The Magical Disappearing Act

SO!
When in my last post (one month ago) I said that I was coming back in a week, it was a lie. Apparently there was a typo in my contract, and (more logically) my new summer blog starts right now. Luckily for you all, I was too lazy to send in a new, legitimate photograph of myself. Therefore, the one of me with a fork stuck in my mouth and a maniacal gleam in my eye is still there. Let me tell you, my faithful readers, there is nothing like the sugar rush caused from eating an entire batch of fat-free fudgy brownies. No siree.
Anyways, the summer blog will be different from my previous posts in that I will post more frequently - 4x a week at least. Since I am posting more frequently, expect to hear more about the specific research I am doing at Wesleyan. I also plan to follow climate and energy policy news fairly closely, as well as any general science news that strikes me as interesting and relevant. You will also hear some career advice - summer jobs can be important for a variety of reasons - such as references and experience. Finally, I will probably pontificate re: tasty dessert items, my new Moosewood cooking book, my tiny house filled with 6 undergraduates, my two pet turtles and any books I am currently reading. The most important part is that it would be so great if people reading this would respond with their own ideas and comments. Sci-Fi reading suggestings (I adore good sci-fi), chocolate recipes, new science articles that I managed to overlook, career ideas, stories to share. C'mon guys, summer jobs often leave pleennnty of time to post random thoughts on blogs such as this one. What does our generation think about nuclear energy? What about ethanol? How ridiculously cool are microbial fuel cells? What are the environmental records of the political candidates like?



Goble, D., Hirt, P, and S. Kilgore. "Environmental Cartoons." Environmental History. 2005. 10(4).

http://www.historycooperative.org/journals/eh/10.4/goble.html

The above cartoon is a hint of things to come...Plus the article I linked below it (where I got the cartoon) is a very interesting history of political environmental cartoons since the early 20th century.
Anyways I hope that everyone is enjoying the inbetween time of school and summer work. I am currently up in maine, but am taking a greyhound back down to school tomorrow.

- Emily