This is basically like the Facebook patch or maybe the Alcoholic Anonymous for Facebook. I wanted to come up with a way where I would not be able to go on to Facebook no matter what. But I didn't want it to be permanent! When it comes to networking with friends, Facebook is an invaluable resource. I don't want to delete my account.. just suspend it from myself.
Since my move, my lifestyle has become very different and so planning a workout routine is much harder. However, I have not made that an excuse for not working out. Here are some tips to consider when creating your schedule.
I finally had time to go to Millennium Park yesterday and to my surprise, there was a Bharatanatyam performance going on in Jay Pritzker Pavilion. Natya Dance Theatre, the group performing, is an "agent of cultural preservation" that "teaches and evaluates performance of Bharata Natyam, a classical Indian dance form". I thought a special someone might like this, and although I didn't see the entire performance, it was still quite enjoyable.
Even a moment's reflection will show that the spoken American language is backed by expressive features lacking in the written language: the rise or fall of the voice at the ends of phrases and sentences; the application of vocal loudness to this or that word or part of a word; the use of gesture; the meaningful rasp or liquidity, shouting or muting, drawling or clipping, whining or breaking, melody or whispering imparted to the quality of the voice. ... In speech. we safeguard meaning by the use of intonation, stress, gesture, and voice qualities.
[Source: Harold Whitehall in Structural Essentials of English (1954)]
Even though I'm starting work in Chicago, graduate school is an option for me in the future. And as SAT is for college, GRE is for graduate school, and I figure it's better to start studying earlier than later (although this isn't my typical study behavior). Vocabulary being such a huge part of the GRE (just like the SAT), I wanted to start using flashcards again.
I stumbled upon Cramberry. It was perhaps the sleekest, simplest, and most intelligent flashcard program out on the web. The most attractive feature was that it had an "Intelligent Studying" scheduler that suggested when you should study. I used it for about 1.5 weeks and my studying was going perfectly.All until Cramberry decided to get rid of intelligent scheduling...
Since I'll be living in Chicago, I thought I would learn a bit about what's going on in town. It seemed to send an unequivocally grim message though.
I always find it fun coming up with stupid names. I mean every name had to start somewhere, right? This is my third attempt at keeping a daily blog.
