Archive for September, 2005

Serenity Rocks

When I was IMing Andrew yesterday I mentioned that I was going to the midnight showing of "Serenity" and asked me to write a review for you guys… (continued)

Teaching is Terrific!

I’ve just started being a teaching assistant again this term, and I have to say– Teaching always puts a smile on my face. I’m sometimes surprised by this fact, because the conception of teaching in my head is slightly dull. When I think of teaching, I’m not excited. But when I am teaching, that’s a whole other story. (continued)

I think I’m in love…

with the upcoming Nintendo Revolution. Watch a teaser video, and be amazed! (continued)

Visual Effect Brain Teaser

This is a really weird visual effect — another optical effect revealing how strangely our eyes and brain are wired sometimes. (continued)

YARRRRR!

Yar! (continued)

Books on fruit?

Jenny (wife) is now in the grad school program here for Info & Library Science. One of her classes, Reference, is sort of a “ways that patrons screw up asking for information from the library, and how you can prevent it.” It includes lots of funny stories, including this: (continued)

How to Best Help

My department has gotten its hands on around $1000 that it wants to spend helping hurricane Katrina victims, but we can’t seem to agree on how.  If you had this money to donate, what would you do with it? (continued)

Miracle Healing Mice!

If you haven’t already seen an article about the Miracle Mice, it’s high time you did. Long story short, there’s a mutant strain of mice that, instead of scarring from injury, regenerates like amphibians– including growing new joints when the toe is surgically removed! Even crazier, injecting other mice with cells from these mice allows them to regenerate as well. (continued)

Blog Software Upgraded

Just a quick note– I upgraded the software that runs this website, so now it (a) should be faster, and (b) has some nice new (or fixed) features for those of you who log in and post. If you are one of those people (or want to be), read on. (continued)

Post-Graduation Unsureness?

I’ve known a lot of people who after finishing undergraduate school and getting a degree they switch fields completely from what their area of study was. I was just wondering, how much have you done this, even if only to a small degree, or how much have you stayed loyal to your original interests? (continued)