Big project

Big project will begin soon. That is quantification of Pallid sturgeon iridovirus in fish tissues. Some hatcheries produce juveniles of Pallid sturgeon to recover their population. However, iridovirus is prevalent in hatchery and causes mass mortarity against fish. They are worrying about releasing virus positive fish because the fish may affect wild stock in nature by spreading the virus. Therefore, they want us to test their fish before releasing. I understand how important this project is. But examine 750 fish in triplicate by TaqMan PCR is too much, I think... I wonder how long this project take to get it done...

Keybord of my new macintosh

I hate the keybord of my new machine because it has wide gaps between the keys and my fingers get tired easily. Moreover, I need typing more firmly. In a review of macbook, some people say "the worst laptop keyboard in the last ten years". That is true. I miss my old machine.

Credit card

I lost my credit card a few days ago. I withdrew some cash with my card and forgot to pick it up. I was thinking how to survive this coming week because my account was almost empty. Anyway, I realized I forgot my credit card at the ATM, so I called bank immediately to cancel my card. Fortunately, nobody used my card . Credit card is very convenient in this country because we can use it at anywhere, like parking lot machine for the ticket. However, some of them don't require neither ID card or signature so that anyone can use somebody's card. Of course we need picture ID to buy expensive stuff, but I think authorization should be more strict. Signature can be copied easily.

Buckhorn steak

Last Sunday, my friend took me to a steak restaurant, buckhorn, in Winters. They served huge sirloin steak and it was more than 5 cm thickness. It looked great and was testy. Some people come to the restaurant from bay area only for backhorn steak. I'd never had such a great steak in my life. I want to go there again!

Strained back

According to Wikipedia, strained (back) is "an injury to a muscle in which the muscle fibers tear as a result of overstretching". And it also says "Typical symptoms of a strain are localized pain, stiffness, inflammation, and bruising around the strained muscle." These are exactly what I feel with my back. Interestingly, it's not trouble of neither nerve system or back bone. It's just an inflammation of muscle supporting pelvis. I thought it's a serious injury of back bone, but it wasn't true. I feel easy with my back now. Just I hope my back will be fine soon.

Strained back

I got strained back when I played tennis last Sunday. Maybe I was too excited because ane girl joined us.. Anyway, I can walk fast and it's getting better. The string of my racket is ready now so I can't wait this weekend!

Crash

My computer crashed last Saturday so I couldn't access to the internet for a while. I bought a new macintosh by $1,000. To compare with several years ago, the price is cheaper and the spec is much more powerful, but still expensive to me. Maybe that's because I (and my income) haven't changed at all...