So this is Ben, a grad student in mathematical modeling, with a focus on ecological issues. He started out in the department of mathematics, but is switching over to a more biologically-oriented department. Here, he's trying to pretend he's ignoring me.
One of the things I love about this place is the atmosphere of anti-anti-intellectualism. In other words, most of the people that hang out here are smart, educated, and proud of it. You can learn a lot in casual conversation. Ben showed me how to prove my conjecture about divisibility by eleven, for all number bases. And he's got some terrific math-themed t-shirts, which I hope to stick up here sooner or later. Lydia has filled me in on sampling techniques used to determine insect populations. She and I also share lots of bug pictures and links we come across. "Bug," in this case, referring to arthropods generally, not just insects.
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Dorothy Parker said, "You can lead a horse to water but you can't lead a whore to culture."
The way I've always remembered it is "You can lead a whore to culture, but you can't make her think." Lydia was amused by that line; it was her first "horticulture" joke. Didn't know the original was attributed to Dorothy Parker- she was sharp.
I look freaking insane in that picture! HAHA Brian and i started blog called The Cape and Cowl, I think its URL name is http://ultimateteamup.blogspot.com/ or something like that. Lydia and i actually started dating in ummm oh shit oh yeah sept 30th, we've been really close friends since like april, so everyone figured we were a thing
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