Archive for January, 2013
What to watch if my ranting put you in a bad mood
Why should taxpayers be responsible for your unicorn research?*
My advisor was in the news recently talking about a cool project our lab is working on. The piece did a great job of laying out some of the practical applications of the project, so I sent it around to some of my relatives. One of my aunts, who used to be an out and […]
Music for being afraid migraines will ruin your PhD
While you’re waiting for the bus
Sort of weekly list of stuff interesting enough I think it’s worth sharing. Friday Poem Can Acting in Love Help You Stay in Love? kafka and the ape Adam Fulara – Invention No. 13 in A Minor (J.S. Bach) A Parched Future: Global Land and Water Grabbing Solar Mosaic: Kind of a big deal for […]
Tuesday shoesday – Migraine fashion edition
Do you think these shades would go with these shoes? You may think that wearing enormous orange sunglasses inside over your normal glasses deducts way too many cool points to even try them. However, I can assure you that crawling across the floor in front of a coworker while vomiting actually deducts more, so the […]
While you’re waiting for the bus
Re-post: Why do we watch Doctor Who?: A fan scholar’s perspective It might not have much to do with the Doctor at all. Yes, the female characters are secondary. But that’s a production decision. And fans don’t generally let production decisions get in the way when there is still something to scavenge from the show. […]