Category Archives: Grad School

Start-itis

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Kate

I am the sort of person that is interested in many, many things. You may have noticed. (Read all the books! Knit all the things! Spin all the fibers! Cook all the foods! Try to be dairy-free! Try to be … Continue reading →

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WIP Wednesdays: I’m happy this is automated

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Kate
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I woke up singing this song

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Kate

I can’t think of a better way to wake up on a day you are working on a talk.

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WIP Wednesdays: Grading. Takes. Forever.

Posted on November 21, 2012 by Kate
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WIP Wednesdays: Data and Analysis

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Kate

I know that it is not exciting to see a fuzzy picture of concordance lines on my computer screen but this picture is a bit of a breakthrough for me, I feel. That’s my data, not test data. And, it … Continue reading →

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WIP Wednesdays: Drinking Tea is Working, Right?

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Kate

This week is less about logic and more about focusing on the details and breaking things up into manageable, doable, bite-sized little pieces that should be interesting and innovative. The weather has turned cold and rainy; it feels like Autumn, … Continue reading →

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WIP Wednesdays: Autumn is here

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Kate

I’ve hit a logic problem in my writing/dissertating. It is a do not pass go, do not collect $200 logic problem. The sort you either sort out or you don’t sort out and then have to come up with a … Continue reading →

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WIP Wednesdays: Learning to use the NLTK

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Kate

I’ve been learning a little python and learning about the different functions of the Natural Language Toolkit, which are a bunch of programs written in python that are meant to help one process natural language data so that you can … Continue reading →

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Moby Dick Big Read: Chapters 1 and 2

Posted on September 23, 2012 by Kate

So, there are two things that you need to know: the first is that The Moby Dick Big Read in which a chapter a day and a new piece of artwork inspired by the book will appear on this website … Continue reading →

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WIP Wednesdays: Thinking about baselines (and life lines)

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Kate

So, the title of this WIP Wednesday is a little misleading. When I originally went to post this, I wanted to make it about my dissertation. But, I’m been thinking about baselines, doing background reading and learning about how to … Continue reading →

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