Hopefully now that the comps are over, we will see a flurry of activity.
Here's an update from the BYU neck of the woods...
(and not just my neck! HA!...lame...stupid...sorry)
Anyway, all of the first year grads are now breathing a sigh of relief since the comps are done. Now, we can only hope to pass.
The fieldschool is quickly approaching. It has been interesting to see the difference in expectations from Jim Allison. Many of the "vital" things that were field school necessities in the past (according to Joel) are being done away with. Elimination of the "Brother Love Revival Tents" and the Van Pelt Trailer have been discussed. Also, we have had several students drop out and now only have 16 (Jenny, correct me if I'm off numerically)
Jim has drafted the research design, and if I (or Jenny) have time, I'd like to post the key elements of it on FoF. It would be great to see some of your input.
The Fulton Research thing is coming up, in which we all kiss Ira's millionare derriere and get a free lunch. Chris, I thought about a repisal submission for our "Obsdidian" poster, but decided against it. Instead, I will be doing a poster on "Spottsen Cove". I think that mispelling all of my posters could become a signature trademark.
Also, we should be thinking about the GBAC and some of us (ex. arch session participants) should be thinking about sending me some abstracts. I will be drafting a proposal, my own abstract, and sending out a few e-mails, so be on the lookout. I also need to talk to JEC soon.
I know there is more, but I'll let the rest of you tack it on in the comments or other posts.
2 comments:
Spottsen Cove...I think I saw a special on that on PBS last week...
I've been thinking for a couple weeks that we need to figure out a body count for the GBAC and reserve the cheaper student rooms quick before they fill. For those who've moved on from the Bubble, this would maybe give an opportunity to spend more time reminiscing with the old gang...and I'm personally looking forward to connecting faces with names since I haven't met some of you. It's gonna be a great conference, though!
Aaron, we'll talk about summarizing the research design and whatnot. I'm also working on bits of a fremont farmer/forager model test for J's GB Seminar that I'd like feedback on. It's proving a harder model to really test than I'd hoped, but I think the paper's gonna be worthwhile. Hopefully I'll get this all up by end-of-week. It really has been too quiet.
Hoping to pass is right...
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