2012-02-06

jethrien: (Default)
2012-02-06 09:21 pm

First day

I'm cautiously optimistic about new job. I think the first day went pretty well, if a rather bad case of drinking from the firehose.

Two important changes, though:
1) Posting to any blogs or social media sites on company time or equipment is flat out forbidden. So I'm expecting my posts to drop off dramatically.
2) I've lost about 15 minutes of reading time each way on the commute (slightly shorter total, but I've also replaced one leg with a walk). So the reading pace will also probably drop some.

So, yeah, stuff. We'll see how it goes, but I'm hopeful.
jethrien: (Default)
2012-02-06 09:26 pm
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2012 Book Review #14: The Botany of Desire

Title: The Botany of Desire: A Plant's Eye View of the World
Author: Michael Pollan
Genre: Botany/sociology
Thingummies: 4

Synopsis: A description of how we have shaped plants and they have shaped us, explored through the examples of the apple, the tulip, the marijuana plant, and the potato.

Thoughts: So, what did you think? )