Well, leave it to Hurricane Sandy to put me behind my blog updates again. Still, you can’t blame a girl for losing track of deadlines when she’s too busy staring wide-eyed out her window at Sandy’s fury and wondering if it’s too late to duct-tape her rattling door. That being said, I am glad to […]
Month: October 2012
When You Wish Upon a Blog…
As I sit here and write this blog post, I cannot help but feel extremely thankful. For the first time in almost two years I am finally away on vacation. I know. I know. Most of you grade A college students would not miss a few classes for the chance to take a breather and […]
Math to See – Golden Ratio
For a brief blog that highlights some beautiful aspects of math, I wish to present some visuals So, my Proffessor sent this video out some time ago, and I thought it would be great to share as a visual representation of the beauty of mathematics: Fibonacci in Real life. And, if you have about 28 […]
ba-ba-Bach!
There’s one composer that’s so hard not to like when you study his works intensely in school, and that is the infamous J.S Bach. Before I began my music degree, I thought Bach was boring because he was from the Baroque period. I was judging him solely on the fact he was from a time […]
Why do we teach?
I was once again reading in the NYTimes an article entitled, To Earn Classroom Certification, More Teaching and Less Testing. Being a recipient of some of these new concepts, I too believe that there is great benefit in learning the “ins and outs” of teaching – actually handling a classroom. Actually it is invaluable, for […]
Pirate’s Code – Let’s Take A Breather
It’s the start of a new week and you know what that means, seven more days of studying, stressing, and way too much hot chocolate in my system. Right? *BUZZER* Awesome Monkey’s Tip That You Should Remember Even If I Have Made No Other Impression On You: Work like a Captain, Play like a Pirate. […]
Can Salad Cancel out Cookies?
I jiggled my dorm room key for a few seconds, struggling to open the door. With a final pull and heave, I opened the door with a familiar loud squeak. Usually when I walk into my dorm, I see my roommates sitting around the TV watching MTV while doing their homework (very productive I know). […]
Perfect Cube
In true triangular spirit, I celebrated my twenty-seventh birthday this past weekend — that’s three times three times three years completed in this world. I took a day off from work on Friday but ended up quarantined at home, writing a paper for my literary theory class. Ah, well. The rest of the weekend more […]
Midterm Extravaganza – Take II
Alright, I’m a couple days late on this weekly post of mine, but I’ve somehow managed to pull it together in my sleep-crazed, hot-chocolate-induced state to string some words for this post. Be warned, the following post may or may not make sense, depending on how brain-fried you are. So it’s week two for me […]
In the Balinese mood…
This past Monday the QC Gamelan, Yowana Sari, had their second gig this semester! Woo hoo! And I just received my check for the first gig we had in early September so I’m in the Balinese mood (and in my mind that entitle happy thoughts and proud to be a Gamelan performer!). For those of […]
