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Google Training
I’ve been wonderfully busy at work with a few different projects. I’m spearheading efforts at Terrapin Tech to train our community in Google Apps for Education, now that we’re migrating as a campus from Exchange. There’s been a fair amount of grumbling from the community, as with any big change, but for the most part when I give the presentations, people have been eager to learn and filled with…
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Black Squirrel
There is a black squirrel on UMD campus! Every morning on the walk to work from my car, I look for this little critter. I see him frequently enough to wonder if there is more than one on campus, but for all his persistent appearance, I was unable to take a photo of him until only recently. He is a rather skittish, hyper creature. At UMW, a person could get right up next to the campus squirrels…
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A Good Effort in "Troilus and Cressida"
A Good Effort in “Troilus and Cressida”
On Friday evening, February 19, I attended the antepenultimate performance of “Troilus and Cressida” by UMD’s School of Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies (TDPS). The play was put on as part of a campus-wide celebration of the Bard’s 400th birthday, and as an admirer of Shakespeare and college theater productions in general, I was excited to attend. Plus, although I’ve heard of “Troilus and…
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Coffee with President Loh
Coffee with President Loh
On Thursday of this week, I and seventy-nine other UMD community members departed our desks and made for University House, where we would be having an informal sit-down with our president, Wallace Loh. I was among the lucky eighty people who responded first to an email advertising this event. I replied for a spot because I’m not so distant from my college years that free food and beverage aren’t…
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Why I Joined Scribophile
Why I Joined Scribophile
Although I didn’t make big mention of it, last June I joined the growing group of writers and reviewers at Scribophile. I fiddled around on it for a few months very tentatively. I was a bit unsure about even joining the site in the first place, mostly due to anxieties wrought by the publishing establishment on aspiring writers. Being on the outside of the writing world leaves a lot of room for…
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Writers Here and Now: Courtney Brkic & Timothy Donnelly
Writers Here and Now: Courtney Brkic & Timothy Donnelly
Wednesday night was miserably cold in College Park, bitingly chill. I stayed late on campus to attend a fiction and poetry reading hosted by the Department of English at UMD. The coordinators had invited a diverse pair of authors to feature their recent publications: Courtney Brkic, an Associate Professor of Creative Writing at George Mason University; and Timothy Donnelly, an Associate Professor…
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Dear Mindy
When I have the time and inclination, I like to write letters to my favorite authors, mostly as a way of putting some good karma into the world for myself, but also with the littlest glimmer of hope that just maybe, they will write me back. But since I’m also keeping this blog (and it’s been a bit inactive lately), I thought I’d write a letter/review to Mindy Kaling, having just finished…
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#tdc1464 Your Favorite Watering Hole
#tdc1464 Your Favorite Watering Hole
TDC1464 This is currently favorite watering hole: Footprints Cafe, located just inside McKeldin Library at UMD. I’m a regular visitor for my daily caffeine boost. Bringing coffee and food into libraries is possibly the greatest marriage in the history of history. To create this image, I took a morning photo with my trusty iPhone and uploaded it to my computer. I’m lucky enough to have Photoshop…
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Last Year and the Next
Last Year and the Next
It would be wrong to say there isn’t always a lot going on in my life, but to be fair to the busy and social lives of others, I try to keep my schedule simple. I enjoy a few activities and act social in short bursts. But entering 2016 feels like a whirlwind of goals, events, and obligations. Before we get into that, however, let’s consider the last year–2015. (more…)
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Student Power at UMD's DIT
Student Power at UMD’s DIT
Elliptical Glass (71/365/437) by Chris Hsia / flickr.com Student workers power UMD’s support technology base. In the Call Center, the majority of the staff are student employees, with a couple of full-time staff who act as leads. At Terrapin Tech in McKeldin, student employees are the reason we can be open on the weekend and after usual business hours (barring unusual circumstances like exams…
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Jumping In
Students make offerings to the school mascot, Testudo You might think that an institution as large as UMD would be slow about integrating a new employee, but you’d be mistaken. There was no hesitation in involving me in the many great projects going on in my department. I’m excited to be part of the groups tackling two major challenges: Revitalizing the support documentation of our software…
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Integration Deliberation
It’s been a while since my last update, but there’s a lot of good news to share. I’m working at the University of Maryland as a full-time IT Coordinator. It sounds like the job title of a nerdy administrative assistant, but in reality I’m spending my days at a workbench troubleshooting computers. It’s like a 1000% less stressful, way better version of my short-lived part-time work at Best Buy’s…
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In Which the Heroine Moves to Maryland and Prepares for Camp NaNoWriMo in July
In Which the Heroine Moves to Maryland and Prepares for Camp NaNoWriMo in July
S. and I moved up to Maryland last weekend and we’ve been hard at work getting the place set up. Since I am currently out of a job, I spend my days sorting our stuff. I must say, I’m very, very happy with this new apartment. It is a huge upgrade. (more…)
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Dear Lizard, Please Stop
Dear Lizard, Please Stop
Yesterday I submitted my two weeks notice to both University of Richmond and Best Buy. Right, did I not mention that I started a second part-time job a few months ago? Because I did; I joined Geek Squad to make some ends meet while S. looked for work. (more…)
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Projects and Deadlines
After a rather trying and aimless couple of weeks, I’m back to a better self. (more…)
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A Mixed Bag
Things have been a really mixed bag, recently. Good things and bad things, and I can’t decide which outweighs the other. (more…)
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Dynamic Markings to the different sections- pp
Flute: pretend to play
Clarinet: one person play
Oboe: actually play the dynamic
Alto: everyone plays soft
Tenor: shhh
Barry/ Bass Clarinet/ Bassoon: *squeak*
Trumpet: *terrible tone quality*
Low Brass: LOUDER?!?! LOUDER?!?!