So hello. It's been a while. There are four people in my family now. That's been true for about 13 months. Still in the same job. Had an interview for another job last fall--made it to the final round and lost out to someone who was probably a better fit. Just as well, really. I applied for it because I couldn't not apply when the job description ( Read more... )

Look out! It's another post! Two in a row! Unheard of! But my viewing of The Trojan Women reminded me that I once studied the play in college and that reminded me that this brief sojourn into the Classics Department changed my life. It wasn't that particular class (Greek Drama) that did it, but rather, its prerequisite ( Read more... )

Okay, not actually panicking. Just in need of a favor.

Hey graphic design types! Does anyone out there have a version of Quark 5 I could, uh, borrow? I have a 44 Mb file that needs to be saved as version 4, but all I've got is 6.1 which only saves down to version 5.
Edit: As it turns out, gilana's computer no longer supports such ancient technology... ( Read more... )

Today is an envelope-stuffing day, so that means it's time for a Livejournal post. First, work. Then, notable quotable. Unfortunately I've completely forgotten the set up for the slamming of my Southern roots. And oddly, the punchline doesn't really work without it. So you miss out on yet more witty comments from my darling little brotherRight. ( Read more... )

Me, while meeting with colleagues at the Museum of Science: "I wish I had a cookie right now ( Read more... )

I have to admit I'm pleased. I was searching for "seasons on Mars" resources for a presentation I'm giving in St. Louis on Thursday, and there, without warning, on the first page of search results were five hits for various of seasons of "Veronica Mars" on DVD, TV, and elsewhere. Five hits. That's 50% of the first-page hits, kids. Don't tell me ( Read more... )

Recently, I have enjoyed quite the trip down Memory Lane, running into both my first year college roommates (I lived in a triple) and my first year college RA within the span of two weeks. It seems I have just about as much in common with them as I did then. I.e. not a whole lot. But really, one doesn't expect to see the girl who spent a good part ( Read more... )

There is something very odd about being told by a Nobel Prize-winning chemist that my senior thesis should strive to be more like a float from Carnavale in Rio. Especially when the float includes 400 half-naked people strapped into the formation of a "tree of life" and the movements of their silvery-blue painted bodies are carefully choreographed ( Read more... )

My grandparents called last night, with the sole purpose of telling me how happy they are that I'm dating Sarah. I realize this is an uncharacteristically personal tidbit for my livejournal entries, but don't worry. Rather than explaining that their comments made me happy and cleared up some rather confusing encounters, I'm using the story as an ( Read more... )

This is too hilarious. We're including in the exhibit a custom-made replica of ancient pottery and it's being sent to us from Arizona. The first artifact that arrived was in pieces (UPS, pronounced "oops, we dropped it again", we love you) so we asked our guy in Arizona to make and send us a new one and while he was at it, why didn't he just make ( Read more... )