shocked that we actually get pineapple in...