I’ve been meaning to write this entry since the workshop, but alas, time and forgetfulness got in the way. Oh well. Meiver taught a fan veil workshop in October. Although I had learned fan veil technique previously from Meiver over the summer and had a brief introduction in Chicago, I learned even more. The [...]

A local paper did a nice little article on Raks Nativity. Raks Nativity is this Saturday. Highly recommend that you check it out! Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on FacebookShare on FriendFeedshare via RedditShare with StumblersTumblr itTweet about itSubscribe to the comments on this postBookmark in BrowserTell a friend

A friend of mine with a financial blog posted an entry about a student who is drowning in $200k of undergraduate debt. I began reading more about this student and thought it may be useful to share some practical advice on navigating financial stuff when it comes to college; although I am lucky enough to [...]

Melina of Moody St. Circus/Daughters of Rhea is holding a recital on December 12th from 5:30-7:30. My class through Najmat is participating; we’re doing a shaabi choreography. If you’re interested in attending, it is advised that you buy your tickets ahead of time here. Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postRecommend on FacebookShare on FriendFeedshare via RedditShare [...]

I hope my readership has a delightful, restful, peaceful Thanksgiving! My Thanksgiving entails having friends over, catsitting for another friend, and healing a cold/flu. This year, I’m particularly thankful that I’m in a grad program I enjoy and that my physics thesis is over. I’m also thankful that this year has been a productive year [...]

For my qualitative research project, I’ve been talking to physics students. Although I have a big pile of transcribing to do (2.5 hours of recorded goodness), I’ve begun noticing a pattern through the interviews. The pattern is a lack of confidence from the people I talked to. In my experience with physics, the culture lends [...]

I began this week with extremely sore muscles from Bharatanatyam on Sunday. Basically, we did some floorwork-esque dancing. My quads- well, I could feel my muscles working every step of the way; straightening my leg was difficult. Today is the first day my quads feel normal. That made everything take at least twice as long. [...]

I *think* way back in September I had written about auditioning for Raks Nativity, the story of Jesus’s birth through Middle Eastern dance. I have a small role (inn keeper and village girl) in the play. I also am designing the program. The play is a creative idea and is a fundraiser for Cradles to [...]

Dr. Tae is featured on the front of the Chicago Reader website. I met him during my time in physics grad school; he was an adjunct professor. Because of his work on the Tony Hawk video game and his unique position of being both a physicist and skateboarder, the Reader decided to write about him. [...]

When looking at a syllabus today, I realized how fast the semester is coming to a close. Of course, there is still plenty of work to be done, but my classes are only meeting about 5-6 more times. Reinforcing the idea that this semester is almost over is that I registered for classes for the [...]