föstudagur, júní 15, 2007
fimmtudagur, júní 14, 2007
þriðjudagur, júní 12, 2007
Blogopause
I'm having a blogopause these days. It happens to bloggers that have been at it for veeerrrryyyy long. Thus the random pictures.
In the wake of whining and howling about lost pay and paycuts and whatnot I have decided to go on a spiffy sumer vacation!!! What else is there to do (other than, perhaps, NOT go on a summer vacation)? It begins tomorrow with a flight to Salt Lake City. My luvly cohabitator (Dork#2 below... or was it #1??) and I are going to bike from Telluride, CO to Moab, UT over the course of 7 days. If we don't a) perish from exhaustion or heatstroke, b) get eaten by a mountain lion, c) get lost or d) decide to leave it all behind and become Abbey-ists out west, we should be back in about 10 days.
Before I forget. Last night while having dinner I saw a young woman breastfeeding her baby on the next table. Nothing unusual about that, except she was wearing a giant blanket hooked around her neck, so that the baby was completely covered. In my limited perception of things, a society that labels breastfeeding too morally upsetting to be carried out in the open is seriously screwed up. Not that I hadn't realized that before, but I always find it equally disturbing.
In the wake of whining and howling about lost pay and paycuts and whatnot I have decided to go on a spiffy sumer vacation!!! What else is there to do (other than, perhaps, NOT go on a summer vacation)? It begins tomorrow with a flight to Salt Lake City. My luvly cohabitator (Dork#2 below... or was it #1??) and I are going to bike from Telluride, CO to Moab, UT over the course of 7 days. If we don't a) perish from exhaustion or heatstroke, b) get eaten by a mountain lion, c) get lost or d) decide to leave it all behind and become Abbey-ists out west, we should be back in about 10 days.
Before I forget. Last night while having dinner I saw a young woman breastfeeding her baby on the next table. Nothing unusual about that, except she was wearing a giant blanket hooked around her neck, so that the baby was completely covered. In my limited perception of things, a society that labels breastfeeding too morally upsetting to be carried out in the open is seriously screwed up. Not that I hadn't realized that before, but I always find it equally disturbing.
mánudagur, júní 11, 2007
fimmtudagur, júní 07, 2007
föstudagur, júní 01, 2007
"Showing 2 out of 592 references"
I just finished (as in, 5 minutes ago) cataloging my substantial collection of scholarly articles. Now they are all neatly tucked away in folders, one for each author, in the filing cabinet. Endnote and the office supply cabinet have come in very handy here, providing me with a framework for organizing this mountain of paper both in real space and cyberspace.
The title of this post refers to the number of papers returned when searching my database for "author=Schopka". I've obviously got some ways to go!
The title of this post refers to the number of papers returned when searching my database for "author=Schopka". I've obviously got some ways to go!
miðvikudagur, maí 30, 2007
The elusive paycheck
I'm looking for volunteers to
a) quite unannounced not get any paycheck on next payday
b) take an unannounced 35% paycut, effective immediately
Any interested parties can switch identities with me for the summer and live happily. Or so my department thinks.
a) quite unannounced not get any paycheck on next payday
b) take an unannounced 35% paycut, effective immediately
Any interested parties can switch identities with me for the summer and live happily. Or so my department thinks.
miðvikudagur, maí 23, 2007
þriðjudagur, maí 22, 2007
Kuldaboli
It was cold in Ithaca last night!! In fact, it was so cold that I lay shivering under the duvet (yes, a real duvet) and couldn't for the life of me fall asleep, lest I be asphyxated in the little cocoon I had wrapped myself in. Therefore I got up in the middle of the night and put on my ski sweater, fleece pants, woolen socks and elf hat. So dressed I crawled into bed again and viti menn, I fell instantly asleep.
Such are the small wonders in the life of a grad student.
Oh, and then there's the back yard. I'll tell you about it shortly.
Such are the small wonders in the life of a grad student.
Oh, and then there's the back yard. I'll tell you about it shortly.
miðvikudagur, maí 16, 2007
Stress out the window
After the stress-overload of the last few weeks I finally feel like a human again.
mánudagur, maí 14, 2007
Remarkable times
I find it quite remerkable that the Progressive Party (again, what a misnomer) is contemplating continuing the coalition with the Independence Party. Isn't it time to face the facts and retreat?
Important day
Yes, we made it, us skötuhjú:
Shan took his A exam today and passed (needless to say). His friends (and I... ehemm) took him out for lunch and a BBQ is planned for tonight. Congratulations!!
As for moi, I took my last final EVER today. Environmental engineering minor - done!
Shan took his A exam today and passed (needless to say). His friends (and I... ehemm) took him out for lunch and a BBQ is planned for tonight. Congratulations!!
As for moi, I took my last final EVER today. Environmental engineering minor - done!
laugardagur, maí 12, 2007
föstudagur, maí 11, 2007
Friday forty-two
This is all Ali's fault. I should be working (and so should she).
1. What is your occupation? Dishwasher-in-training, i.e. grad student in geochemistry
2. What color are your socks right now? Socks?? Are you out of your mind?
3. What are you listening to right now? The buzzing of my office mates' brain cells.
4. What was the last thing that you ate? Multi-grain Cheerios
5. Can you drive a stick shift? I can't drive anything else
6. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? erm... white?
7. Last person who you spoke to on the phone? Shan. He's the only person I talk to on the phone.
8. Do you like the person who sent this to you? erm... of course, you silly!
9. How old are you today? erm... 29? *chuckle chuckle*
10. Favorite drink? Icelandic water (I'm very much a nationalist when it comes to water...).
11. What is your favorite sport to watch? Tour de France, and Cornell hockey.
12. Have you ever dyed your hair? erm... are you serious?!!?!
13. Pet's Name(s): Shan
14. Favorite food? Southwestern salad with chicken from freshtake... if it's the only thing you got you might as well like it.
15. What was the last movie you watched? Spiderman 3. It mildly sucked.
16. Favorite day of the year? December 23rd, but only when I'm in Iceland
17. What do you do to vent anger? Rant, rant and rant some more.
18. What was your favorite toy as a child? A yellow doll called Disa and an orange teddybear in a dark-blue suit. He ended up in a glass of chocolate milk because I wanted him to be brown.
19. What is your favorite season? Spring in Svalbard and summer in Iceland
20. Hugs or kisses? Can I have both, please?
21. Cherries or Blueberry? Blueberry
22. Do you want friends to do this quiz? What friends?
23. Who is most likely to respond? See #22
24. Who is least likely to respond? See #22
25. Living arrangements? In sin
26. When was the last time you cried? Probably when I watched some soppy TV show on DVD... you can count on me for that sort of things
27. What is on the floor of your closet? Good question.
28. Friend you have had the longest that this is being sent to?
29. What did you do last night? Had dinner with my boyfriend and his friends (see #22), graded some papers, watched Lost...
30. Favorite smells? Clothes that are dried outside in the wind and sun
31. What inspires you? Open skies and open vistas
32. What are you afraid of? Becoming food
33. Plain, cheese or spicy hamburgers? Chicken nuggets?
34. Favorite dog breed? Charlotte's dog, Big.
35. How many years at your current job? Are graduate studies a job?? Anyway, I've been here 4 years... omg
36. Favorite day of the week? Saturday
37. How many states have you lived in? 1, and 5 countries
38. Favorite holiday? Christmas (as long as the family behaves)
39. Ever driven a Motorcycle or heavy machinery? Snowmobile, is that heavy machinery? whether it is or not, it certainly is fun!
40. Who's your favorite NFL team? NFL... what's that ;)
41. Do you have a house phone that is NOT cordless? A house phone?? That is so passe.
42. 10 inches of snow or 100 degree weather? Both, as in 100 inches of snow. Please.
Knowing my friends (see #22), they will have either answered all these already or kill me if I tag them. Let's therefore call it a day with pop quizzes, shall we?
1. What is your occupation? Dishwasher-in-training, i.e. grad student in geochemistry
2. What color are your socks right now? Socks?? Are you out of your mind?
3. What are you listening to right now? The buzzing of my office mates' brain cells.
4. What was the last thing that you ate? Multi-grain Cheerios
5. Can you drive a stick shift? I can't drive anything else
6. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? erm... white?
7. Last person who you spoke to on the phone? Shan. He's the only person I talk to on the phone.
8. Do you like the person who sent this to you? erm... of course, you silly!
9. How old are you today? erm... 29? *chuckle chuckle*
10. Favorite drink? Icelandic water (I'm very much a nationalist when it comes to water...).
11. What is your favorite sport to watch? Tour de France, and Cornell hockey.
12. Have you ever dyed your hair? erm... are you serious?!!?!
13. Pet's Name(s): Shan
14. Favorite food? Southwestern salad with chicken from freshtake... if it's the only thing you got you might as well like it.
15. What was the last movie you watched? Spiderman 3. It mildly sucked.
16. Favorite day of the year? December 23rd, but only when I'm in Iceland
17. What do you do to vent anger? Rant, rant and rant some more.
18. What was your favorite toy as a child? A yellow doll called Disa and an orange teddybear in a dark-blue suit. He ended up in a glass of chocolate milk because I wanted him to be brown.
19. What is your favorite season? Spring in Svalbard and summer in Iceland
20. Hugs or kisses? Can I have both, please?
21. Cherries or Blueberry? Blueberry
22. Do you want friends to do this quiz? What friends?
23. Who is most likely to respond? See #22
24. Who is least likely to respond? See #22
25. Living arrangements? In sin
26. When was the last time you cried? Probably when I watched some soppy TV show on DVD... you can count on me for that sort of things
27. What is on the floor of your closet? Good question.
28. Friend you have had the longest that this is being sent to?
29. What did you do last night? Had dinner with my boyfriend and his friends (see #22), graded some papers, watched Lost...
30. Favorite smells? Clothes that are dried outside in the wind and sun
31. What inspires you? Open skies and open vistas
32. What are you afraid of? Becoming food
33. Plain, cheese or spicy hamburgers? Chicken nuggets?
34. Favorite dog breed? Charlotte's dog, Big.
35. How many years at your current job? Are graduate studies a job?? Anyway, I've been here 4 years... omg
36. Favorite day of the week? Saturday
37. How many states have you lived in? 1, and 5 countries
38. Favorite holiday? Christmas (as long as the family behaves)
39. Ever driven a Motorcycle or heavy machinery? Snowmobile, is that heavy machinery? whether it is or not, it certainly is fun!
40. Who's your favorite NFL team? NFL... what's that ;)
41. Do you have a house phone that is NOT cordless? A house phone?? That is so passe.
42. 10 inches of snow or 100 degree weather? Both, as in 100 inches of snow. Please.
Knowing my friends (see #22), they will have either answered all these already or kill me if I tag them. Let's therefore call it a day with pop quizzes, shall we?
þriðjudagur, maí 08, 2007
Grading...
... sucks. Ever read 100 assignments on the same boring topic, written by variably verbally skilled/eloquent students? OMG, GET ME OUT OF HERE!!! NOW!!!
Björk-time
Finally Volta is available here in the US. I had it on pre-order on iTunes and now it's on my hard drive, waiting to be enjoyed.
As always when Bjork releases a new album, I'm not going to listen to it until I have some peace and quiet. It'll be me, my iPod, my headphones and Volta. Looking very much forward to it.
As always when Bjork releases a new album, I'm not going to listen to it until I have some peace and quiet. It'll be me, my iPod, my headphones and Volta. Looking very much forward to it.
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