My first three days have gone quite well. As I mentioned before, I'm working with a program called the "Girls, Math & Science PArtnership," which is designed to get girls interested and engaged in science, math, and technology. There are several projects under the GMSP, including a website called BrainCake (www.braincake.org), which I will be ( Read more... )

Cutest thing ever? You decide: http://home.tiscali.dk/ulrich/screencleaner.swf

Good news, gentle readers! I (finally) got a job offer! It’s for a part-time position with the “Girls, Math & Science Partnership” at the Carnegie Science Center. While I’m not too keen on the fairly low pay and the part-time status (read: no benefits, boo), this is a great program and it gives me a foot in the door of the Carnegie Institutes ( ( Read more... )

this weekend was such a whirlwind. my sister and mom came in for my concert on saturday, which meant so much to me. we did a really cool glass-pulling workshop on saturday afternoon, then went to see the new dave chihuly glass exhibit at the phipps botanical gardens. both were excellent ( Read more... )

Not to dwell or anything, but I thought I'd share some final thoughts on my tart debacle ( Read more... )

When we were about to leave for the party, I took the tart out of the fridge and put it on a serving plate. Not wanting to spill it or get schmutz on it, I thought I'd better cover it loosely with some cling wrap. Bad move ( Read more... )

David and I are going to his boss' house for dinner tonight (she's having a goodbye party for someone in his lab), and I volunteered to make a dessert to bring. I was choosing between lemon meringue pie and a lemon tart. I originally wanted to make the lemon meringue pie, to try out my little creme brulee torch (I bought butane to fill it and ( Read more... )

Bob Herbert wrote a great editorial in today's NYTimes on gun control laws and the initiative that many of America's mayors are taking to curb gun violence in their cities and across the nation. Here it is: http://select.nytimes.com/2007/04/26/opinion/ ( Read more... )

I've been thinking alot about what happened at Virginia Tech. The thing that scares me most about the whole thing is not the prospect of some crazy guy coming and shooting up a crowd of people, as horrible as that is. That is an isolated, tragic incident ( Read more... )

This week has been a turning point in my job hunt (I hope). I had a couple phone interviews on Monday, and an in-person interview yesterday, which went really well. I also have two interviews scheduled for next week, and I have a bunch of other promising leads on applications. When it rains it pours, I guess. Of course, I haven't had any offers ( Read more... )