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Sunday, September 30, 2012

The Daily Pixel: A week of "Fall"

This morning I submitted my first academic job application. (Ah!) I add the notation "academic" because my historical experience applying for jobs has involved relatively short forms to fill out, polished resumes, references. Effort, surely, but not a huge amount. The academic job thing? A whole 'nother story. Today's package included: a two-page, carefully crafted letter of introduction, a two-page, carefully crafted statement of research, CV, transcripts, research paper samples and 61-page teaching portfolio (made lengthy by the inclusion of all course evaluation printouts). Plus, letters of recommendation are being sent in separately. Quite a pile-o-paperwork, my friends!

To distract myself from the stress of compiling applications (and then sitting on pins and needles waiting), I've been taking lots of pretty pictures, per usual...

#264- Sep 20- Before the attack
Caught this itty bitty critter hanging out on the cacti. Her cousin tried to eat me a couple days later. 
#265- Sep 21- Does coffee taste better from a TARDIS?

#266- Sep 22- Birthday fun
Stan modeling goofy glasses at our friend Nick's birthday party. 
#267- Sep 23- iPhone 5 day!
Yes, thanks to Mr. T's quick ordering skills, we are now iPhone 5 users. It's quite a departure from Android territory, but I'm getting used to it! 
#268- Sep 24- A little Fall flavor
In my continued campaign for it to actually be Fall, I made a divine batch of wild mushroom soup. It's still forecasted to be nearly 100 degrees in Sacramento this week. Arrrggghhhh.
#269- Sep 25- My first successful pot roast
After a couple disaster attempts, I finally got this recipe right. I cooked it for an additional two hours though. Next time, I'll add more spice and include mushrooms during the cooking (instead of sauteing afterwards). 
#270- Sep 26- Pretty pansies
One week out and still alive, despite the heat.
#271- Sep 27- Hair for Autumn
Thank you, Marm, for the lovely color job. And thank you, new iPhone 5 app, for the flattering filter for my self-portrait. 
#272- Sep 28- Flying the friendly skies
Sunrise over the Sierras.
#273- Sep 29- Because Mr. T won't let me have a real one
Itty bitty hedgehogs. I die.
xoxo,
shawna

More pixels!
#245-#263- Sweet September
#236-244- Once in a blue moon
#226-235- Hot, hot heat
#215-225- Domestic bliss
#201-214- The mostly airplane edition

2 comments:

  1. KarenOctober 2, 2012 at 9:49 AM

    So curious to see how you like the iPhone as compared to your Android. I'm thinking of making the switch myself, but not sure if I'd like it better... seems to be good things about each one. What is your initial impression? What Android phone did you have?

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  2. thebluemuse, phdOctober 2, 2012 at 10:00 AM

    Despite feeling like a traitor, I like the iPhone quite a bit. The 5 is SUPER fast and now that I'm getting the hang of it, I think I like it better than the Incredible I had previously. It took me a couple days not to be frustrated with it since some of the buttons and organizational conventions are MUCH different than Android. But it's becoming more intuitive the more the use it. The only consistent gripe for me is the keyboard for texting. There are some shortcuts, but unlike the Android, I haven't figured out a way to capitalize/use numerals without switching screens. (On my Incredible, I could just hold down a letter and it would change size, etc.) My two favorite things are the camera (with a TON of cool apps) and Siri. :)

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