That's Enough Glue

 You may call me Mark. Or `Mark..er. Marker. A full time Scientist, part time Graduate student, an ardent lover of the solace of the forest, and a mistress to Old Man Winter's son. Most of my time outside of school and work, when I have it, is spent at home with my cat, Lexi. She's a menace to any string, a deep lover of cuddles, a purrito or cupboard critter when startled, but overall prefers being next to me. Hailing from the Mid-west of the USA, I find that I'm sort of a busy homebody science/nerd/geek streak, with a love of teaching and exposition, which means my posts will often be sort of technical, and likely longer than most people can stomach. The time I spend home could be reading, time with friends, or creating things. My main "thing" is knitting, but I sew on occasion. I do find time to crochet all of my own dish rags and potholders, though. Cross stitch and embroidery sometimes find its way on my project queue, but not often. ...