I'm getting some fabulous comments, folks. Suggestions of more things to blog about, notes of congratulations/support for the new blog, things that crack me up, stuff like that. These and more are very much appreciated, do keep it up!

leigh has been tagged by multiple people in the 10 words of blogging philosophy meme! i noticed the tags, decided to wait until i had the blog here up and running, and promptly lost track. i know that Dr O and Biochem Belle over at Lab Spaces (which you should most definitely check out!) tagged me, and my apologies to others that did and i totally missed it. here is the meme:

1. Sum up your blogging motivation, philosophy and experience in exactly 10 words.

2. Tag 10 other blogs to perpetuate the meme.

i see pharmacology everywhere, and i explain what i see.

or:

no, there are still not enough cannabinoid jokes in pharmacology.

[a small taste of the blog's future, new readers...]

or:

brains, drugs, miscellany. does it get any better than that?

i have completely lost track of who has and has not been tagged or done the meme. if you feel so inclined, consider yourself tagged, go for it, and let me know in the comments.

but friend of the blog, noted architect of rhyme, and fellow Scientopian Scicurious turns this thing up a notch with an additional challenge.

In the first, you must express your TWEETING! philosophy and motivation in ten words AND under 140 characters (this probably isn’t hard). You must then tag ten other tweeters. Extra fun and bragging rights goes to those who RHYME!

holy crap, Sci! i'm nowhere near the wordplay prodigy that you are, but i'll give this a try. whoa!

drugs going to brains, tweets about stuff running through veins.

anyone else up to this challenge? whew!

Welcome to the Neurodynamics blog! I’m Leigh, and I’ll be your tour guide.

Yes, I’m a bit late to the big launchfest. Some things going on in real life have turned me into that friend who always misses out on the most awesome things because she can’t get out of work on time. But, now I’m here, and I’ve brought another round of drinks and a few more fireworks to keep the party rolling.

First, a bit about the blog:

You’ve probably surmised by the banner that the content here will be mostly neuropharmacology. That sounds like I’ve narrowed the subject matter down some, right? Pharmacology, check. Of the brain, check. [psst, Dr. "the brain confounds everything" Isis, i can just see your comment coming, bite me.] But there are a lot of topics left in that particular box. Because I think it’s cool, and because this is *my* little corner of the interwebs, discussion will focus around how the brain adapts to outside and inside stimuli. Your brain is along for the rollercoaster ride that is your life with you- happiness, stress, varying degrees of intoxication, nervousness- while you change as a person in response to your experiences, your brain changes as well! This blog will generally focus around the science behind those adaptations.

And about your narrator/tour guide:

Leigh is a neuropharmacologist by day, and… well… a neuropharmacologist by evening and night, too. She’s navigating the early-career stages of science, collecting experiences and anecdotal data to help decide what she might end up doing with her life someday.

So grab a seat, make yourself comfy, and enjoy the ride! I'm incredibly excited to be a part of Scientopia and look forward to lots of great science blogging.