Archive for 2011
The sword of Damocles
From The Truth by Terry Pratchett: “We could live like kings on a dollar a day, Arnold.” “What, you mean someone’d chop our heads off?” “No, I –” “Someone’d climb up inside the privy with a red-hot poker and –” “No! I meant –” “Someone’d drown us in a butt of wine?” “No, that’s dying […]
How to make an awesome poster
Several months ago, my aunt asked me a bunch of questions about climate change. I answered her here in a serious of carefully researched posts, many of which took me hours to write. Her answer? “You say to-may-to, I say to-mah-to” with a link to an abc news story insinuating that snow in winter means […]
Book Sculptures
Sunday Song
Like the old weekly top 5, but with less work (and fewer songs.) Samantha Crain – Holdin’ That Wheel
Grad school interviews
My first grad school visit was a lot of fun: lots of exciting science conversations, casual dinners, and even a little field trip. The interviews were pretty informal – I only felt like I was being interviewed for about 5 minutes of the entire weekend. I also got to dress up most days, which was […]
Origins of change
From The Truth by Terry Pratchett: “We’ve always looked beyond the walls for the invaders,” he said. “We always thought change came from outside, usually on the point of a sword. And then we look around and find that it comes from the inside of the head of someone you wouldn’t notice in the street. […]
In ‘Real’ Life
I’ve got lots to share with you – how my first grad school interview went, what I think of Anthony Trollope, culling my show collection, an ode to dendrochronology. But my head hurts today, so I’m just going to leave you with a list of bloggers I wish I could have coffee with. Kriti, Mike, […]