In which things get a little crazier

[crankyoldman]

My position at work may be giving me more responsibility, and the possibility of having more interns under me. We're also going to be overhauling our whole task system, so that there will be less idling. I am in favor of this, because I really do not idle well. I'm also being put on the core team for more projects, and maybe more if the last game design I wrote gets funded. XD

I really hope that design gets funded, because it will be awesome.

This means probably less fanfic writing at work, but I've BARELY been doing that since I graduated. I like this, because I really do sort of thrive on being busy. I think I love games so much because it gives me stuff to work for that is less EPIC IMPORTANT in real life, but still feels epic important. Sure this means I write a little less, and way less than I did in school, but it means when I do write, it'll be more awesome; as in, stuff I really want to write or find fun.

Also, my boss's elementary aged daughter was very helpful with our paper data sorting. I almost wish she was an intern. XD She likes to play word games and is endlessly fascinated with my hats.

And my favorite intern is trying to grow a mustache and is excited to turn 16 in a few days because "his life gets to start". I sort of want to hug him. Especially considering he's trying to get a paying job at the movie theater, which is where I worked in high school.

It takes a lot of control not to burst out, "MY PROTEGE. I WILL TEACH YOU THE WAYS OF THE USHER."

But now I am quite tired, and will likely crash early. Tomorrow is roller derby! Yay!

Oh, and this article discussing another "study" about how women suck at math and science makes my day. I mean, this part:

But, in discussing the extreme right tail, Summers did and Tierney does miss the bigger point. Is the academic institution too entrenched in its devotion to those few scientific individuals who make up the extreme right tail? The scientific and academic enterprise is much larger than the physics departments of the top 10 top tier universities. Yet, we see the hiring biases persist throughout the system.

HRM, I WONDER WHAT THAT IS ABOUT? Academic wankery.

Also this:

John Tierney titles his article "Daring to Discuss Women's Potential in Science," as though he is bravely daring to out the dirty little secret that we all supposedly know deep in our hearts. Girls suck at math and science. The truth is, they really don't. It's just that John Tierney sucks at googling.

<3.

Comments

[wandererriha]

Girls suck at math and science.

Actually, I only suck at math. But I always thought that had more to do with me being a right-brained, hyper-creative, visual learner for whom numbers flatly refuse to hold still. I can still explain the Krebs cycle from 7th grade Earth Sci; but if I can balance my check book, I'm happy. ;P

In short: so much word, as per usual.

[yukie]

My suckage at math was directly related to the capability of my teachers.

Capable teacher = Yukie not suck.

Teacher who was a dip or didn't really care or had no idea how to vary teaching style according to students' needs = Yukie suck.

And rofl rofl rofl angry blueballed 'nice guys' in the sciences taking out their pissy-hissies on strangers.