God of the Lost

i was looking for my passport since i wanted it for the cruise we are taking in late may. found k2h's but not mine. they should've been in the same place. i cleaned and sorted and wondered what in the world i did with it and why i moved it. after getting frustrated (instead of before like i should have) i prayed. i said God it is silly, i should be able to keep track of important stuff, but i lost my passport. you know where it is. let me know to, when you are ready. and stopped looking. okay i kept peeking places but i didn't worry intensely or start cleaning every square inch of the house just for this one thing. and this morning God said oh here it is. you may have looked here 50 times already but this is where i put it for you.

Thanks God!!! you care even about things that are insignificant in view of eternity. that's what is going to make eternity so great!

it's the little things

two things i consider the most important items i have learned in my phd thus far:
1. communication style of your boss is very important.

my advisor doesn't communicate in the same ways i do. i like written information and direct statements. my advisor talks and is vague.

2. goal definition, progression, and termination

how do you define a goal, what information do you feel you need vs. what other people feel you need, and when is the goal accomplished or abandoned? i like to have a short goal with a list of subgoals, i like to be well informed about how and why things work or are used (not just approach and solve a problem willy nilly), and i like a time limit on my goal (can be revisited but needs a definite end to reanalyzed).

so in the future i will look at potential bosses and companies for the qualities that will work best for me. i would rather work at a job below my abilities rather than try an work in an enironment that frustrates me to the extent my phd has thus far.

oh ya... what brought me to revisit my thoughts on this, again: group clean up day. i didn't know when it was scheduled to begin (8? 9? apparently 9:30), there was no list of things for me to do (just ask everytime you finish something), and it continues even now even though it was two days ago. before i left monday i made it clear i wouldn't be in on tuesday but would be back monday. i had suspected my desk was going to be moved but nothing from the advisor. i came back today and found my stuff moved. it would have been nice to have been told since pretty much everything on my desk and shelves is my personal items (my monitor, computer cables, power strip, books, eyeglasses, plant). it just irritated me. probably irrationally, but it did.

a word i missed

i have lapsed in my reading of the dictionary for entertainment value. there are some words that i learned previously through reading the dictionary and through school and through my parents.

word that i reaquainted myself with tonight: thigmotropism
this is a great word to say (say it out loud =) and has a great meaning. i should start my dictionary reading and have a word of the week... i love words.

A Real Employer

Cabela's is going to build a store near reno. now this is good news to me because i have been wondering about the economy here. housing prices are shooting up (which is good and bad) but i haven't seen a lot in commercial development. i'd like to think that more business will move here so that someday i can get a real job. currently major employers are casinos and casino related industries like IGT and i don't want to work for them.

Cabela's is also cool because they have a cool store. i've been to the one in nebraska and it was a lot of fun to visit.

A Good Reason

one good reason to not be a lawyer is to avoid doing such a thing as sueing yourself. oops!

i don't get it

i read a story about a student protesting the pledge of allegiance in languages other than english. i don't understand why this is offensive. what am i missing here? as i recall the united states doesn't have an official language so aren't all language a valid form of communicating the pledge?

Subliminal and Liminal Messages

how much do you think you are affected by watching TV? personally i like to pretend that i don't integrate things i see on TV into my 'likely to be true things' region of my brain. this means that i don't like watching TV news. but then this isn't true when i watch things like nova or myth busters; so my line of believablity seems to be smudging. i think that even when we deny it, TV affects us (that's why they have commercials, duh).
one example: people think real forensics is like CSI. check out this quick article from ACS.

Cat

inspired by sarah's cat blogging i have found two friday cat items. the first is a story of a cat from AP.
Cat Survives 10-Mile Trip on Top of Car.

the second is a couple of pictures of my cat, femto.


i love to run away when you come near!


corners are particularly fun to run around.


i've got something to say about you chasing me!
i love it!

Yet Another Auction

i'm interested in seeing if the golden palace casino goes for the fake breast too.