Snow, snow, snow. I decided to work from home yesterday a)because of the snow and b)because there are fewer distractions (i.e. the internets). I barely got anything done, except for all my laundry.
I'm still trying to set a date for my thesis defense. For the uninitiated, I'll talk for an hour on my research for whomever wants to show up (students, faculty, postdocs, my...
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I'm still trying to set a date for my thesis defense. For the uninitiated, I'll talk for an hour on my research for whomever wants to show up (students, faculty, postdocs, my...
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New Years.
Last years resolutions:
1)Brush up on my French
STATUS: Listented to a lot of French music, read about a page of Camus' L'etranger, watched Les Parapluies de Cherbourg without subtitles.
OVERALL RATING: 4/10
2)Learn how to play "You Are Too Beautiful" on the piano
STATUS: Still can't play the piano.
OVERALL RATING: 0/10
I don't think I need to make any resolutions...
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Last years resolutions:
1)Brush up on my French
STATUS: Listented to a lot of French music, read about a page of Camus' L'etranger, watched Les Parapluies de Cherbourg without subtitles.
OVERALL RATING: 4/10
2)Learn how to play "You Are Too Beautiful" on the piano
STATUS: Still can't play the piano.
OVERALL RATING: 0/10
I don't think I need to make any resolutions...
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drstinkypants:
that would be rock 'n roll.
my friend and i were thining about calling ourselves the lonesome cowgirls, and covering only beach boys songs.
...
i guess its funnier if you are drunk.
my friend and i were thining about calling ourselves the lonesome cowgirls, and covering only beach boys songs.
...
i guess its funnier if you are drunk.
trocc:
thanks man - resolutionless is the best way to go, methinks... life's unpredictable. 
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girl303:
good luck with the writing...but i beg you, don't make me read it when you're done. 
don't work too hard!!!
don't work too hard!!!
idjit:
New Burma album being OnOffOn? It's okay - it seems like Clint Connely's still writing good stuff, but the Roger Miller stuff isn't quite as "on" and the best songs on it are over 20 years old. I'm glad to see that they're still writing though - they just came out with an EP which I haven't heard, and it looks like they'll be doing another full length, so I'll keep my fingers crossed.
As for arm's length shots - been doing it for yeaaaars. The key is knowing how the camera's focusing system works, getting used to intuiting what the camera "sees" at a particular focal length, etc. It isn't easy though, certainly. I have this awesome photo I need to scan in sometime that I took on a roller coaster where I've got me in the front of the roller coast, and my immediate family behind me, all perfectly framed - sometimes a heavy dose of good luck helps too. Oh, and shoot 10 photos to increase your chances of getting a good one.
As for arm's length shots - been doing it for yeaaaars. The key is knowing how the camera's focusing system works, getting used to intuiting what the camera "sees" at a particular focal length, etc. It isn't easy though, certainly. I have this awesome photo I need to scan in sometime that I took on a roller coaster where I've got me in the front of the roller coast, and my immediate family behind me, all perfectly framed - sometimes a heavy dose of good luck helps too. Oh, and shoot 10 photos to increase your chances of getting a good one.
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burstandbloom:
Merry
Christmas
Christmas
krabuki:
Happy hollydaze! 
Hey everybody.
Things are going well at work, but I'm going to be extremely busy for at least a couple weeks, as I make the transition from thinking about writing my thesis to actually writing my thesis. As a result, I'm going to have to force myself to either disconnect my computer from the "internets" or work somewhere where I have no access.
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Things are going well at work, but I'm going to be extremely busy for at least a couple weeks, as I make the transition from thinking about writing my thesis to actually writing my thesis. As a result, I'm going to have to force myself to either disconnect my computer from the "internets" or work somewhere where I have no access.
Please don't...
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girl303:
get plenty of rest, sicky.
krabuki:
Life is pretty good here right now! Portland loves me as much as I love it! SO what happend on Wed? do you graduate?
Girl situation has leveled off some. Thanks for all the input. It's really fantastic to hear from people who aren't just giving me the old "I'm sure it will work out okay" line.
By the time I posted to my journal last, we had already decided to give it some time before we did anything final. I just need to know if I really don't...
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By the time I posted to my journal last, we had already decided to give it some time before we did anything final. I just need to know if I really don't...
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krabuki:
Yes nekkid picks!!!!!! With or without a beard.....
A bird in hand shot would be great...
( god that was so cheesy of me
)
A bird in hand shot would be great...
( god that was so cheesy of me
)
girl303:
how's it going? how's work? i have too much to do. 
procrastinating now...Wahhhh!
procrastinating now...Wahhhh!I don't know about you guys, but I've seen better days.
Things have been a little unstable between my girlfriend and me as of late. She's in Omaha; I'm in Chicago. Neither of us are too happy. On top of that, I'm finishing my Ph.D. and she's in the middle of her second year of medical school, so scheduling's tight. I told her a month...
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Things have been a little unstable between my girlfriend and me as of late. She's in Omaha; I'm in Chicago. Neither of us are too happy. On top of that, I'm finishing my Ph.D. and she's in the middle of her second year of medical school, so scheduling's tight. I told her a month...
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theangus:
they do rule.......ARG!!!
although I fuckin missed em when they came here last thursday.
although I fuckin missed em when they came here last thursday.
uptight:
I think Viz wanted to cram as many "tribute" things into one souvenir. I think they could have gone a step further and made it clock, plate earings....
Bubba Ho-tep looks great. I'll keep an eye out for it.
Bubba Ho-tep looks great. I'll keep an eye out for it.
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evilwillow:
hot in leather.
yeah, baby, I bought it. it was the BOMB-DIGGITY!!!!! (you'll get that after you watch it.
yeah, baby, I bought it. it was the BOMB-DIGGITY!!!!! (you'll get that after you watch it.
burstandbloom:
i have a lunch date tommorow
with the girl whose breasts ive already seen
she a cutie
so thats cool
but im poor
so paying for lunch aint gonna be as cool
with the girl whose breasts ive already seen
she a cutie
so thats cool
but im poor
so paying for lunch aint gonna be as cool
There's a lot going on right now.
First of all, there's the biggest success of my life: the paper I wrote finally came out. You can read the abstract here, and get the full article here, if you have access.
Second, this picture is meant to remind me of (pound for pound) the biggest failure of my life: my failure to eat Big...
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First of all, there's the biggest success of my life: the paper I wrote finally came out. You can read the abstract here, and get the full article here, if you have access.
Second, this picture is meant to remind me of (pound for pound) the biggest failure of my life: my failure to eat Big...
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signalnoise:
congrats on your paper! i'm working on my first paper that i'll send off for publication right now .... but we'll see what happens. but yea. congrats.
so i checked with the wife - she works for betty sullivan. she pretty much just works with post docs.
my halloween: handing out candy to the kiddies.
so i checked with the wife - she works for betty sullivan. she pretty much just works with post docs.
my halloween: handing out candy to the kiddies.
theseadog:
Happy Halloween!!!
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girl303:
m, time to update already...
burstandbloom:
you still have that burger pic up
burger
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
im hungry
burger
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
im hungry
although it will all i'll be talkin about once he gets here.