I’m happy to hear some local authorities in England have started to rid politics of useless political jargon (see article). Terms like “revenue stream” and “though showers” instead of “income” and “brainstorming” only sound pretentious and confusing, and should never be used. People make up these terms to sound intelligent or less offending, and oftentimes, [...]
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Words, words, words.
Posted in Uncategorized on June 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Passed It!
Posted in Uncategorized on June 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I passed my oral exam! I was pretty confident about passing but you never know what may happend to convince the committe you have no idea what you’re talking about. I was procrastinating a little too much during the preparation because part of the talk dealt with some of my own work with my adviser, [...]
Oral Exam
Posted in Uncategorized on June 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
My oral exam is this Wednesday and, surprisingly, I’m not freaking out. I may be overconfident now but tomorrow, I’ll be hysterical. At least I hope so since I really haven’t been caring about much recently. If I worry, I’ll work harder, focus and try to pass this thing. For now [...]
