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1. You smell that? Do you smell that? Coffee, man. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of coffee in the morning. I make an espresso shot, pour 9 ounces of steamed milk into a tall glass, top it with a dab of foam, then pour in the espresso. What can't I start my day without?
2. My next step is the sunroom, where I need to water and mist my favorite plants. I have a vanda, a brassavola, two cymbidiums, an oncidium, and a paphiopedilum. What kind of plants are these?
3. Before heading out the door, I wonder if it will snow today. I decide to consult a modern day oracle. After a quick shake, my oracle tells me that the "signs point to yes". I pull on my winter boots and head out the door. What have I consulted?
4. I head out the door for my walk to work through the city of Rostock. As I walk along the Warnow River, my husband starts his two-hour drive south to Berlin, where he lives and works during the week. While passing the Stadthafen, a breeze off the sea whips through my hair, making me wonder why I bother styling it in the first place. Which sea did this breeze come from?
5. As I enter the building I work in, I greet the security guard, Ulrike. Although she speaks English fluently, I will greet her in her native tongue (and consider the safety of kidding her again about being from the same town as the Governator). What do I say?
6. I get straight to work on my current project. Today, I will look at how different prior beliefs affect my posterior distribution. Since I've finished all the preliminary analysis I can do with S-PLUS, I log into my computer account and double-click the WinBUGS icon. What is my profession?
7. While programming, I like to listen to music. I slip on my headphones and place a CD from one of my favorite bands in my Discman. After pushing play, I am immediately greeted by "Beautiful Day", followed in a few minutes by "Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of". Assuming I am not using shuffle mode, which U2 album am I listening to?
8. We head for lunch and find that it's French Day in the cafeteria. I choose poultry stuffed with fruit. What am I eating?
9. Over lunch, my friends and I get into a heated discussion about stem cell research. Sadly, we caught James making up one of his arguments. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
10. Back to work and I need to write a couple paragraphs for an article that I hope to submit for publication in a scientific journal. It looks very impressive with all the formulas I've included. Which document preparation system is most widely used in the scientific community?
11. Today, I'm taking off an hour early for an appointment with a podiatrist. Gradually, bending my left big toe has become more and more painful. I ignored it at first, figuring it would go away on its own, since superficially it looks fine, but now I'm finding it difficult to bend. What is the doctor's diagnosis?
12. On the way home, I stop by the pet store to pick up a bottle of blackwater extract. I've got a 125 gallon aquarium that is heavily-planted with various sword plant species and cabomba. It is stocked with cardinal tetras, hatchetfish, leopard corydoras, and discus. Which biotope am I simulating?
13. Just before getting home, I pass a Thai restaurant and take a look at the posted menu. Since spelling of Thai words often varies, I have to speak many of the words to know what they are. Eventually, I decide that I'm not that hungry and the restaurant is not that good anyway; very few restaurants can compete with my Thai mother's home cooking. Which of the following dishes is NOT a typical Thai entree?
14. As I step in the door, my house rabbits, Grumpy and Franklin, attack. Noticing the empty food bowl, I slowly and carefully make my way past them to the kitchen, scratching them behind their ears to placate them for the moment. I want to give them a nice, healthy, balanced meal. What would make a good, nutritious dinner?
15. Now it's my turn. I slice some rye bread, spread on some Russian dressing, add sauerkraut, a slice of Emmentaler, and some corned beef. What kind of sandwich am I eating for dinner?
16. After a full day, I'm starting to reek, and for me, that means it's Latin time! I start my Latin exercises as I'm running a bath. Since I'd like to wear my favorite black cashmere sweater tomorrow or "cras", my "coma et scapuli" must be spotless. What do I need to do to ensure this?
17. After my bath, I turn on the news and sigh as the weatherman announces the expected high tomorrow is -3. Which of the following temperatures does NOT correspond to -3 degrees Celsius?
18. Eagerly, I turn on a rerun of my favorite guilty pleasure: a show about stranded survivors. In today's episode, Hurley is having digestive problems (he needs to eat more protein) and we learn that Walt's mother died of a blood disorder. What show has my undivided attention?
19. Since it's a clear night, I brave the freezing temperatures of the German winter to venture out onto my balcony. I love stargazing, and tonight is an especially good night; I've managed to spot Saturn with my binoculars. Which constellation does NOT appear in the northern hemisphere winter sky?
20. After my long day, I'm just about ready for sleep. I crawl into bed and pick up a well-worn novel by Larry McMurtry. As I slip off to sleep, Gus and Woodrow have taken a brief respite from their drive to Montana in order to stop by and see Clara, Gus' former love, on her horse ranch in Nebraska. What book am I reading?
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