The evolution of my resume
This week, I’m spending a lot of time trying to get prepared for the job market. I vacillate between being very worried and thinking that it will all work itself Read More …
Category: Life
Hello O’ Fallon!
What a whirlwind week. I literally packed up my car and moved a little under 500 miles to O’ Fallon, Illinois. It’s exhilarating. It’s terrifying. It’s a million different other Read More …
Science outreach!
My favorite part about grad school is mentoring and outreach. Today, I got to co-lead an outreach session with a group of third graders. We talked about using computers to Read More …
Fat Secret
I’ll just start off with saying that I’m not on a diet. I saw a friend had a calorie tracker, and I was naturally curious so I got the same Read More …
Sexism is lame
Seriously. Sexism is lame. Yeah, I said it. Come at me, bro. I can take it. Aside from channeling the Destiny’s Child song, I’m an independent woman. Yeah, it’s hard Read More …
Taxes and spiders
On a spree of productivity, I decided to do my taxes. I have a fellowship which means that they are weird and tax it but don’t actually take out the Read More …
Java Unit Tests
Yesterday, I was introduced to the concept of test-driven development (TDD). I’m fairly sure that I had heard of it before and probably thought it was a good idea, but Read More …
Grumpy Neem Makes Ravioli
Grumpy neem was very grumpy today. Frustration after frustration made me very grumpy. Usually, when I’m grumpy, I grump and be a workaholic. I was talking to a friend on Read More …
Java Java Java
In my head, “Java Java Java” repeats to the tune of what YouTube calls the “Underground Pipe Theme” from Super Mario Bros. I made my first program in Java! I’m Read More …
Flu Productivity
I have the flu. By the end of the day, I will have drunk an entire bottle of orange juice by myself. My doctor insisted that getting the flu shot Read More …