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07/28/2011 23:15 #54807
Break a leg. The keith way.Category: dance
07/28/2011 20:14 #54805
uh oh. not looking good for the hsbc towerCategory: e:strip
anytime now!
tinypliny - 07/29/11 17:11
hahaha, yeah we need to put more oomph into next time.
hahaha, yeah we need to put more oomph into next time.
metalpeter - 07/29/11 17:08
I thought about going to see George Clinton think I should have maybe gone....
Picture wise it looks like he is wresting his wrist on the skyway.....
I thought about going to see George Clinton think I should have maybe gone....
Picture wise it looks like he is wresting his wrist on the skyway.....
tinypliny - 07/29/11 12:45
I say we post more convincing one where we don't smirk and make horrible faces.
I say we post more convincing one where we don't smirk and make horrible faces.
paul - 07/29/11 12:40
If something ever happens to it, they are totally going to hunt us down.
If something ever happens to it, they are totally going to hunt us down.
07/26/2011 19:54 #54794
When I grow up...Category: the odes
I think I want to be an apprentice at a professional origami performance and installation studio...
and try out the million and one teas in the world.
Now if you will excuse me, my teastrings and dissertation are calling.
and try out the million and one teas in the world.
Now if you will excuse me, my teastrings and dissertation are calling.
metalpeter - 07/27/11 17:36
that free standing one is pretty cool....
that free standing one is pretty cool....
07/26/2011 19:09 #54793
Grad school painsCategory: whine
Grad school can sometimes be painful.
I like discussing papers at journal club. I read most of them and try to contribute something to the discussion. I may not have the wisest thing to contribute but I try to take away something from every paper we discuss because I feel that 1 hour is my chance to get an insight into how people think when they read papers and how they might view things differently than I do (which is often the case). I really like the process of learning in that hour of journal club.
Students are required to be at the journal club even though they might have a million other things to do. Sometimes it feels like a bother, but in the end I think everyone learns something and also contributes something to the discussion if they spoke up even ONCE during the club. It is almost the nature of science. You cannot be in the thick of it and stop yourself from being involved. Every discussion at journal club is valuable because it is the collective sharing of thoughts that you might not get to hear when you are reading alone.
Faculty, perhaps, play an even more significant role in such journal clubs. They bring to our table their significant experience and expertise in the field. Their comments are almost ALWAYS worth hearing and their input is deeply appreciated. It's that rare hour where students can get an insight into how professionals in their field view any paper and research process.
However, all faculty are not mandated to be at journal clubs if they don't have the time. Since many of them are extraordinarily pressed for time, and have several competing interests, they don't come. Which is fine because if they feel like they have the time to make it, they do contribute to the discussion and that is always beneficial to all the students.
So, it hurts like hell when faculty you admire do turn up to the journal club (supposedly because they could make time for the club in their busy schedule), don't pay any attention to the discussion at the club because they were working right through it and then abruptly get up and leave midway without a word of explanation.
It hurts too much.
I guess it's part of growing up in grad school with faculty and other students subbing for your missing family. The lesson perhaps, is that your interests will never match up with everyone else's at the table and you cannot expect everyone you academically admire to make a trial at mentoring at the club, however brief that hour or even part of that hour might be. What I am really struggling with is do I prefer brutal honesty where the faculty tells you that the paper you picked is an utter waste of time or a completely silent cold approach where they do come but they just leave midway perhaps because they don't think it's worth their time to even say anything.
I think I pick honesty. Silence hurts more than I can express.
I like discussing papers at journal club. I read most of them and try to contribute something to the discussion. I may not have the wisest thing to contribute but I try to take away something from every paper we discuss because I feel that 1 hour is my chance to get an insight into how people think when they read papers and how they might view things differently than I do (which is often the case). I really like the process of learning in that hour of journal club.
Students are required to be at the journal club even though they might have a million other things to do. Sometimes it feels like a bother, but in the end I think everyone learns something and also contributes something to the discussion if they spoke up even ONCE during the club. It is almost the nature of science. You cannot be in the thick of it and stop yourself from being involved. Every discussion at journal club is valuable because it is the collective sharing of thoughts that you might not get to hear when you are reading alone.
Faculty, perhaps, play an even more significant role in such journal clubs. They bring to our table their significant experience and expertise in the field. Their comments are almost ALWAYS worth hearing and their input is deeply appreciated. It's that rare hour where students can get an insight into how professionals in their field view any paper and research process.
However, all faculty are not mandated to be at journal clubs if they don't have the time. Since many of them are extraordinarily pressed for time, and have several competing interests, they don't come. Which is fine because if they feel like they have the time to make it, they do contribute to the discussion and that is always beneficial to all the students.
So, it hurts like hell when faculty you admire do turn up to the journal club (supposedly because they could make time for the club in their busy schedule), don't pay any attention to the discussion at the club because they were working right through it and then abruptly get up and leave midway without a word of explanation.
It hurts too much.
I guess it's part of growing up in grad school with faculty and other students subbing for your missing family. The lesson perhaps, is that your interests will never match up with everyone else's at the table and you cannot expect everyone you academically admire to make a trial at mentoring at the club, however brief that hour or even part of that hour might be. What I am really struggling with is do I prefer brutal honesty where the faculty tells you that the paper you picked is an utter waste of time or a completely silent cold approach where they do come but they just leave midway perhaps because they don't think it's worth their time to even say anything.
I think I pick honesty. Silence hurts more than I can express.
metalpeter - 07/27/11 21:10
A teacher if they are kinda there just for insight could say different things and give you pointers or what ever as say a reader.... but say they are there as not a guide as your teacher they would kinda be telling you how to write your Paper?
A teacher if they are kinda there just for insight could say different things and give you pointers or what ever as say a reader.... but say they are there as not a guide as your teacher they would kinda be telling you how to write your Paper?
metalpeter - 07/27/11 17:33
I don't know enough to comment but I'm going to any ways.
What if you had all ready put in say 1/3 of work or time into something and a teacher who isn't say your teacher says it stinks as an example would that make someone start all over? But what if your teacher thinks it is great?
Also is this teacher official.... Say from a Personal standpoint they think it is silly or dull but from the professional side they have a different view.... Cause they aren't in class so it isn't the same thing....
I'll use an example of me.... At work there are certain things that If I said about someone being lazy or doing stuff wrong or being a bad seed to my boss or a boss could cause all hell to break lose..... Now If I'm at a bar pounding beers or smashing something out side and we are off the clock I could say.... Well trying to kill the pain of that hell hole I work in and forget about all those lazy people.... Then we are off the clock so we could talk and he could give his perspective.... Now on the clock there would be meetings I assume.... But off the clock and away from work it is different is what I was getting at.....
I don't know enough to comment but I'm going to any ways.
What if you had all ready put in say 1/3 of work or time into something and a teacher who isn't say your teacher says it stinks as an example would that make someone start all over? But what if your teacher thinks it is great?
Also is this teacher official.... Say from a Personal standpoint they think it is silly or dull but from the professional side they have a different view.... Cause they aren't in class so it isn't the same thing....
I'll use an example of me.... At work there are certain things that If I said about someone being lazy or doing stuff wrong or being a bad seed to my boss or a boss could cause all hell to break lose..... Now If I'm at a bar pounding beers or smashing something out side and we are off the clock I could say.... Well trying to kill the pain of that hell hole I work in and forget about all those lazy people.... Then we are off the clock so we could talk and he could give his perspective.... Now on the clock there would be meetings I assume.... But off the clock and away from work it is different is what I was getting at.....
leetee - 07/26/11 19:24
i'm with you. i think silence is more painful. as hurtful as "this sucks" can be, it can also be part of the learning process, future selection processes, or even a hand in helping to direct further attentions. or even if it isn't. sometimes, knowing honestly where someone stands can be liberating.
i'm with you. i think silence is more painful. as hurtful as "this sucks" can be, it can also be part of the learning process, future selection processes, or even a hand in helping to direct further attentions. or even if it isn't. sometimes, knowing honestly where someone stands can be liberating.
07/24/2011 23:33 #54784
All the VERY best, e:heidi!Category: e:strip
We all know you will clear it smoothly and with flying colours!
A zillion good wishes and more coming your way!!
A zillion good wishes and more coming your way!!
heidi - 07/26/11 19:56
A rockette? That's awesome. Thank you!! :-)
A rockette? That's awesome. Thank you!! :-)
tinypliny - 07/26/11 19:38
It didn't translate too well in the scaled down png but it was a "rockette" like performance artist with a huge plume hat, feathery wings and a shimmering dress with a wand and giving you a "tada!" sign. :) I guess it does come close to tinkerbell... though I forgot about that totally!
It didn't translate too well in the scaled down png but it was a "rockette" like performance artist with a huge plume hat, feathery wings and a shimmering dress with a wand and giving you a "tada!" sign. :) I guess it does come close to tinkerbell... though I forgot about that totally!
heidi - 07/26/11 19:31
I love the heart above the first i... is it a butterfly, tinkerbell or fireworks above the second? Rainbows and unicorns to you, too, (e:tinypliny)!
I love the heart above the first i... is it a butterfly, tinkerbell or fireworks above the second? Rainbows and unicorns to you, too, (e:tinypliny)!
paul - 07/25/11 21:58
Good luck!
Good luck!
heidi - 07/25/11 17:58
Thank you so much!!!!
Thank you so much!!!!
Oooh, sorry I got in the way, I didn't realize you were filming.
You did great on your bike. When are we biking again?
It was! We missed you! I biked after 3 years and (e:Heidi) was my bike-task-master. She didn't let me get off my bike. It was harrowing to say the least.
Looks like a great time.....
Now that's a stripper in the making if I ever saw one.