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| I haven't yet finished my Ph.D. (the defense is set for June 21), but I attended graduation last weeked anyway. My parents, sister, and a few other relatives came out, and we had a great time.
We also went to NYC for three nights after graduation. Photos of both events can be found on my new Flickr page, which you should check out.
The ceremony, including the commencement speech by President Hunter Rawlings III can be viewed online (or at least read, if the link goes down). I liked the poem he ended the speech with, by Archie Ammons:
Salute
May happiness
pursue you,
catch you
often, and,
should it
lose you,
be waiting
ahead, making
a clearing
for you.
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| When realtor-to-the-stars Kevin O’Neil is accused of brutally murdering
his beautiful wife, he hires Turk, Nicholson, Tuller & Gaines. The media, led by the
info-tainment court show “American Crime,” have all but convicted him.
But the lawyers have another idea. Using state-of-the-art forensic
interpretation, jury consultants, mock juries, experts and masterful
media spin, they endeavor to save their client. Is he an innocent
father of two whose tragic loss is only compounded by his legal woes?
Or are they defending a cold-blooded killer? These and other questions
are answered in JUSTICE. | | |
| Jeez, there's a great article in the Times today about a corner of Tuscany that isn't popular with tourists and offers hikes in the mountains and friendly little villages. But I see it's already the #1 most-emailed story, so there goes my plans for an original day trip out of Florence this summer. Probably the train'll be packed with... well, let's hope lots of pretty college grads will be spending a summer in Europe. They read the New York Times, right?
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| In a totally liberal economic system, certain people accumulate
considerable fortunes; others stagnate in unemployment and misery. In a
totally liberal sexual system, certain people have a varied and
exciting erotic life; others are reduced to masturbation and solitude.
See also: Slate's review of "Grandma's Boy", and John Updike's review of Houellebecq's new novel in this week's New Yorker.
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| In bullet form:
- I've accepted a great offer to do interesting fraud-detection work for Amazon in Seattle, starting at the end of August.
- My advisor says he's very happy with my Ph.D. work and ready for me to graduate.
- I recently found out that I had a paper accepted to a conference
in Venice this summer, so I get to travel to Italy to give the talk.
Now I need advice on how to take a vacation before starting the job. I
have some savings that I'm happy to blow to do something interesting or
fun. Italy might be a good place to start.
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