February 2012
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“Make a conscious effort to live a happier life, regardless of the people in your...”
– Charlotte Townsend (Hellogiggles)
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My silver lining to my most recent rejection from...
Dr. Elaine Hatfield (famous social psychologist, and the professor I chose to work with if admitted) said I was a wonderful student, I’ll make a great social psychologist, I had great recommendations, and she was interested in my research. To top it off, she signed it “Elaine” and asked me to keep her updated with my career.
My rejection was ONLY because of logistics that were...
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“At first, they saw no defects: the males had normal testes and their sperm...”
– Dynein proteins give fly sperm a competitive edge (via outofcontextscience)
“We should worry less about how people get their books and — say it with me now!...”
– NPR’s Jonathan Segura arguing against e-books vs. print arguments. (via themasqueradecrew)
Number 5.
This sucks.
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Stephen Sondheim on Leonard Bernstein
Terry Gross: Did you learn anything working with Bernstein and watching him work?
Stephen Sondheim: Oh, sure. A great deal. Yes. Mainly I learned something about courage. I learned – Lenny was never afraid to make big mistakes. He was never afraid to fall off the top rung of the ladder and I learned by implication that the worst thing you can do is fall off a low rung. If you're going to make a mistake, make a huge one.
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Just an update, I guess.
I keep hearing rejection from these programs, and it is entirely disheartening. I have 3 left, and I’m finding it impossible to stay positive. So in the meantime, I’m applying for jobs up in the Stockton/Sacramento area. Hopefully SOMETHING will come through.
Also, I’m making progress on my thesis. Getting ready to set a defense date - writing up the discussion, tables/graphs,...
“Here’s the thing about being a girlie girl. I think there was a generation...”
– Zooey Deschanel (via mezasaurusrex)
“We do not remember days, we remember moments.”
– Cesare Pavese, This Business of Living (via proustitute)
“I’m interested in the theater because I’m interested in communication with...”
– Stephen Sondheim, on life, writing, theater. (via nprfreshair)
I’m trying to stay positive, but hell, I’m starting to really doubt my ability to make a career for myself at all. Ever.
“So avoid using the word ‘very’ because it’s lazy. A man is not very tired, he is...”
– John Keating, Dead Poet’s Society (via kayborromeo)
me: will you be my valentine
Matthew Gray Gubler :
me:
Matthew Gray Gubler :
me:
Matthew Gray Gubler:
me:
Matthew Gray Gubler: Why are you inside my house
me: Shh, its okay take your time
Money is stressing me out! GRR.
