For this post I have decided to spend time talking about everyone’s favorite part of traveling, traffic! Congestion is never fun. Planners and engineers work constantly to try to mitigate it. Interestingly, supporters of light rail advocate for rail as a means to reduce road congestion. How does that work? Well it all relies on… Read more »
Monthly Archives: August 2016
Week 8
After 8 weeks of class, I’m not really sure where my Chinese stands. It’s difficult to judge my progress because I chose to stick with an intermediate class a bit above my level for the program. While I often feel embarrassed around my classmates, I realize almost all of them have objectively studied Chinese longer than I… Read more »
Dramaturgy, Colored Bodies, Cultural Hybridity, and Katherine Profeta
Thursday, August 18 and Friday, August 19 – “Dramaturgy in Motion” by Katherine Profeta On Friday, I went for a run and then to Metropolis Coffee Company in Edgewater (they have Hoosier Mama quiche so…) before having a wonderful flat tire journey with Meg (but now I know how to change a tire!). On Saturday… Read more »
Gestures, Long Dances, and Doris Humphrey
Wednesday, August 17 – “The Art of Making Dances” by Doris Humphrey I actually read this one at Eva’s Cafe on Wednesday (it’s a super quick read), so no new coffee shops for this post. This book is pretty much a staple in any choreography class; Humphrey was one of the (if not the) first… Read more »
Geography, Tree, Charley Patton, and Ralph Lemon
Saturday, August 13 to Wednesday, August 17 – “Geography,” “Tree,” and “Come Home Charley Patton” by Ralph Lemon On Saturday, I spent the morning at Asado Coffee Company (a small place, but really good coffee) and the afternoon at Emerald City (bigger and cozier, but a little bit crowded so not great for working if… Read more »
Horizontals, The Nuremberg Trials, Accidental Feminism, and Liz Lerman
Friday, August 12 – “Hiking the Horizontal” by Liz Lerman I spent Friday morning dealing with the always-lovely SOFO, and then I worked out before treating myself to a milkshake and laying on my absurdly soft carpet to read “Hiking the Horizontal.” I read it this past quarter for an independent study, but it never… Read more »
Return
I returned from Asia about a week ago, and have had some time to reflect on my experiences in Singapore. It is a place and a time I will miss, and although I am incredibly grateful and lucky to have received funding allowing me to complete this project, I wish I could have stayed longer…. Read more »
Just Moms Try Electoral Politics
Sixty-five people gathered at the start time for the Moms’ (Just Moms STL) August meeting, this time in a union hall. At least ten more straggled in, as confused newcomers navigated construction on the road outside. Billed as a candidate’s forum instead of the normal monthly updates, the meeting was in some ways a test… Read more »
America’s Next Top Regression Model
A huge part of any research comes down to modeling. You explore a bunch of variables and you try to see which ones are important predictors to the outcome you care about. In transportation, modeling is extremely important for planners and leaders who are the decision makers for transportation infrastructure. If you want to build… Read more »
Malaysia: “comfortable” without GMOs (for now)
Hello! Apologies for the delay in blogging. I just arrived in the Philippines and since I’m a country behind, I’ll update you on what I was up to in Malaysia last week. I spent a total of 10 days in Kuala Lumpur, where I spoke with a variety of researchers and met some great people… Read more »