When you think of dragons, do you think of a giant scaly firebreathing lizard? Or maybe a god-like entity bringing wealth and good luck?

The grey fox is an omnivore that inhabits mostly forested and woody areas throughout North and South America, and tends to pray on small animals while also eating nuts and berries by climbing trees!

“What a curious name for a protein,” I remember thinking to myself when my research mentor first introduced me to the substrate that I would be using for my research project.

Every year in the US, upwards of 600,000 sandhill cranes migrate south during the cool autumn months of September - November, and thousands can be spotted passing through Michigan!

My brother’s doing college applications, which means he’s stressed, I’m stressed, and our house has basically become a live reenactment of my own application meltdown from two years ago

Every day I realize how much I really truly hate to draw.

The barn owl, a nocturnal raptor, is strikingly haunting with its pale, moon-like face and wide eyes.

Getting There on Time Week 4!

Verdict for this week: Beatlemania

"If you don't know how to live on, then live for me." Chillingly grandiose, right? Just imagine someone being your sole reason to live, to exist even.

Getting There on Time Week 3: working a Saturday Game Day shift edition

Verdict for this week: I Wish the Purdue Game Had Lasted Just 10 Minutes Longer </3

The eastern grey squirrel, easily identified by its tawny grey and brown fur and white belly, is found throughout Michigan in both urban and natural areas. They are also an incredibly common friend on campus, and The University of Michigan even has a designated Squirrel Club for lovers of these critters!

My digital take on Nezha with his characteristic fire-tipped spear and wind-fire wheels. Past designs of Nezha are more colorful and flowery, but the movie redesign still maintains the white lotus motif on his jacket.

Back to pencil and paper for now…

Getting There on Time week 2!

The verdict for this week: Absolute Failure

Maybe you remember the huge Hollywood blockbuster, “Troy”, based on the Ancient Greek war epic, the Iliad, starring Brad Pitt as the famous mythological Greek hero, Achilles.

All I see are carbonyls, all I feel is dread. Orgo II tomorrow. Panic is temporary, but freedom is 30 hours away (if the reaction mechanism don’t eat me first).

The Michigan monkeyflower is a small flowering plant endemic to Michigan, meaning it exists no place else in the wild. Found only in the Grand Traverse and Mackinac Straits area, the flower is listed as endangered and relies on clean running water to productively reproduce and thrive.

Welcome to Getting There on Time where I chronicle my attempts at getting to all my commitments on time!

The verdict for this week: Overall Success (?)

With fall migration nearing a close, you might see this brightly colored bird snacking on insects during early mornings in the Arb! The Blackburnian Warbler is a palm sized warbler that uses Michigan as a resting place during it’s vast journey from the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada towards northern South America! Males are easily distinguished from other warblers with their fiery orange throats, and the species is of least concern in North America.