After the system has been running for awhile (like a day or so), the window frame and the window contents seem to become disconnected in the Z-axis. As such, when moving the cursor around, it will of course be on top of the window contents, but then will pas UNDER the window titlebar, or side or bottom frame. In addition the close button (etc) glow effects also occur UNDER the window titlebar. Restarting WB5 does nothing to correct the problem, though a system reboot works fine. I am runnin...

After the system has been running for awhile (like a day or so), the window frame and the window contents seem to become disconnected in the Z-axis. As such, when moving the cursor around, it will of course be on top of the window contents, but then will pas UNDER the window titlebar, or side or bottom frame. In addition the close button (etc) glow effects also occur UNDER the window titlebar. Restarting WB5 does nothing to correct the problem, thoug a system reboot works fine. I am running...

So here I am, posting again. What's it been, only 5 or 6 months since the last time? Geez, I suck at blogging. Oh well. Life's generally good. Work's going. Etc, etc. Christmas is coming up. I got almost all my shopping done. Spent almost 600 dollars already, which is crazy crazy. I took my little brother to a holiday roller skating party and he broke his arm! Poor kid. Speaking of skating, I've taken an ice skating class at the University since my last post. Boy is that great! I've fin...

Hello again! It's me, just giving everyone an update. Life's certainly been a lot better lately. I seem to have gotten out of my work slump. My motivation level has really picked up, and with it my general satisfaction with work and life! Work is going great, I just got a moajor result! Oh and I got my new website up.... head on over and check it out. Nothing too much exciting is going on lately, since I've been working so much lately. Been hanging out with my little brother...

BACKGROUND So I'm a biochemistry grad student at UW-Madison, where I study structure-function relationships of RNA polymerase, the enzyme responsible for catalyzing transcription. Transcription is the first step in gene expression in ALL LIFE and copies the genetic code from the gene on DNA into a molecule of RNA. This RNA can then be read by the ribosome to be translated into the protein code to make a protein. I've been studying transcription by assembling paused complexes of ...

So this is it! My very own blog site. Here you will find random thoughts and comments that I feel the need to write down. I'm also planning on using this venue as a place to write down some of those crazy dreams I have. (Visit my webpage by clicking the link.)