http://www.ecokade.com a tiny sliver of the Universe, trying to help it figure things out Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:44:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I am in such shock. I'm finally almost done with ASU. I defend my master's thesis on Tuesday. Oh my god I'm SO NERVOUS! http://www.ecokade.com/2009/07/18/i-am-in-such-shock-im-finall/ Ambiance iPhone (Rolling Surf) + Orbital ("One Perfect Sunrise"). Hard to imagine a more relaxing auditory experience. (Serenely) stunning. http://www.ecokade.com/2009/07/15/ambiance-iphone-rolling-surf/ Just turned in the formatted-draft of my thesis to the Formatting Committee! Woohoo! Now we wait for the tsunami of edits and reformats. http://www.ecokade.com/2009/07/09/just-turned-in-the-formatted-d/ Looking at: Scmap.com featured my photo of Prague Castle! COOL! ( http://tinyurl.com/caxzrg ) http://www.ecokade.com/2009/04/24/looking-at-scmapcom-featured/ This first hike they talk about is one I took my Explore! campers on while leading my Escalante EcoAdventure trip! How cool is that, the NYT says I have great taste ;-) They go on to highlight SO many of the other cool places in Southern Utah that I've ... http://www.ecokade.com/2009/04/14/americas-outback/ Reading: "Stalagmites Reveal Rapid Sea Level Rise: Discovery News" ( http://tinyurl.com/bj227x ) http://www.ecokade.com/2009/04/08/reading-stalagmites-reveal-r/ I bought the @MacHeist 3 Bundle. 12 Top Mac apps worth $900+ for just $39 AND I just got Delicious Library 2 FREE! http://mhtweet.com/cWM8Fd http://www.ecokade.com/2009/04/05/i-bought-the-macheist-3-bundl/ what app http://www.ecokade.com/2009/03/30/what-app/ I got salmonella from Taco Bell. I am not pleased. http://www.ecokade.com/2009/03/25/i-got-salmonella-from-taco-bel/ Sean and I went to Rent last night, with most of the original Broadway cast. It was the best performance of it that I've seen -- I bawled like an idiot for nearly the whole time. Here's a pic of Sean getting Tony Rapp's autograph ("Mark", main character), and then ... http://www.ecokade.com/2009/03/19/rent-cast-party/ *CTA Thesis Outline* *I. **INTRODUCTION* a. What is a groundwater model? *(brief)* ... http://www.ecokade.com/2009/03/10/cta-thesis-outline/ Feels like they’re trying to mentally prepare us for the worst. KBPH http://www.ecokade.com/2009/03/06/budget-update-from-adwr-director-guenther-march-6-2009/ Reading: Obama's Plan for New Grid May Backfire & Aid Big Coal ( http://tinyurl.com/b3p3uc ) http://www.ecokade.com/2009/02/06/reading-obamas-plan-for-new/ Reading: Man Robs Store with Klingon Bat'leth ( http://tinyurl.com/d9mklf ) http://www.ecokade.com/2009/02/04/reading-man-robs-store-with-k/ My agency, the Arizona Department of Water Resources: $4.5 Million cut (20%). My university, ASU: $100M++ cut (40% of our public funding). Next year, those cuts estimated to be doubled to quadrupled. However, *mine is one of the only State agencies not resorting to layoffs/furloughs (this year). The job is ... http://www.ecokade.com/2009/02/02/arizona-makes-grand-canyon-sized-slash-in-budget/ oops. correction: ADWR cut TO $20.4M, down from about $24.5. http://www.ecokade.com/2009/02/02/oops-correction-adwr-cut-to/ My agency: $20.5 Million cut. My university: $100M++ cut. Next year, those cuts estimated to be quadrupled. But, no layoffs at ADWR. Whew. http://www.ecokade.com/2009/02/02/my-agency-205-million-cut/ Insane. More than half of Arizona's $600M total state budget cuts are coming from the University system. I mean, who needs an educated workforce, right? In case anyone failed to hear: when Arizona's Democratic Governor Janet Napolitano went to DC to become DHS secretary, she was succeeded by a conservative Republican, ... http://www.ecokade.com/2009/02/01/revised-state-fy09-budget/ Reading: What $1.2 Trillion Can Buy (or, What the Iraq Funds Could've Bought) ( http://tinyurl.com/ar2f59 ) http://www.ecokade.com/2009/02/01/reading-what-12-trillion-ca/ Reading: "Taking Down Stimulus Criticism: ‘The Largest Spending Bill In History’ Will Be The Iraq War" ( http://tinyurl.com/b3e3kh ) http://www.ecokade.com/2009/02/01/reading-taking-down-stimulus/