http://blog.lib.umn.edu/rigd0003/uncertainty/ Just a gal working on life and a Ph.D. en-us 2006-09-01T13:29:06-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/rigd0003/uncertainty/moving.html I think I've got all the analysis worked out for my thesis - yay! I've still got a lot of writing to do, but I really feel like I'm almost there. On the employment front, I'm still waiting to hear... General rigd0003 2006-09-01T13:29:06-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/rigd0003/uncertainty/sights_of_summer.html Lots of things happening here. I think my adviser and I have cracked this last bit of analysis. I've got a bit more of set up to do and will run it tomorrow and find out. Also, I had a... Pix rigd0003 2006-08-29T10:50:32-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/rigd0003/uncertainty/birthday_serendipity.html I had two serendipitous moments today, both relating to my thesis. First, I'd been feeling stuck for the past couple of days. I am working on a way to translate this new model approach I've designed into a computational... PhD Process rigd0003 2006-08-10T17:31:10-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/rigd0003/uncertainty/still_here_still_wri.html Still here and writing like crazy trying to finish the dissertation. I've discovered that finishing up a thesis is very deceptive. You start with a finishing marker -- you can see that marker and you know where to go.... PhD Process rigd0003 2006-08-07T11:05:38-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/rigd0003/uncertainty/consolidation_countd.html I posted an article back in April about consolidating your student loans to lock in the interest rate before it goes up on July 1. Haven't done it yet? Neither did I, until two minutes ago! Yes, I'm a horrible... PhD Process rigd0003 2006-06-27T13:11:28-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/rigd0003/uncertainty/we_lost_a_good_frien.html Our beloved companion, Pippin, died early this morning. He'd been battling splenic cancer since the beginning of the year. Even in illness he was gregarious and frolicsome, so his quick decline late last night took us by surprise. I'm... rigd0003 2006-06-26T19:33:29-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/rigd0003/uncertainty/simple_program_for_i.html MoreKeys Spanish template Every once in a while, I want to insert a special character or accented letter. Like when I'm writing an e-mail to my friend Renée, or blogging about French towns called Jumièges, or practicing my Español.... Computer-related rigd0003 2006-06-22T12:11:19-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/rigd0003/uncertainty/day_2_rouen_jumieges.html On the second day in France, we continued following the Seine downstream, stopping in Rouen for lunch, seeing the Abbey ruins in Jumièges, and entering Honfleur in time for a nice stroll before dinner. Rouen Along Rouen's Rue du Gros-Horloge.... Travel rigd0003 2006-06-18T18:04:23-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/rigd0003/uncertainty/more_music_to_write_.html Still writing! In addition to Hammond B-3 organ music, I 've found that German operettas like The Merry Widow and Die Fledermaus make for good writing music. Nice tempo, jovial melody, and in a foreign language that is neither too... PhD Process rigd0003 2006-06-14T15:53:44-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/rigd0003/uncertainty/oh_my_god_thats_me.html I was just picking up some lunch at the campus Union. Orientation is going on now for entering freshman, so it was more crowded than a usual Summer day. I happened to walk past the hall where they hold most... Weird rigd0003 2006-06-13T12:20:07-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/rigd0003/uncertainty/day_1_paris_to_les_a.html Now that my computer is fixed and I'm back in action, I want to show some pictures from our trip to France last month. It was an amazing, beautiful, and rejuvenating ten-day trip. But since I'm still in the midst... Travel rigd0003 2006-06-10T23:23:53-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/rigd0003/uncertainty/my_livestrong_just_d.html My HP Livestrong notebook computer just died. I was waking it up from hibernation last night and suddenly everything went dark, even the power/charging light, and it failed to reboot. It did indeed live strong, but it died quickly, quietly,... Rant rigd0003 2006-05-30T11:04:10-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/rigd0003/uncertainty/thank_you_for_your_s.html Thanks to everyone for your amazing support and votes of confidence! I've got a lot to do on my thesis this summer, but the end is in sight. I've gotten into a writing routine (or at least a rough semblance... PhD Process rigd0003 2006-05-23T11:07:25-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/rigd0003/uncertainty/back_to_work.html After a lovely ten days in France, and a rewarding and energizing commencement ceremony, it's now time to get my writing done. It's been an amazing but crazy two weeks. The conference and vacation in France was amazing. Then, two... Me rigd0003 2006-05-17T13:47:11-06:00 http://blog.lib.umn.edu/rigd0003/uncertainty/ouch_or_baseball_lif.html Yes, it looks like Derrek Lee will be in a cast and out of the Cubs lineup for up to two months. I didn't see the play that caused the injury on Wednesday night. I was in the kitchen... Chicago Cubs rigd0003 2006-04-21T15:26:06-06:00