Annual report and other stuff.

Have to get our annual faculty report done by Friday. What a pain. Thankfully there are quit a lot of good things going on to expound upon.

Looked up some plant patent information and found out how to get the photos downloaded. They are black and white only but anything helps to compare with the written descriptions. So now all of our university patents are in a folder for easy access. Total is 8 patents completed and 4 more in the final stages -- all aroids. Have to feel pretty good about that.

Crossed two tetraploid Dieffenbachia today and a couple of Spathiphyllum. The dieffenbachia are fun since no one else has these stock plants and the results should be interesting. 'ploids could be good.

My lab director gave me a sample of her homemade split pea soup today. I guess I will be working in the Z shop tonight.

Tied a few fishing rigs last night. Found most of the gear from last fall. Came up a couple of poles and reels short though. No use looking too hard -- just have to go to ebay and restock. Just kidding mosaic mom.