subreddits (and a few fantasy) and one of the quiet debates that has sprung up on one of them recently began with the observation that many of the most recommended Sci-Fi works on the sub had little to no character at all, the characters serving as empty mouthpieces to move a plot ...
So it’s not a bad bet if you would like to have a job after grad school. [00:02:01] Elizabeth: And you’re applying chaos theory right now to fisheries management, right? [00:02:05] Stephen Munch: Well, I’m applying it right now to fisheries data in the hopes of getting ...
In the third stage, people abandon all pretense of humor or creativity, and expect to be rewarded merely for mentioning the meme’s existence to other people equally aware of it. “HEY! GUYS! ALL YOUR BASE IS BELONG TO US! LAUNCH EVERY ZIG FOR GREAT JUSTICE! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!” I’m n...
When my mother was monitoring every bite, allowing only Weight Watchers-approved foods and endless bowls of undressed salad, I found myself drawn to the strange, exotic foods in books: Edmund’s Turkish Delight in Narnia, the pickled limes Amy March coveted at school. I had no idea what th...
Rethink your travel.“After college graduation, a friend and I took a cross country road trip to Yellowstone. My friend worked with the parks system for the summer before getting ready to go to grad school. Meanwhile, I needed to head back home (to NC) but discovered that flights out of...
I have been seriously watching my spending this year (in grad school) and was shocked when I realized I hadn’t passed the limit to be VIB this year! A good thing for my budget, but I had been counting on stocking up on Dior and Lippmann polishes with the sale 🙂 November 7, 201...