We got back from the follow-up, and everything us coming up roses. The tests came back just fine and Nana tested at almost 20/20 vision in her post-op eye. 20/20! She's sitting and reading without her glasses. I saw her polishing off her old sniper scope. She's reading the numbers off overhead airplanes. I'm saying that the woman has good eyes.
I also planted a shrub out in front of the house this morning (a good lesson from the master), started dinner (yay for crockpots!) and introduced Nana to the wonders of on-demand photo printing. I brought my camera into a drug store, plugged in the memory card, and we printed out several pictures I took of the parent and baby robins hopping around the yard. Some of them came out very, very nice. They were printed out in just a few seconds, and then Nana wanted some more pictures of us. So, we stepped outside, took some pictures with the camera, stepped back inside, and then printed them right out, right there. It's like living in the FUTURE.
Grandparents are asleep right now, and much as I'd like to join them, my flight *leaves* at 6:20 tomorrow morning, so napping is inadvisable.
-N
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Such lovely eyeballs
Hello, all,
Just in case you hadn't heard already, Nana has gone through her surgery and come out the other end just fine. We went in yesterday morning and submitted her to the surgery location. They got her all prepped up and we stayed with her while she was laying out and waiting for surgery. She looks so cute in a hair net. She was also very impressed by the fact that they gave her a fresh-from-the-drier blanket to keep her toasty.
Before too long, they wheeled her into surgery and I went downstairs to the Quiznos behind the hospital to get a sandwich. To let you know how quick the procedure was, when I came back, she was already out of surgery. They took Papa and myself back and Nana was laying there in a most relaxed position on a chair with her feet up and her shades on. She was definitely still pretty anesthetized, but other than the IV she looked very much the pensioner out on the deck of a cruise ship catching some afternoon rays. And then she fell asleep again. They woke her up, however for some tea and toast. Papa and I kept an eye on her and on her vital statistics clicking away on the machine behind her. She's got pretty good blood pressure for a woman her age.
After some post-op instructions, we drove home and Nana took a nap while I lined up her eye drops and went out to play around with her new garage door opener. While I was getting it configured, I noticed one of the robins hopping around on the ground. Earlier in the day we had looked outside and the nest that we had been so carefully watching was completely empty. Well I followed the path of the mama robin and she lead me right over to one of her babies, perched up on one of the vine-climbing structures in Nana's garden. And now that I knew how to locate the chirp of a baby robin, I also found another one hiding in one of the rose bushes. I took several pictures, and Nana was just delighted that her little porch-lings were out and about in the world. I'll get them posted up here soon.
I've been keeping busy with other tasks, too. Removing stumps, recording Papa, and making dinner, mostly. We'll go in for the follow-up appointment today, and then I go back to Austin preposterously early tomorrow.
-N
Just in case you hadn't heard already, Nana has gone through her surgery and come out the other end just fine. We went in yesterday morning and submitted her to the surgery location. They got her all prepped up and we stayed with her while she was laying out and waiting for surgery. She looks so cute in a hair net. She was also very impressed by the fact that they gave her a fresh-from-the-drier blanket to keep her toasty.
Before too long, they wheeled her into surgery and I went downstairs to the Quiznos behind the hospital to get a sandwich. To let you know how quick the procedure was, when I came back, she was already out of surgery. They took Papa and myself back and Nana was laying there in a most relaxed position on a chair with her feet up and her shades on. She was definitely still pretty anesthetized, but other than the IV she looked very much the pensioner out on the deck of a cruise ship catching some afternoon rays. And then she fell asleep again. They woke her up, however for some tea and toast. Papa and I kept an eye on her and on her vital statistics clicking away on the machine behind her. She's got pretty good blood pressure for a woman her age.
After some post-op instructions, we drove home and Nana took a nap while I lined up her eye drops and went out to play around with her new garage door opener. While I was getting it configured, I noticed one of the robins hopping around on the ground. Earlier in the day we had looked outside and the nest that we had been so carefully watching was completely empty. Well I followed the path of the mama robin and she lead me right over to one of her babies, perched up on one of the vine-climbing structures in Nana's garden. And now that I knew how to locate the chirp of a baby robin, I also found another one hiding in one of the rose bushes. I took several pictures, and Nana was just delighted that her little porch-lings were out and about in the world. I'll get them posted up here soon.
I've been keeping busy with other tasks, too. Removing stumps, recording Papa, and making dinner, mostly. We'll go in for the follow-up appointment today, and then I go back to Austin preposterously early tomorrow.
-N
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Vignettes of my birthday
It has been a pretty wild week around Casa Seguin. Most of this revolves around lab politics and scientific maneuvering that Matt informs me is too boring to dominate my social interactions. I appreciate having someone around to remind me what fun looks like. Instead, I'll share with you some of the highlights of celebrating my birthday, but imagine them set to a background of work related tension and sleep deprivation.
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My birthday was Tuesday. At work that morning, a colorful bouquet and chocolates and balloon was delivered to my desk, complements of Matt. I think he must have learned something from Dad- there is no where to hide such a thing, so it sat out where even people walking down the hall felt compelled to pop their heads in and wish me a happy birthday.
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That evening, Matt drove me and a couple co-workers to Kennywood, Pittsburgh's own amusement park. We rode roller coasters, and antique rides, stuffed ourselves with corndogs and funnel cake and ice cream, and stayed until the fireworks display. It was Italy Day at the park, which meant everyone stayed to see a ~20 min fireworks display at the end of the night. I told you Pittsburghers love their fireworks. I screamed myself hoarse, laughed until I had a bellyache and smiled until my teeth were tired.
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The next day, the gifted wife of a co-worker brought in the birthday cake we've been joking about for nearly a year. The piece centered around a Chocolate Moose, filled with a chocolate mousse. Yeah, Moose Mousse! But it gets better- it the moose was nuzzled into a yellow cake base that also held a spice cake Igloo, the whole affair swaddled in arctic marzipan. Can you believe this?? I told her this was exactly what birthday cakes look like back home, and I was pretty grateful to have a friend here who would go to the effort to recreate the traditional Alaskan birthday for me.
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Remember that balloon that Matt had delivered? I untied it from the vase, and let it drift around in the fans that are a constant in the summer weather. I like to picture what happens next from the perspective of the cat. Another one of those smarmy ribbons is sneaking around the house- this time completely defying gravity- it doesn't quite touch the ground. After a few attempt to get the ribbon to accede to gravity by throttling, he decides to kidnap it. He grabs the ribbon (and balloon) in his mouth and run across the house with it- only to be stopped when the balloon hits a ceiling fan- spooking his hair straight and giving the balloon a chance to flee. The balloon has been moving all over the house when we aren't looking- I don't think fans are involved.
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My birthday was Tuesday. At work that morning, a colorful bouquet and chocolates and balloon was delivered to my desk, complements of Matt. I think he must have learned something from Dad- there is no where to hide such a thing, so it sat out where even people walking down the hall felt compelled to pop their heads in and wish me a happy birthday.
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That evening, Matt drove me and a couple co-workers to Kennywood, Pittsburgh's own amusement park. We rode roller coasters, and antique rides, stuffed ourselves with corndogs and funnel cake and ice cream, and stayed until the fireworks display. It was Italy Day at the park, which meant everyone stayed to see a ~20 min fireworks display at the end of the night. I told you Pittsburghers love their fireworks. I screamed myself hoarse, laughed until I had a bellyache and smiled until my teeth were tired.
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The next day, the gifted wife of a co-worker brought in the birthday cake we've been joking about for nearly a year. The piece centered around a Chocolate Moose, filled with a chocolate mousse. Yeah, Moose Mousse! But it gets better- it the moose was nuzzled into a yellow cake base that also held a spice cake Igloo, the whole affair swaddled in arctic marzipan. Can you believe this?? I told her this was exactly what birthday cakes look like back home, and I was pretty grateful to have a friend here who would go to the effort to recreate the traditional Alaskan birthday for me.
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Remember that balloon that Matt had delivered? I untied it from the vase, and let it drift around in the fans that are a constant in the summer weather. I like to picture what happens next from the perspective of the cat. Another one of those smarmy ribbons is sneaking around the house- this time completely defying gravity- it doesn't quite touch the ground. After a few attempt to get the ribbon to accede to gravity by throttling, he decides to kidnap it. He grabs the ribbon (and balloon) in his mouth and run across the house with it- only to be stopped when the balloon hits a ceiling fan- spooking his hair straight and giving the balloon a chance to flee. The balloon has been moving all over the house when we aren't looking- I don't think fans are involved.
Friday, July 24, 2009
Off to visit the grandparents!
So tomorrow morning I'll be taking off to play nurse/chef/handyman for Nana and Papa over a long weekend. I made the error of assuming my travel plans would simply diffuse through the family information channels in the normal way, but evidently Nana was happy and surprised to hear that I was on my way just a few days ago. Heh. Whoops.
I have a few projects of my own to accomplish while I'm there. I got a digital voice recorder for Sandlin for her birthday and am going to fill it up with some choice stories told by Nana and Papa. The current favorites are "How I met Your Grandmother", "Biking across the country", "I was totally a spy" and "Bart getting dragged back into the Baranofv by his grandmother, on a leash". I haven't heard that last one, but Sandlins says it's one of her favorites, so I'm excited to hear it. I'll try and post the stories up here in some format or another for all to enjoy, eventually.
-N
I have a few projects of my own to accomplish while I'm there. I got a digital voice recorder for Sandlin for her birthday and am going to fill it up with some choice stories told by Nana and Papa. The current favorites are "How I met Your Grandmother", "Biking across the country", "I was totally a spy" and "Bart getting dragged back into the Baranofv by his grandmother, on a leash". I haven't heard that last one, but Sandlins says it's one of her favorites, so I'm excited to hear it. I'll try and post the stories up here in some format or another for all to enjoy, eventually.
-N
Monday, July 20, 2009
Career path?
Sandlin, this is a very interesting idea. I would agree that bioethics will be an increasingly urgent need as our ability to manipulate genetic markers or just use them to predict potential outcomes gets more and more powerful. Not to mention the biological impact of climate change, altering brain chemistry with microchips or designer drugs . . or on and on . . .
As to a career path . . . I suspect there will be more opportunities to work on this within academia, or even government, than you might suspect, but you could always Google "Natalie Angier" or "Gina Kolata" for a possible plan B.
As to a career path . . . I suspect there will be more opportunities to work on this within academia, or even government, than you might suspect, but you could always Google "Natalie Angier" or "Gina Kolata" for a possible plan B.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Bioethics- because someone should care
Based on some recent intense and precipitous conversations with various members of the department, I have decided to develop and teach a seminar in our department on bioethics. I wanted to share this for several reasons- 1) it is something I am suddenly thinking about a LOT, bigger 2) I chose to do this as a way of nucleating a new career path for myself. My teaching experience in the fall was very valuable, but got me thinking that I might not actually enjoy teaching in a classroom. But I enjoy being around people who learn things. The latest idea I have been toying with is to get involved in science policy making. Keep that in mind as I get back to point 1.
Last week, there was a seminar by an invited ethicist that I really enjoyed. She confirmed for me the idea that if scientists fail to engage the public in dialogue about the impacts of advances in technology, it will inevitably be mis-understood and legislation created to prevent/hinder it. Case in point- stem cells. I have long felt that there is a lot of mis-informed policy regarding science, and that this could largely be overcome if we had a more science literate public, which we can only get if scientists can be willing to talk about science at a level the public would enjoy. (How you get employed to make this happen is something I am still working on) The undergrads I work with felt very strongly after this seminar that the ethical ramifications and justifications of their research is something they should be talking about, and weren't. I figured, this is something I am interested in, would be good for me to get experience with and would be of value to a lot of people- I should lead this seminar.
So I sat down and wrote out a syllabus. This has been passed around to a few various faculty with lots of feedback and support... long story short, I am planning to get on the course schedule for Fall of 2010. In the meantime, I'll have time to gather materials and pilot units with a group of undergraduate fellows, so maybe by the time 2010 rolls around I'll be prepared to lead some contentious debate.
I am starting to get over giddy excitement and feel a bit of anxiety. I didn't really think I would make it this far without someone saying "that is ridiculous, no grad student in our department has ever proposed and taught their own class!" or "preposterous, you have almost no teaching experience!" or even "don't you have research you ought to get back to?" But no one has said that. Everyone has been universally supportive of this idea- faculty have proposed such a class be taught, but no one wanted to step up and do it. I have received lots of materials and ideas, and a lot of suggestions to make the course into something I am way less interested in teaching. In the meantime I am sifting through ideas of topics, formats and content that would be of interest to ~15 biology majors from a not exclusively medical standpoint, and of value to the community at large.
I need your help! If you happen to run across any good articles that you think might be of interest, I am on the look out for case studies to use in class. I am also really interested to know what kinds of things non-biologists would like biologists to start thinking about (personal genomics, a new food pyramid, defining Theory for the public?), since I am in a unique position to jump start the dialogue in the department. THANKS!
Last week, there was a seminar by an invited ethicist that I really enjoyed. She confirmed for me the idea that if scientists fail to engage the public in dialogue about the impacts of advances in technology, it will inevitably be mis-understood and legislation created to prevent/hinder it. Case in point- stem cells. I have long felt that there is a lot of mis-informed policy regarding science, and that this could largely be overcome if we had a more science literate public, which we can only get if scientists can be willing to talk about science at a level the public would enjoy. (How you get employed to make this happen is something I am still working on) The undergrads I work with felt very strongly after this seminar that the ethical ramifications and justifications of their research is something they should be talking about, and weren't. I figured, this is something I am interested in, would be good for me to get experience with and would be of value to a lot of people- I should lead this seminar.
So I sat down and wrote out a syllabus. This has been passed around to a few various faculty with lots of feedback and support... long story short, I am planning to get on the course schedule for Fall of 2010. In the meantime, I'll have time to gather materials and pilot units with a group of undergraduate fellows, so maybe by the time 2010 rolls around I'll be prepared to lead some contentious debate.
I am starting to get over giddy excitement and feel a bit of anxiety. I didn't really think I would make it this far without someone saying "that is ridiculous, no grad student in our department has ever proposed and taught their own class!" or "preposterous, you have almost no teaching experience!" or even "don't you have research you ought to get back to?" But no one has said that. Everyone has been universally supportive of this idea- faculty have proposed such a class be taught, but no one wanted to step up and do it. I have received lots of materials and ideas, and a lot of suggestions to make the course into something I am way less interested in teaching. In the meantime I am sifting through ideas of topics, formats and content that would be of interest to ~15 biology majors from a not exclusively medical standpoint, and of value to the community at large.
I need your help! If you happen to run across any good articles that you think might be of interest, I am on the look out for case studies to use in class. I am also really interested to know what kinds of things non-biologists would like biologists to start thinking about (personal genomics, a new food pyramid, defining Theory for the public?), since I am in a unique position to jump start the dialogue in the department. THANKS!
Monday, July 13, 2009
Best Monday!
This morning really felt like a big Monday was coming on- didn't want to get out of bed, couldn't find breakfast, and my boss is back in town so I should remember what I've been working on to tell him coherently. Ugh.
I got in and as expected Dr. Boss was right behind me, but instead of wanting to hear about what I've been doing (which I later remembered was a lot of great stuff), he just wanted to talk about castles in Scotland. And then- This is the Highlight- my buddy Alex comes by and says "Do you want a ticket to see the Harry Potter Premiere tonight?" Do I ever!
So yeah, I'll let you guys know how AWESOME the movie was tomorrow, or maybe after I get back from a very civilized 7 pm show.
UPDATE----
AWESOME
I got in and as expected Dr. Boss was right behind me, but instead of wanting to hear about what I've been doing (which I later remembered was a lot of great stuff), he just wanted to talk about castles in Scotland. And then- This is the Highlight- my buddy Alex comes by and says "Do you want a ticket to see the Harry Potter Premiere tonight?" Do I ever!
So yeah, I'll let you guys know how AWESOME the movie was tomorrow, or maybe after I get back from a very civilized 7 pm show.
UPDATE----
AWESOME
Sunday, July 12, 2009
News from the Jesta Menace Fan Club
Could there possibly be a better way to spend a Sunday night than watching your sister-in-law school a girl in a roller skating pillow fight? The answer is obviously no, especially not if you are capping off a pretty mellow weekend otherwise. We went to a BBQ, we took a walk in the park, we slept a lot. Catching a roller derby webcast is a great way to wrap it up. Still not sure what illegal engagement actually means, but the Penalty Pillow Fight really got the crowd lit up, especially since Jesta Menace COMPLETELY DOMINATED. Shame that the Holler Rollers lost the bout, but our favorite skater was called out as an up and coming young defender.
Maybe my favorite bit though was when we saw the back of Noel's head leaning on the rail at the end of the game. Looks like a pretty fantastic spectator sport- I'll have to work on getting to a game in person, but the webcast was a good runner-up.
Maybe my favorite bit though was when we saw the back of Noel's head leaning on the rail at the end of the game. Looks like a pretty fantastic spectator sport- I'll have to work on getting to a game in person, but the webcast was a good runner-up.
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Sleeping off the Sunburn
Yesterday a bunch of us played hookey from work and went out tubing, again. We did this last year and had a pretty great time. The theory is that you rent a few tubes and float slowly down one of the rivers, usually keeping a cooler of beer in one of your tubes.
We decided to try something a little different, we brought a keg. Not a full one, mind, a pony keg, only 5 gallons, and there were 14 of us on the river. Jess and I brought some food, too. I was proud of myself for bringing some individually-wrapped little snack cake things. They float! :)
We went down once and it only took us about 2.5 hours, and since we weren't quite done for the day, we went back and did it again. It was alternately relaxing and exciting, as there are a couple of places where the river gets funneled down a pretty exciting chute at relatively high speeds. One of our cargo-tubes ended up flipping, and we discovered that our cooler floats. Neat. :)
I managed to keep myself unburnt by reapplying 30 to 50 spf sunscreen on myself with almost ocd-like intensity. I escaped unscathed, but Jess got some pretty bad sun-scorches on her knees and shins. She's napping next to me now, and is already healing up, but the drive home was no fun at all. We do have some good aloe beach-burn stuff, though, and we layered that on for some pretty impressive relief. We also put on some white wine vinegar, which is supposed to help out. Anyone else ever heard of that?
Later today, we may go try and buy a car. Wish us luck!
Oh, and THANKS to everyone who has offered feedback on my book. I know everyone's being extra nice, but it does feel good to know that people like it. It also feels good to have that second draft finally done.
With love,
-N
We decided to try something a little different, we brought a keg. Not a full one, mind, a pony keg, only 5 gallons, and there were 14 of us on the river. Jess and I brought some food, too. I was proud of myself for bringing some individually-wrapped little snack cake things. They float! :)
We went down once and it only took us about 2.5 hours, and since we weren't quite done for the day, we went back and did it again. It was alternately relaxing and exciting, as there are a couple of places where the river gets funneled down a pretty exciting chute at relatively high speeds. One of our cargo-tubes ended up flipping, and we discovered that our cooler floats. Neat. :)
I managed to keep myself unburnt by reapplying 30 to 50 spf sunscreen on myself with almost ocd-like intensity. I escaped unscathed, but Jess got some pretty bad sun-scorches on her knees and shins. She's napping next to me now, and is already healing up, but the drive home was no fun at all. We do have some good aloe beach-burn stuff, though, and we layered that on for some pretty impressive relief. We also put on some white wine vinegar, which is supposed to help out. Anyone else ever heard of that?
Later today, we may go try and buy a car. Wish us luck!
Oh, and THANKS to everyone who has offered feedback on my book. I know everyone's being extra nice, but it does feel good to know that people like it. It also feels good to have that second draft finally done.
With love,
-N
Friday, July 10, 2009
Personality testing
Our next women's discussion group is going to talk about how to find a career that suits your personality. In preparation for this, some of us have been taking online Meyers-Briggs and other tests to see if there are any early clues. I was initially disheartened to see THREE SEPARATE SITES recommend that for someone of my particular bent, a career as a University Professor might be apt. Unbelievable! My first impulse was to can the whole idea, except that the descriptions actually fit quite well. You have no desire to lead or follow, you like theoretical ideas and to leave the details to other, you appear absent-minded to others, cannot tolerate monotony... I suppose this explains something about the professors here, as well.
For reference, I am INTP (and introverted nerd-type person like Albert Einstein, Charles Darwin, or Thomas Jefferson- they call it The Architect). They say that this is quite rare, but one of our post-docs is too. It has been interesting to see how my coworkers scored. My most disenfranchised colleague scored so sensitive and empathetic she was recommended a career in art. Matt is described as the Craftsman (like Bruce Lee), he has a penchant for the technical and for adventure. So far no huge insights on what we do with this information, but I did have a crazy idea this afternoon that I am marinating just because the internet told me I like change and novelty.
For reference, I am INTP (and introverted nerd-type person like Albert Einstein, Charles Darwin, or Thomas Jefferson- they call it The Architect). They say that this is quite rare, but one of our post-docs is too. It has been interesting to see how my coworkers scored. My most disenfranchised colleague scored so sensitive and empathetic she was recommended a career in art. Matt is described as the Craftsman (like Bruce Lee), he has a penchant for the technical and for adventure. So far no huge insights on what we do with this information, but I did have a crazy idea this afternoon that I am marinating just because the internet told me I like change and novelty.
Monday, July 6, 2009
Ceramics AND San Fransisco
We spent the weekend in the San Fransisco bay area visiting Matt's folks. THIS WAS AWESOME! We spent a day wine tasting in the Napa Valley- including Champagne tasting at the Mumm winery, because we are glamorous people. Then we spent two days on the world renouned M/V Delphini, the Seguin's charming yacht. We left from home port heading towards San Fransisco, where we pulled up to the pier to jump out and grab a few extra things for our sea side picninc and we headed to the Belvadere for the night- the pictures of sprawling cliffside mansions are from here. In the morning we headed out the gate- the Golden Gate that is. On the way out we saw harbor seals and jillions of dolphins! We took in the open seas before heading in to Sausalito, too charming for words! At the end of the night we bunked the boat at in Benecia and took in three different cities worth of fireworks. Beautiful.
It was really fun to hang around with Matt's Dad and step-Mom. We haven't spent much time with them, and it is very revealing to see someone I thought I knew so well with his family. I knew that Matt would love to see the boat guts and hear about all the work done to keep up the boat, but it was fun to see him jump out onto the peir to tie knots, and hear stories from when he was a kid. It was a great trip, lovely company, incredible hospitality and a well needed break for both of us. I've posted an album of photos, even once I trimmed down to shots where the people look good, the scenery is fantastic and the composition isn't appalling (yes, a work in progress) there are a LOT of pictures, of things like the OUTSIDE of the Golden gate bridge and views of the city from various vantages.
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in other news-M
y Summer ceramics class is over. I was prolific! and made several things I am pretty pleased with. I tried some new things- hand building, and building hands. I also made several vases that may be more functional previous iterations, and I like the colors quite a lot. Again, if anything so much as strikes your fancy, let me know because, as is apparent from the photos, we now have ceramics on every surface in our home. And apparently Matt wanted space for some of his stuff too... Check it out
BOOK
Finally done! I made myself stop playing video games and have been writing instead. The fruits of my sacrifice have been plucked for you now. I've finished my second draft of my novel! Hurrah!
Theoretically, if you're reading this, it should already be in your e-mail inbox. Give it a read and let me know what you think. Now I get to go back to playing video games and *planning out my audio studio mua ha ha haaaaaa*.
-N
Theoretically, if you're reading this, it should already be in your e-mail inbox. Give it a read and let me know what you think. Now I get to go back to playing video games and *planning out my audio studio mua ha ha haaaaaa*.
-N
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Remodel a closet.....
We have been evolving the arrangements of our bedroom/bathroom areas downstairs. Sandlin and Matt saw the evolution of the old hot-tub to a nice bathroom. Now the original bath and closet for the back bedroom have changed to a master closet. We are planning to convert what is now our old bath/closet/office to a way better master bath but that remains to be seen and budgeted. The back bedroom now has a modest closet under the stairs but without the slamming doors in its entryway. Check the evolution in the photos below:
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Letters of Support
In preparing to submit my portfolio for the teaching award next week, I went to collect the letters of support my students wrote for me after the semester was over. Wow. Prepare your grains of salt, folks, but these letters are unbearably flattering.
Best TA I ever had at Pitt.
Without Sandlin my experience would have been miserable.
Sandlin was an integral aspect in my Molecular Genetics education.
And that is just the stuff that isn't too braggy to re-type. Our class was really tough, and I wouldn't have been surprised if most students never wanted to think about it again. I was really flattered that they would take the time to write me letters of support, and slightly embarrassed by how effusive they are.
Best TA I ever had at Pitt.
Without Sandlin my experience would have been miserable.
Sandlin was an integral aspect in my Molecular Genetics education.
And that is just the stuff that isn't too braggy to re-type. Our class was really tough, and I wouldn't have been surprised if most students never wanted to think about it again. I was really flattered that they would take the time to write me letters of support, and slightly embarrassed by how effusive they are.
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