I ran my first experiment tonight on cooperation/fairness at my apartment complex's game night. I'm pretty much just running Great Dalmuti games and giving a quick survey after. Call me crazy, but I expected a lot more volunteers from a group full of male grad students. Really though, I was the only girl present and I had a plate of fresh baked ( Read more... )

For those who are unaware, I'm not back in California yet because of flight cancellations. The soonest I can get back is the 27th which means I'll be missing Christmas. I can stay at my host family's house but tomorrow they will be leaving town to visit family for the holidays. It's just going to be me and the cat and probably my first white ( Read more... )

No comments about the crazy strike stuff in my last post? What does it take to get some conversation going!? Hahaha, I'm just kidding. I know most of you people have these things called jobs and careers to busy your time ( Read more... )

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I just booked a flight to go to Barcelona, the very first weekend after I return from my break. I've really wanted to go, but I'm a little sad I have nobody to go with me. I'm already going to Prague and Amsterdam by myself... I guess it's fine though. If I waited around for someone else to come with me I would probably miss out on the things I ( Read more... )

Thank you wasabi macadamia nuts

I'm living in an amazing 3 story tall house that is 180-200 years old and about 20 min outside of Lyon. We just had a dinner party that lasted 2 1/2 + hours and my host family is wonderful. I have my own room, entrance and shower. There is a jar in the pantry filled with small octopi. I'm Loving France so far!

"Dear Theresa,

I am pleased to inform you that you have been selected to receive an EAP Alumni Scholarship for $1,000 for Fall 2010."

It's hardly the cost of going to France, but is very helpful never the less :)

So I get to be a research assistant for a project about individual mate selection. My job is getting people to take a survey. I need 12 males and 12 females to get my 4 units of credit this quarter. Naturally I will first be pulling from people I know so here are the requirements ( Read more... )

First Day of class today!