Wow, it's been a while. Don't worry, though--I can explain my past month or so in just a few words--Fungal Respiration. Yup, I've been working on this experiment, and it takes a long time. Welcome to my world. Last night we finally broke down and dragged the TV/VCR from a classroom nearby my office and 4 of us crammed into my office and watched Indiana Jones--The Last Crusade, while the respiration chamber slowly moved to an equilibrated temperature. Unfortunately we had to stop the movie in the middle of the escape scene from the Germans (where they're on the motorcycle/boxcart) to take measurements, but it was still good. When you have to stay at the lab from 8:00am until 12:30pm, that's when good ol' Indy comes in handy! (I would post pictures of our little chamber, but again, Roubos would be the only one interested, and maybe he wouldn't even be excited.)
Classes are out for the summer, and we are having some glorious weather--pretty much 70-80s, sunny skies, and THUNDERSTORMS quite frequently. I love thunder, as long as you're not out in the woods taking soil samples. (another fun story...)
Roubos, you will be happy to know that The Bunny Hop has migrated to State College, PA. I first heard about it from Doug, and as it is a common practice to annoy the heck out of me, Dan uses it quite often as well. During fungal respiration measurements, my lab buddy Josh and I talk and reminisce about times we never shared together, i.e. tell stories about our past, people we know, etc. Well, seeing as I ran out of funny stories one day, I decided to tell other people's stories--enter The Richards, and The Bunny Hop. Josh tried it out on his girlfriend, and it worked marvels for his entertainment, to her horror.
Anyway, we're back at the lab again tonight, and tonight the movie is "The Sixth Sense". Yup, this is the life--pretending like you're working 16 hours in the lab, when you're really telling stories, watching movies, etc., as your husband (bless his heart) is at home on a Friday night doing the laundry. :)

So, in a nutshell, the above is what I have been doing for the last month or so. Any questions? Comments? If you're curious about The Bunny Hop, just think of Doug (bless his heart), paws out in front of him, hopping like a bunny (an upright one) would, towards Roubos, who is trying desperately to avoid this insane form of interrogation. (Man, I wish I could have seen it...)
On that note, I would like to thank The Richards for contributing so much to everyone's entertainment--I will try to tell my own stories next time, but sometimes others' are just that much better.