Amazon seems too icky of a company, and therefore using it makes us all caught up in the ickiness. And beyond that, I'm not even sure what the point is. I bought this nice sushi-making kit for someone's present. It's a very nice kit. It comes with all the cooking utensils you need, plus all… Continue reading Don’t order from Amazon
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All my stationary for letter-writing
I used to write letters to people on plain notebook paper. Plain notebook paper is fine and all, but suddenly, when you are thinking about your recipient opening it from the envelope -- and seeing the dirty-white color that tints to pea-green in certain lights, and the clash of the blue lines with the red… Continue reading All my stationary for letter-writing
Crossnore
One day I was riding around in the mountains, and we passed a sign for "Crossnore, 5 miles." I sat and thought, Crossnore, Crossnore ... where have I heard that before? The only thing I could think of was reading the book "The Suitcases" in middle school, which I had really, really loved, and re-read… Continue reading Crossnore
All the books Lucy Maud Montgomery mentions reading in her journals
When I read the journals of Lucy Maud Montgomery, she kept on mentioning all the books she was reading. She was writing between about 1886 and 1940. So it's books from that era or earlier. Eventually, I got interested and wanted to read them myself, and started keeping a list of them. Here are all… Continue reading All the books Lucy Maud Montgomery mentions reading in her journals
Rice University — is a private school worth it?
I worked at Rice for just over a year. But funnily enough, by a coincidence of circumstances, of which coronavirus contributed just 2 months, I was only in Houston for about 7 months during my whole time working there, haha. I came to Rice (a filthy rich private school) as a committed Tar Heel, and… Continue reading Rice University — is a private school worth it?
Film-making class at Rice University
I took a film-making class while I worked at Rice University. I did not really "take" it, though, I more audited it. But I did a lot of work for it, until I quit with a month left. Here's why. First, Rice has some pretty cool creative classes. There's a class where every student is… Continue reading Film-making class at Rice University
The most gentle job rejection I ever got
I had applied for a post-doc -- the only one I ever applied to -- at the University of Pennsylvania, in their center where they study the science of science communication. Yeah, that probably sounds really boring. But I thought it might be kind of cool! Any case, I got such a nice rejection note… Continue reading The most gentle job rejection I ever got
“Yes, we’ll keep your resume on file”
I'm curious, was there ever a time during which the promise to keep the resume of the rejected job applicant 'on file' was actually honored, and something came of it? It never did for me. I soon learned to see this ploy for the base basket of false hopes that it was. When I read… Continue reading “Yes, we’ll keep your resume on file”
Job racism in Sweden and Europe
1. I applied for a job as a "Data scientist and GIS specialist" in Sweden. The job was located in a "peace and development" department. So the job title, and the job focus, were pretty much the summary of my PhD, which I had just finished. I sent my application in to SIPRI (Swedish International… Continue reading Job racism in Sweden and Europe
Job rejection: “never got through”
(Back in February 2019) I applied for a job in October at an environmental research center at UNC Chapel Hill. One of those jobs through a university application system where you get the feeling you're tossing your information into a black hole. But for a wonder, this black hole chucked something back out, because they… Continue reading Job rejection: “never got through”
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