The last two days have been the busiest since I've started working here, and now: JulNaWriMo. Am not going to be able to do much tonight, but will try to get a little puttering start...enough to build on over the long weekend.
In the meantime: ACK!
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I'm getting ready for JulNaWriMo with the intent of writing 50,000 words in July. Unlike NaNoWriMo (which you all know is in November) I am not necessarily working on a new work, and not necessarily on a novel. My sole aim in July will be to produce 50,000 words. They will be a combination of new short stories, new work on old novels, and new work on novels that I've started and abandoned. My hope is not to produce sellable work out of July -- oh no, no, not likely at 1667 words per day. My hope is to discover my next real project. To play around with writing and see what has heat. Hope to stumble into something that will take off and keep me writing through August, September & October. That's what I hope.
If you're interested in joining me, check out reannon's post about JulNaWriMo -- or just join the LiveJournal Julnawrimo community and jump in.
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Computer model of spread of virus with various interventions possible:
http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/28/flu.computer.modeling/#cnnSTCVideo
(Dr. Longini works for the VIDI, which is a division of the Hutch here in Seattle).
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Identity-concealing mask: $39.95
Swashbuckling superhero costume, adult: $57.99
Keeping the city safe from evil-doers: Priceless.
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10:42 AM
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Here's an excellent commentary on the NPR website, titled "In Mexico City, the real infection is fear". I would argue that the real infection is actually infection, but the point stands -- fear makes it worse.
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...but can't take my mind off of swine flu (not in the least because I have bronchitis and every time I cough someone asks me if I've traveled to Mexico lately). Alternating between nervous and fatalistic. Feels a bit like mid-afternoon Sept 11th--so many questions, no answers, the feeling that something huge is happening. The world went spinning on then and it will now. Feel a bit canary-in-a-coal-mine-ish. Always panicking before anyone else does.
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The UW eagerly anticipates funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). We expect to open recruitment for a significant number of research-related staff positions in early May. Check back then for information about open positions and the job application process.
This is good news for Seattle job seekers who may be looking for administrative coordinator, program coordinator or research coordinator positions, lab techs, computer programmers, and IT people. Also, if some of that money goes to social science research, there may be more field interviewer positions for people who have strong soft skills but perhaps not as strong administrative skills. So check out the web page. There are a couple of research-related positions that have been posted in the last couple of months--If you're in the market for a staff job, it may be worth looking at them and starting to think about designing a specific resume for the kind of position you're looking for. In any event, it's nice to anticipate the possibility of the hiring freeze being lifted.
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3:06 PM
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Just read the wikipedia entry on "existential crisis". Wouldn't you know there'd be a wiki?
It says:
See also:
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Because Monkeys Are Funny...and They Do Stuff!
My interest is in monkeys as a metaphor for those things which are poignant and painfully laughable about human beings.
