Winds are not nearly as high as they were last night. I should probably get some sleep.
Oh, at first it was confusing. Just the idea of computers was like — whoa! I'm eleven hundred years old! I had trouble adjusting to the idea of Lutherans.
Anya ,'Get It Done'
Natter 75: More Than a Million Natters Served
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
-t - Oct 10, 2017 12:04:49 am PDT #17580 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Dana - Oct 10, 2017 12:18:55 am PDT #17581 of 30002
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Yikes. I hope it turns out okay.
Amy - Oct 10, 2017 3:46:24 am PDT #17582 of 30002
Because books.
Hi, Zen!
Anyone have experience writing abstracts for presentations? It's just 300 words, and they keep referring to "proper abstract format," which is making me nervous.
This is just 300 words on a presentation about the future of bread, much more theoretical than scientific, so I'm not sure how formal to be.
Calli - Oct 10, 2017 3:57:03 am PDT #17583 of 30002
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Hi, Zen!
Sarameg, that's a lovely poster. Michael's sometimes has framing sales, if you have one in your area and can wait for a sale to come around.
Anti-fire~ma, -t.
Now I'm curious about the future of bread.
-t - Oct 10, 2017 3:57:09 am PDT #17584 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
They should specify what "proper abstract format" means if they want it! I hope someone here knows. I do not.
The smell of smoke is less strong and alarming this morning, so I guess I'll go to work.
-t - Oct 10, 2017 3:58:51 am PDT #17585 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I hope the future of bread aligns with what football will look like in the future.
Amy - Oct 10, 2017 4:21:01 am PDT #17586 of 30002
Because books.
Based on the symposium they had in May, the future of bread is pretty cool -- everything from farming the perfect acre (poly-crop planting and intercropping), bread as a tool for social transformation (Bread Houses in cities that establish community and provide commerce and skill training), and new microorganisms for better breads.
Next year's in the same theme, but they're inviting proposals to be selected by a committee rather than inviting specific speakers.
Jesse - Oct 10, 2017 4:28:20 am PDT #17587 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
There are a bunch of online guides to writing an abstract -- here's one. [link]
Amy - Oct 10, 2017 4:32:17 am PDT #17588 of 30002
Because books.
Thanks, Jesse!
-t - Oct 10, 2017 6:27:53 am PDT #17589 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That sounds fascinating, Amy!
It is eerie out. Very dystopic future looking. And breathing. Much coughing, some people are wearing masks. I actually have some to wear when I'm cleaning heavily, maybe I will break them out if the smoke doesn't clear.
The community college where I usually transfer buses is an evacuation center, so I wasn't sure if it would still be a transfer point, so I drove to the mall to catch the Vallejo bus directly, which seems like a good excuse to go see a movie on the way home.