Sometimes as parents we say things to our children that unintentionally lead us down paths we had no idea we’d be taking. I had this happen recently with my girls. They had caught a butterfly while they were outside. They brought it in and asked if they could keep it. I told them that keeping a butterfly as a pet isn’t a very nice thing to do to a butterfly since they only live 2-4 weeks. That’s w... »
I’m doing a bunch of staining experiments at work right now. That means that, hopefully, in the next couple weeks I’ll get a bunch of pretty pictures to analyse. It also means that I had the good fortune to spend much of yesterday at the cryostat (basically a meat slicer designed to make incredibly thin, frozen, sections – or slices). Sectioning is a zen experience for me, much a... »
It was the night of February 27th, 2013. Rob and I were driving down a stretch of dark highway when it happened. As we crested a hill something strange appeared at the horizon: an orange, glowing, ovoid object slowly rising from the earth like a distant bubble of blooming magma – fiery and ominous. After the initial surprise of the unsettling sight I quickly realized that it was just the moon. But... »
We recently had a fun science experiment at our school here (have I mentioned that we homeschool?). We used bubbles to measure our lung capacity; depending on how big the outline of the bubble was when it popped, tells you how much air your lungs can take in. We didn’t have any bubble solution around the house, so I searched the internet for a recipe. I found a really simple bubble solution ... »
HELLLLOOOOOOOOOO photo takers! IT’S MAD PIC LAB DAY! And I’m all kinds of loopy because I’m on migraine meds. I’m high as a mofo, but not in pain. Because my doctor isn’t a QUACK. Yes, it’s a terrible joke. But I don’t care BECAUSE I FEEL GREAT AND I LOVE SCIENCE BASED MEDICINE AND CAPS LOCK. So… last week, your assignment was “Quack”. An... »
Our girls are OBSESSED with “The Nightmare Before Christmas“. They will watch it on our “movie nights” (held each Friday night at our house where much candy and popcorn are consumed). Since they really don’t watch movies other than Friday nights, except maybe on a Saturday, it surprises us that they continually choose this movie. Our daughters practically have the ent... »
Here at Mad Art Lab, March 1st is our birthday. Guess what today happens to be? March 1! Happy birthday to us! We’re two years old. Time to celebrate. I was not in attendance for the “birth” of Mad Art Lab, but eventually I was lovingly adopted into this wonderful family. Mad Art Lab is just that: a family. It’s quite amazing how we all kind of just naturally mesh. I love a... »
If you hadn’t heard, the Mad Pic Lab project is back and IN ACTION, MOFOS! Last week, we re-kicked off with Zombies! Because this project died months ago and NOW IT’S BACK FOR YOUR BRAINZ! Refresher: Every Tuesday afternoon, I will post a word. You have one week to get a picture to me with that week’s theme. There are no rules except that the pic has to be your own creation. It doesn’t... »
