Thursday, March 31, 2011
News flash
Oh yes, it occurs to me that I should mention this: On Monday, I submitted my dissertation. That's it - I'm graduating in May.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Linkdump
The mandatory every-so-often linkdump:
Worried about not getting that journal article accepted? Save yourself the worry by submitting it somewhere you know it won't get in - The Journal of Universal Rejection.
It seems like there are a million different kinds of soft drinks available, but in fact the vast majority are owned by a very few companies. (Via Tobias Bucknell.)
Uh, I've been collecting this set of links for a while, it seems … If someone bought me this, i would marry them. Like, right then and there. (Via the Fug Girls.)
In academia, people tend to beat themselves up for slacking, and then vow to be super duper productive to make up for it. That doesn't work. What works better: Sucking less. (Not that this is unique to academia, but few lines of work are as self-directed. The opportunity for slacking is greatly reduced on an assembly line.)
Yeah, it's a good song, but the video is what's really awesome. (Via Fall.)
Worried about not getting that journal article accepted? Save yourself the worry by submitting it somewhere you know it won't get in - The Journal of Universal Rejection.
It seems like there are a million different kinds of soft drinks available, but in fact the vast majority are owned by a very few companies. (Via Tobias Bucknell.)
Uh, I've been collecting this set of links for a while, it seems … If someone bought me this, i would marry them. Like, right then and there. (Via the Fug Girls.)
In academia, people tend to beat themselves up for slacking, and then vow to be super duper productive to make up for it. That doesn't work. What works better: Sucking less. (Not that this is unique to academia, but few lines of work are as self-directed. The opportunity for slacking is greatly reduced on an assembly line.)
Yeah, it's a good song, but the video is what's really awesome. (Via Fall.)
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Three random facts about me
- I almost always have a pedicure but not a manicure.
- I like all of Joss Whedon's oeuvre except for Buffy.
- I have never cleaned an oven.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
On top of Frozen Head
This photo is from Sunday's hike to the top of Frozen Head. We hiked up the North Mac trail and down the South Mac and Judge Branch trails. (All the Mac trails go up Old Mac Mountain, yet none of them go all the way to the top - the North Mac trail gives you a view of the peak as you pass by.)
Frozen Head is definitely my favorite state park in Tennessee. It's a real hiker's park, with lots of challenging trails, beautiful campsites, and not many other activities. There is some irony, certainly, in the top of the namesake mountain being this.
Frozen Head is definitely my favorite state park in Tennessee. It's a real hiker's park, with lots of challenging trails, beautiful campsites, and not many other activities. There is some irony, certainly, in the top of the namesake mountain being this.
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