S E A T T L E , W A S H I N G T O N.

graduate school,
here i come!

"i am confident you'll do great wherever you go.

you pay attention and have been
tremendously successful in college;

c'mon, i know, you were my student

and you're really smart and stuff."

i met with Kip (chair of the Education dept!)

on a sunny friday afternoon

for some final advice and we

chatted for an hour about my options,

Education, our lives and

pork sandwiches.

he offered so much encouragement

and it was reassuring how much

he believes in/knows me.

"i think you'll really like it there."- K

"you'd be happy there." -J

"it is my observation, however,

that the more knowledge and interesting information

you know, the happier you are."

-heather o'neill 

lullabies for little criminals

that awkward moment when someone
is mad about their grade,

asks what you got and you
don't want to tell them "A...+"

so i changed the subject and
we started talking about
how his friend is in the navy
but hates spending 7+ months
in a submarine in russian waters
without being allowed to surface.

hi ellen, thanks for always reading my blog.

this kefir has:
**221 billion live cultures

**56 billion live probiotic cultures

**13 live culture strains

 i love nancy's. unfortunately, we didn't get to

check out the factory while in eugene.

today was nice.

i went to pilates, jogged for an hour,

sat by the beach and enjoyed

the sunshineeee.

my pilates instructor used to be

 a magician's assistant

and she would get sawed in half.

today, i had nowhere to go for 45 minutes

so i walked into a class to listen in.

it was a psyc course on perception and

we were shown crazy optical illusions.

i sat there, mesmerized.
~*~*~*~
yesterday, while sitting in the
waiting room at my dentist,
i read an article about why you should consider
raising your kids in a more
hunter-gatherer way.

not that everyone should
adopt all these practices
but they are interesting and
pretty beneficial if you
do it right/use common sense.
 thanks jared diamond.

this is my child development textbook.

Livslogga, v.
Definition: Literally translating to "life log,"

the word refers to continually documenting one's life in pictures.

 VANCOUVER, CANADA.

mao photobombing.

pros:

amazing public speaker/delivers hopeful speeches

cons:

doesn't actually care/won't actually do anything

to nelson.

the thing i am most nervous about regarding

 graduating from college is that i won't be able to buy my absolute favorite sandwich from my absolute favorite local deli anymore......
O_______o

“Zoilo gets on my nerves. He smiles and nods whenever I speak to him, but whatever I say to him just doesn't seem to sink into that tiny little head of his. Sometimes he'll reply with an uh-huh or something else in furbish, but it just doesn't seem like he wants to carry on a conversation with me!”

best finals week advice:

"get enough sleep and eat good food."

-m rahder :)

and from senior sem last quarter:
"don't worry, just write." 
-m moodie

my mom sent me kumquats in the mail!

"GO FORTH"

she said to us.

while offering writing assistance

to a zooarchaeology student today,

heather (she wrote my 3rd letter of recommendation)

jumped out of nowhere and mouthed

"CONGRATULATIONS"

with the hugest grin on her face.

then she went off to finish her phD.

feminist fairy tales.

after many months of wanting

a pet, we got a betta today!

we named him luna.

"yea, we know that the pretty ones are males- but we don't want our wonderful fish to feel confined by gender stereotypes involving names" -maryna.

backcountry cookout nite!

i had yummy dirt then

a hummus carrot avocado pita,

latte bars and flapjacks!

about 3 minutes into my phone interview,

i threw my notes away and just started

talking instead of rehearsing my script.

i felt so much better and could

actually say what I felt was true

and reflected who i am.

:)

first formal interview of my life!
it was so great.

wo0o0~*~* 
i am so thankful i have so much
support from my family, friends
and professors. thanx erbody for
cheering me on!!!

i dropped in on june's class to listen to

her talk about her own research on urban education.
she is so passionate, hilarious and real.

i think i learned more in the 1/2 hour than

i have this entire quarter.

"bye june!" i said as she handed her

class their final exams.

"buh-bye love!" she responded.

wings

scruffy needles

> > >

we made a breakfast club

Virtual Worlds in Education
http://www.hs.iastate.edu/2012/10/03/nadolny-virtual-worlds/

SciEthics is a virtual world developed by Iowa State University and
West Chester University of Pennsylvania "where science and engineering
students can confront ethical issues in an engaging and safe environment."

Students "use avatars, participants collect data, submit reports,

and face real-world choices with ambiguous moral dimensions"

SciEthics consists of two islands: TransGen and Rainforest Research Island.

TransGen Island "focuses on genetic modification of salmon"

Rainforest Research Island "focuses on deforestation, soil quality,
and contact with indigenous populations."

here's the link to the official site:
http://www.sciethicsinteractive.com/

being PROductive d0wntown on a Sat nite
w/ hijack, may bee, and rynome.

"oh don't worry, keevan'll clean it up."

Little Wild from caleb wood on Vimeo.

GO SLUGS

: )

june poured me two cups of tea and

we talked about our lives,

international education issues,

her three daughters,

and did a mock interview to help prepare me.

then as a present, she gave me a small book she wrote.
i really admire this woman.
she is awe-some.

"When you think about the purposes of education, there are three," Horne says. "We're preparing kids for jobs. We're preparing them to be citizens. And we're teaching them to be human beings who can enjoy the deeper forms of beauty. The third is as important as the other two."

my plant is thriving!

best quinoa dinner

+quinoa

+eggplant

+onions

+red bell pepper

+tomatoes

+garlic
+sausage!

+beans

+cheese

directions:

*cook quinoa, saute veggies & sausage,
toss in salt & pepper,

mix in beans, heat everything in large skillet,

turn off heat & and sprinkle with some cheese
and enjoy!

(i made this the other day with cous cous
and kept thinking that it would taste
so much better with quinoa)  

"linda- you've done an excellent job of connecting theory to both aesthetics, art education and math as practice. you raise interesting issues and have keen insights into how aesthetic experience and observation can provide rich learning in many fields. thanks for a very strong and well-written analysis! your drawing is a perceptual feast!!"

i love thoughtful postcards, thanks for thinking

of me as you travel the world! :)

so sweet.

michelle took this lovely picture of
a sunrise in kyahktiyo.

"tourism is destroying our natural environment...

so quick, book your plane tickets to

see it before it disappears.

yeah, we are fucked."

-hari kondabolu

@ an event i went to last week.

+ + +

matt swiped me into the dining hall before the show

and i ate 7 bowls/plates of food!

he was impressed.

 monterey bay aquarium!