Category Archives: Grad School

Nanook of the North

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Kate

Studying idioms, I’ve become increasingly aware of a number of constructions that I have no flipping idea of where they came from. Some idioms have some interesting histories from my searches and some of them have histories shrouded in mystery. … Continue reading →

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Books?

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Kate

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about books and reading and time. My winter break, though long is slowly marching on to its close, Christmas has come and gone. I got a nook for Christmas and I’ve been playing with … Continue reading →

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I *love* Science

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Kate

I was watching Nova this morning. It was an episode on fixing the Hubble telescope. I generally don’t need reminding that I love Science, being a graduate student. But, sometimes it is nice to find something, watch something, read something … Continue reading →

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Kurt Vonnegut Quote

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Kate

I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, ‘if this isn’t nice, i don’t know what is.’ Kurt Vonnegut So, Friday after getting almost no sleep to make sure … Continue reading →

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Patterns

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Kate

So, I broke down and spent the five bucks on the pattern. But, then I found this amazing thing that starts with, “a thousand yards of sock weight or lace weight. Its an Advent calendar scarf. It is so amazing. … Continue reading →

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This time of year

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Kate

“Seriously, Casey, the world only moves in one direction.” –Sports Night My cat, the beautiful one (instead of the adorable one) just threw up in the hall. I’m tired. I don’t want to get work done, but everything is due … Continue reading →

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Accomplishments

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Kate

So, it is maybe a little silly to put this on my list of things I’ve done this year, but I feel like in the past week I’ve actually gotten something done. I was recently hired to do the stats … Continue reading →

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Professional Web Page

Posted on October 16, 2010 by Kate

I haven’t gotten as much done as I wanted to do today, but I do feel like I’ve accomplished something. I’ve been meaning to get back to putting up a web page on my allotted university space for 2 years … Continue reading →

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Notorious!

Posted on October 6, 2010 by Kate

So, In the class that I teach last week, we were learning about semantics and how senses of a word can change. We had the word, ‘notorious’ as an example. Now, the OED tells us that ‘notorious’ means, “a. Of … Continue reading →

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The internet is a wonderful thing

Posted on May 5, 2010 by Kate

I occasionally go to Autocompleteme for a laugh. Today, while on a study break, I headed over there for a chuckle. Laughing is good for the soul, you know. And, I did last heartily at a first line from a … Continue reading →

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