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Friday, September 26, 2008

Soon To Be Published

My first article is ever so much more closer to being published! I am so excited.

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Velociraptor!

Today, while walking to work, I saw a man get out of his car holding a foot-long model of a velociraptor, complete with base. He then started walking towards Industrial Light & Magic. That made my morning.

Friday, September 12, 2008

Steven Pinker!

Last night, I went to a Steven Pinker lecture at San Francisco's Jewish Community Center. He spoke about his latest book, titled "The Stuff of Thought." I had read his book titled, "The Language Instinct," years ago, and loved it, so I was very excited to see him in person. And, as I expected, the talk was amazing. I especially enjoyed the psychological and linguistic theories of swearing. What a night...