I finally got registered for summer classes today. I'm taking Graduate Survey of Entomology and the lab that goes with it, both online. I'm kind of excited about it. I think it's going to be fun. I'm also really curious to see how they handle the lab in an online class and whether or not it feels equal to an on-campus lab or like a watered down imitation.
I also ordered my books today. Amazon.com sure beats driving down to campus, circling like a vulture looking for a place to park, and hiking to the university bookstore. I also bought the "Entomology Lab Deluxe Insect Collecting Kit with Student Net" because we have to do an insect collection for the lab. Well, that should be easy. All I have to do is turn the front porch light on after dark, wait a minute or two, swing my "Student Net" around a few times, and I'll have more than enough insects.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Monday, May 2, 2011
The memory is the first to go
At least that's what they say, and maybe it's true.
The company I work for puts out a couple of technical/scientific newsletters every month. When a new one comes out, everybody gets an e-mail notifying them of its availability and listing the contents. A new one came out today and I was scanning the list of articles in my e-mail. I saw an article listed that was about a subject that is in my area of expertise. So, I wondered, "Hmmmm. Who wrote that article? Because if there was something going on in that area, I should have been the one who was following it and writing articles about it." So, I downloaded the article to see and discovered that...I wrote it. Ooops.
In my own defense, I wrote it a while ago, but it didn't get published right away. And, I've been really busy with other things in the meantime.
Yeah, I know. I've got excuses. I didn't say they were good excuses, but I've got excuses.
The company I work for puts out a couple of technical/scientific newsletters every month. When a new one comes out, everybody gets an e-mail notifying them of its availability and listing the contents. A new one came out today and I was scanning the list of articles in my e-mail. I saw an article listed that was about a subject that is in my area of expertise. So, I wondered, "Hmmmm. Who wrote that article? Because if there was something going on in that area, I should have been the one who was following it and writing articles about it." So, I downloaded the article to see and discovered that...I wrote it. Ooops.
In my own defense, I wrote it a while ago, but it didn't get published right away. And, I've been really busy with other things in the meantime.
Yeah, I know. I've got excuses. I didn't say they were good excuses, but I've got excuses.
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