.:Gotta Drop a Blog in The Corner:.

so... still in the planning stages on my trip. i'm hesitant to commit just yet, since i'm waiting on some positive results from the lab... don't want to book a $1K+ trip for the summer i can't go on due to postponing my thesis defense. i'd like to ask you my faithful readers to pray to your God or gods, and/or just send out some positive energy towards buffalo while chanting that you'd like for my plasimd cut dna inserts to magically appear on my gels over the next few days, cause if this doesn't work out... i'll be set back another 2 weeks i think.

also... other things going on in life. i will definitely be leaving buffalo by fall. where i'll be going... i'm still not sure yet. i've gotten into 2 schools so far on opposite sides of the country. should hear back from 4 more in the next 2 weeks or so. i've got to plan this trip where it will allow me to come back and do some apartment hunting prior to the start of pharmacy school.

tc gave me the new arcade fire while i was down in the city this past week. i've been semi listening to it in the car. sounds pretty good so far.

here's something that makes me happy that buffalo is where it is. i still like the fact that many businesses and office parks fly both the u.s. and canadian flags around here.

Canadian anthem confusion and other stories By News Staff Reporters Updated: 03/17/07 8:38 AM

When 14,000 out-of-town fans, media and college staff come to Buffalo for the NCAA Tournament, interesting things can happen — starting with the national anthem.

College basketball fans are no strangers to the time-honored tradition of the playing of “The Star-Spangled Banner” before the game.

But the musical selections that kick off games in HSBC Arena are causing confusion.

While Western New Yorkers, especially hockey fans, are used to hearing “O, Canada,” followed by the national anthem, some in the out-of-town crowd have been clueless this week.

One couple, decked out in Old Dominion University sweat shirts, stood politely with their hands over their hearts as the Canadian anthem began before Thursday’s games. Then they weren’t sure what to do.

“Maybe this is the Buffalo song,” the man suggested to his companion as he lowered his hand back down to his side and looked around uncomfortably.

Another (hopefully) visiting fan, who recognized the tune, had a theory about why it was being played.

“It’s the Canada song,” he informed his buddies. “They have to play it because part of Buffalo is in Canada.”