Please welcome to the Baker-Maloney family:

“Camille” Asus K60

February 21, 2010

5 pounds 11.86 ounces

15.6 inches

Productivity for me is measured by the mess currently found on my desk. I have several levels of productivity by the tiers of papers, books, post-its, pens, pencils, coffee mugs, food droppings, and yes even computers.  Let me give you a quick rundown of the levels of productivity starting from least productive (level 1) all the way up to productivity awesome (level 5).

Level 1:  Barely working on item…procrastination.   Desk Status:  Pad of paper and pen but otherwise clean.

Level 2:  Working on item slowly but not caring if it gets done.   Desk Status:  Pad of paper written on, 2 pens, coffee

Level 3:  Starting to get focused on work, still unsure I care if it gets done.  Desk Status:  See above + book on topic

Level 4:  Working on something understanding that it needs to get done.  Desk Status: See above + 3 more books some star charts, journal papers, a stapler, random item like hair clip

Level 5:  This is the holy shit I have to get it done phase.  Desk Status: Dr. Berger’s office.

For those of you who need clarification on the Dr. Berger’s office let me just put it this way deskageddon.  Dr. Berger was one of the professors at my undergraduate university (since moved on) who is brilliant in her field but her office was just a mess.  You could not walk into her office without stepping on papers or running into stacks of something.  It wasn’t just confined to a small area it was everywhere.  I think there might have been some lost grad students under stacks somewhere.  So when I say desk status: Dr. Berger’s office I mean you can’t see my desk and stuff is creeping onto the floor and making a path toward the door.  I do not achieve this level often.  It happened once when I wrote my masters thesis and a few times when I took finals.  Right now I believe I may be at level 3 but that may soon change.

Just made some chocolate chip cookies.  For some reason every time we get a huge snow storm I feel it is necessary to make cookies or cupcakes or cake etc.   Dunno why.

I guess my dreams of working one day for NASA are going to be completely squished.  I don’t think our dear president understands how important it is for us to go back to the moon and I doubt he cares.  So …time for a career change…let’s see what can I do now.  Ummmm….under water basket weaving sounds good.  Maybe I will become an artist and sell pictures comprised of various paint swatches that I can steal from interior decorators.  (Hmm….might work!)

I am sorry but I am not in at the moment if you would please leave your message with the automaton you see before you I will at some point get back with you.  Thank you…the management.

I really really really hate LOL Cats.  It annoys the hell out of me.  I am not sure why but it just gets under my skin.  I swear the next blog I read that uses a damn LOL Cat image is getting the boot from my google reader!

Woo Hoo…new year…same crap.

Friday December 18 12:17:23 pm….grades posted semester over!!!

Snoopy Dance time!!!

so very tired.  Days are blending together, months are jumping by…so very,very tired.

Desperately seeking decent job as lab rat or research lackee….unfortunately, only have masters degree but am willing to make coffee and deliver donuts to seminars if need be.  I really need to be surrounded by the world of actual physicists again… you can’t possibly pay me any less than I am getting paid now.