Yesterday's Mr. Rogers quote:
Love is like infinity: You can't have more or less infinity, and you can't compare two things to see if they're "equally infinite." Infinity just is, and that's the way I think love is, too.
Unfortunately Mr. Rogers....you are wrong. You can check to see if sets are equally infinite by determining the cardinality (a measure of the number of elements in a set) of the set. If you can create a one-to-one mapping between a set and the set of natural numbers, then we have two sets which are countably infinite, and thus as you say "equally infinite", or countable. If we can't find that relationship, then the set is uncountably infinite, like the real numbers, which is more infinite than the natural numbers.
Mr. Rogers, you need to research a little bit about what you are talking about before you make a blanket statement like that. I've looked up to you for so long, and then you say such a thing like we can't compare two infinite things...you have shaken my faith in you.
I don't know what to do with myself now. My world has been turned upside down. I don't think I can look at Mr. Rogers in the same way again.
Yackety Yak
Grad School Update (In order of hearing back):
Old Dominion- Yes, tuition, and teaching assistantship
Rutgers- No.
U. of South Carolina- Yes, partial tuition and teaching assistantship
Virginia Tech- Invitation to Graduate Visitor's Day (in my mind that is yes anyways...they wouldn't wine and dine me for nothing right??)
Princeton- No.
Still waiting to hear from:
Duke
NC State
Vanderbilt
Not a bad record so far, if I do say so myself.
Things are going well. The baby 'tism get cancelled because of the snow, so it got rescheduled. Next week is the bridal shower so that should be fun fun fun. Then the week after that I will be taking the Praxis...at get this....7:30 in the morning on a Saturday. Who does that???? why is it scheduled so freaking early???
Went out with the Beck for dinner last night. Good to just catch up, since we kept missing each other the past couple of weeks. I can't believe how quickly the weeks are flying by. Just nutty really. Only a couple more weeks til Spring Break....thank god, less students.
I'm going to get going. Catch ya later.
Old Dominion- Yes, tuition, and teaching assistantship
Rutgers- No.
U. of South Carolina- Yes, partial tuition and teaching assistantship
Virginia Tech- Invitation to Graduate Visitor's Day (in my mind that is yes anyways...they wouldn't wine and dine me for nothing right??)
Princeton- No.
Still waiting to hear from:
Duke
NC State
Vanderbilt
Not a bad record so far, if I do say so myself.
Things are going well. The baby 'tism get cancelled because of the snow, so it got rescheduled. Next week is the bridal shower so that should be fun fun fun. Then the week after that I will be taking the Praxis...at get this....7:30 in the morning on a Saturday. Who does that???? why is it scheduled so freaking early???
Went out with the Beck for dinner last night. Good to just catch up, since we kept missing each other the past couple of weeks. I can't believe how quickly the weeks are flying by. Just nutty really. Only a couple more weeks til Spring Break....thank god, less students.
I'm going to get going. Catch ya later.
Football
Now, let me preface this by....I have been going through football withdrawal for the past two weeks.
I think that was the worst officiated, badly played Superbowl I have seen in years. (No, I was not cheering for the Seahawks....or the Steelers.) I just wanted to see a good game. It seemed to lack the urgency, the excitement, the thrill of this being the big game. I was disappointed. I stopped working on my lecture materials to watch this game. The time could have been better spent. I will grant that the last 20 minutes (play clock time) were intriguing. The first half was totally useless. Twiddling my thumbs could have produced a better outcome for the first two quarters.
The commercials weren't that great either. My favorite was the Disney one, with the guys all practicing..."I'm going to Disney World." The diet Pepsi commercial was :oP. I liked the prehistoric FedEx commercial. Oh the thing that I loved the most...the Dr. Seuss's Oh The Places You'll Go intro for the game. That was really amazing. I think I may have to try to find it somewhere on the internet. I thought it was a novel idea.
Blech...not feeling well. I have a dentist appointment on Friday. I'm scared. I've never had a cavity before. This is the first one I am having filled. Ever. I'm a wimp.
Lots o'fun stuff this month (NOT the dentist): baptism for the twins, flogging molly concert???, and my cousin's bridal shower. I think this requires a trip to THE LOFT to buy some purty things.
Okay, must work on lecture stuff. TTFN.
I think that was the worst officiated, badly played Superbowl I have seen in years. (No, I was not cheering for the Seahawks....or the Steelers.) I just wanted to see a good game. It seemed to lack the urgency, the excitement, the thrill of this being the big game. I was disappointed. I stopped working on my lecture materials to watch this game. The time could have been better spent. I will grant that the last 20 minutes (play clock time) were intriguing. The first half was totally useless. Twiddling my thumbs could have produced a better outcome for the first two quarters.
The commercials weren't that great either. My favorite was the Disney one, with the guys all practicing..."I'm going to Disney World." The diet Pepsi commercial was :oP. I liked the prehistoric FedEx commercial. Oh the thing that I loved the most...the Dr. Seuss's Oh The Places You'll Go intro for the game. That was really amazing. I think I may have to try to find it somewhere on the internet. I thought it was a novel idea.
Blech...not feeling well. I have a dentist appointment on Friday. I'm scared. I've never had a cavity before. This is the first one I am having filled. Ever. I'm a wimp.
Lots o'fun stuff this month (NOT the dentist): baptism for the twins, flogging molly concert???, and my cousin's bridal shower. I think this requires a trip to THE LOFT to buy some purty things.
Okay, must work on lecture stuff. TTFN.
Mr. Rogers Update
Hey all-
So yeah that whole stomach food thing, hasn't really gone away. I feel like I have no appetite. What's worse is that I'm in the cooking kick...I want to make all this food, but I have no desire to eat any of it. Anyways....I've saved a bunch Mister Rogers quotes so here they are.
"Music has given me a way of expressing my feelings and my thoughts, and it has also given me a way of understanding more about life."
"Solitude is different from loneliness, and it doesn't have to be a lonely kind of thing."
"Love doesn't mean a state of perfect caring. To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is right here and now-and to go on caring through joyful times and through times that may bring us pain."
"It is tempting to cling to the familiar. Just like in music, if we keep...playing in the key of C, we wouldn't have to take and risks of not making it to the key of E-flat. But we'd never know what it sounded like unless we tried. And once we've had the practice and the pleasure of making a transition from one key to the next, the subsequent times might not be quite so difficult."
"There is much more to independence than learning to master new skills. One of the most important parts of independence is learning to form new relationships with other people."
"A computer can help you learn to spell hug, but it can never help you know the risk or the joy of actually giving or receiving one."
Alright, I'm off.
So yeah that whole stomach food thing, hasn't really gone away. I feel like I have no appetite. What's worse is that I'm in the cooking kick...I want to make all this food, but I have no desire to eat any of it. Anyways....I've saved a bunch Mister Rogers quotes so here they are.
"Music has given me a way of expressing my feelings and my thoughts, and it has also given me a way of understanding more about life."
"Solitude is different from loneliness, and it doesn't have to be a lonely kind of thing."
"Love doesn't mean a state of perfect caring. To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is right here and now-and to go on caring through joyful times and through times that may bring us pain."
"It is tempting to cling to the familiar. Just like in music, if we keep...playing in the key of C, we wouldn't have to take and risks of not making it to the key of E-flat. But we'd never know what it sounded like unless we tried. And once we've had the practice and the pleasure of making a transition from one key to the next, the subsequent times might not be quite so difficult."
"There is much more to independence than learning to master new skills. One of the most important parts of independence is learning to form new relationships with other people."
"A computer can help you learn to spell hug, but it can never help you know the risk or the joy of actually giving or receiving one."
Alright, I'm off.
So Cold I've Been wearing my jacket at work.
First, Thanks Suz, Cryssy, Dana, Laurie, and Sam. It really is quite exciting...and then not so exciting like yesterday. I got the uber thin denial letter from Rutgers.
No I am not crushed at all. It's actually quite good, cause if I had gotten accepted here...there would be a couple of serious reasons for me to contemplate staying around here. But I don't even get the chance to consider them. (Wrong I know...I am still waiting for Princeton but I seriously doubt they would send me an acceptance letter.)
Week 2 of the semester is almost done here. I am amazed at how quickly things are moving, not to mention the fact that it is just about the end of January.
I probably have stuff to grade...and I should go do that....or maybe I'll play a game of sudoku.
No I am not crushed at all. It's actually quite good, cause if I had gotten accepted here...there would be a couple of serious reasons for me to contemplate staying around here. But I don't even get the chance to consider them. (Wrong I know...I am still waiting for Princeton but I seriously doubt they would send me an acceptance letter.)
Week 2 of the semester is almost done here. I am amazed at how quickly things are moving, not to mention the fact that it is just about the end of January.
I probably have stuff to grade...and I should go do that....or maybe I'll play a game of sudoku.
BOOYAH Grandma!
Okay...so I am breaking my promise to suz- no Mr. Roger's quotes tonight, too bad being at work. But I have much better news:
I got accepted to Old Dominion University's Applied and Computational Mathematics PHD program. Full tuition paid for, as well as, a 12-month stipend. How freakin' awesome is that?!?!?!?
It's funny cause tonight I was thinking about signing myself up for the Praxis exam. Now I'm not quite sure if I will do it. Kinda a waste of money if I have a school waiting in the wings.
Do I want to go there...I'm not sure yet, I have to wait until February/March until I hear back from all of the institutions, but at least I know I have a home.
I really have no desire to write my exam right now. I'm too excited.
I got accepted to Old Dominion University's Applied and Computational Mathematics PHD program. Full tuition paid for, as well as, a 12-month stipend. How freakin' awesome is that?!?!?!?
It's funny cause tonight I was thinking about signing myself up for the Praxis exam. Now I'm not quite sure if I will do it. Kinda a waste of money if I have a school waiting in the wings.
Do I want to go there...I'm not sure yet, I have to wait until February/March until I hear back from all of the institutions, but at least I know I have a home.
I really have no desire to write my exam right now. I'm too excited.
So bad.
Sorry, I'm horrible about acting on my new year's resolution. So here is my check in. Work is hectic. We finally got settled into our new space...get this, the day before classes started. Talk about harrowingly close call.
I haven't been feeling well for the past week, no sleep, not really hungry, although it's starting to come back now. I had my 4 hour class. I nearly lost my voice afterwards. I need to remember to drink more water during the class to keep my throat in working order.
I started my big knitting project- blanket. I'm going to try to do it in about 4 segments and see how it turns out. I hope that I bought enough yarn for it. I guess we'll see about that, although we knows if we'll see about that 1 year down the road. Might not make that color yarn anymore. Booo.
Oh, last night Beck and I hit up the movies....saw the Underworld sequel. It was a good diversion- I couldn't bring myself to watch 3 hours of Kong or Munich, much to serious. But watch out...I think the parents with their seven year old son learned a good lesson- random sex/ soft-core porn scene in this movie. So read make sure you ware watching those parental ratings. There was a huge gasp by the mother behind us. Sometimes I think people need to be screened before and throughout the child-rearing process. It's inappropriate to bring a 7 year old to an R-rated film showing at 10:30 at night. I mean really, come-on. Am I to old fashioned or what???
Ugh, I had more Mr. Roger's quotes, but they are sitting upstairs and I have no desire to run up and get them at the moment. So yeah. I think i'm going to start attacking my lecture notes, want to try to stay ahead (maybe get them all completed by spring break) then I can relax durin the last part of the semester.
Catch ya'll later.
I haven't been feeling well for the past week, no sleep, not really hungry, although it's starting to come back now. I had my 4 hour class. I nearly lost my voice afterwards. I need to remember to drink more water during the class to keep my throat in working order.
I started my big knitting project- blanket. I'm going to try to do it in about 4 segments and see how it turns out. I hope that I bought enough yarn for it. I guess we'll see about that, although we knows if we'll see about that 1 year down the road. Might not make that color yarn anymore. Booo.
Oh, last night Beck and I hit up the movies....saw the Underworld sequel. It was a good diversion- I couldn't bring myself to watch 3 hours of Kong or Munich, much to serious. But watch out...I think the parents with their seven year old son learned a good lesson- random sex/ soft-core porn scene in this movie. So read make sure you ware watching those parental ratings. There was a huge gasp by the mother behind us. Sometimes I think people need to be screened before and throughout the child-rearing process. It's inappropriate to bring a 7 year old to an R-rated film showing at 10:30 at night. I mean really, come-on. Am I to old fashioned or what???
Ugh, I had more Mr. Roger's quotes, but they are sitting upstairs and I have no desire to run up and get them at the moment. So yeah. I think i'm going to start attacking my lecture notes, want to try to stay ahead (maybe get them all completed by spring break) then I can relax durin the last part of the semester.
Catch ya'll later.
Thanks
First- big thank you to Giesey and to Steve (even though i don't think he knows this exists), and well to all my girls who know the "drama"...I plan on dropkicking the guy to the curb...punching him in the face isn't quite my style....although the Father's Day card idea is quite fascinating. I'll have to keep that one in my back-pocket. A little reason, and not being heavily medicated really does help the thought process when it comes to things like that.
I got a calendar that has little thoughts from Mister Rogers....cause Mr. Roger's freakin' rocks the house and I thought I would share a couple with you all:
"Transitions are almost always signs of growth, but they can bring feelings of loss. To get somewhere new, we may have to leave somewhere else behind."
"I wish that many times I had heard that 'just who you are at this moment, with the way that you're feeling, is fine. You don't have to be anything more than who you are right now.' I'd like to think it's also something that's happened to me through the years, that I'm more able to accept myself as I happen to be, rather than as somebody thought I should be."
"It's really east to fall into the trap of believing that what we do is more important than what we are. Of course, it's the opposite that's true: What we are ultimately determines what we do!"
"I believe that appreciation is a holy thing-that when we look for what's best in a person we happen to be with at the moment, we're doing what God does all the time. So in loving and appreciating our naighbor, we're participating in soemthing sacred."
Ugh work tomorrow :oP
I got a calendar that has little thoughts from Mister Rogers....cause Mr. Roger's freakin' rocks the house and I thought I would share a couple with you all:
"Transitions are almost always signs of growth, but they can bring feelings of loss. To get somewhere new, we may have to leave somewhere else behind."
"I wish that many times I had heard that 'just who you are at this moment, with the way that you're feeling, is fine. You don't have to be anything more than who you are right now.' I'd like to think it's also something that's happened to me through the years, that I'm more able to accept myself as I happen to be, rather than as somebody thought I should be."
"It's really east to fall into the trap of believing that what we do is more important than what we are. Of course, it's the opposite that's true: What we are ultimately determines what we do!"
"I believe that appreciation is a holy thing-that when we look for what's best in a person we happen to be with at the moment, we're doing what God does all the time. So in loving and appreciating our naighbor, we're participating in soemthing sacred."
Ugh work tomorrow :oP
happy new year
Okay.
5 weird things about me:
1. I hate it when people sit on my bed unless I've given them express permission. I'll rip you to shreds if you come anywhere near my pillow.
2. M &M's. I must have an equal number of each color in my hand before i stuff those yummy candies in my mouth. If i pick up 3 red, 2 blue, and 2 green, I'll first eat one red....then have a red/blue/green shot at once....then eat red/blue/green in one shot to finish them off.
3. I can't have massive amounts of soda or i bring myself in to the wonderful land of migraines.
4. I have to do one sudoku puzzle during the day.
5. I'm 23 and i have the body of an 80 year old.
Break has been unbelievably busy. I can't even begin to write about it, well cause there was not much terribly exciting. Talk later...Bowl games on.
5 weird things about me:
1. I hate it when people sit on my bed unless I've given them express permission. I'll rip you to shreds if you come anywhere near my pillow.
2. M &M's. I must have an equal number of each color in my hand before i stuff those yummy candies in my mouth. If i pick up 3 red, 2 blue, and 2 green, I'll first eat one red....then have a red/blue/green shot at once....then eat red/blue/green in one shot to finish them off.
3. I can't have massive amounts of soda or i bring myself in to the wonderful land of migraines.
4. I have to do one sudoku puzzle during the day.
5. I'm 23 and i have the body of an 80 year old.
Break has been unbelievably busy. I can't even begin to write about it, well cause there was not much terribly exciting. Talk later...Bowl games on.
A Quickie
Yes yes, I am alive. Firstly, I know I've been tagged. I swear I will write down 5 weird quirks and post them.
Secondly, I wanted to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! It's an amazing time of the year. So much going on. I believe there is something on my calendar every day of the week through January 2nd. Not quite sure how the whole clothing issue will get worked out (seeing as I probably will go without doing laundry for 2 weeks, eh)...but I'm sure it will.
Thirdly- Yes I will update more on what the heck is going on around here. It is my part of my new year's resolution, staying in touch with those people whom I miss so much.
shhhhh------ugar.
I gotta go shower and such before the annual Christmas Eve party begins.
Love to all.
Secondly, I wanted to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! It's an amazing time of the year. So much going on. I believe there is something on my calendar every day of the week through January 2nd. Not quite sure how the whole clothing issue will get worked out (seeing as I probably will go without doing laundry for 2 weeks, eh)...but I'm sure it will.
Thirdly- Yes I will update more on what the heck is going on around here. It is my part of my new year's resolution, staying in touch with those people whom I miss so much.
shhhhh------ugar.
I gotta go shower and such before the annual Christmas Eve party begins.
Love to all.
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