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Tuesday, March 13th, 2007
10:00 am	Fair warning to the Capital. Just so that you know, Capital City, I'm after you. I'll be there today, no less! My flight leaves in about 2 hours. And I'll be around until Tuesday the Next! While my weekend is pretty tied up with going to some friends' wedding, this post constitutes me telling the rest of you it'd be good to see you if I haven't spoken to you already! Comments are screened so that you can post your phone number and tell me to call you even though this is a public post because I'm not good at maintaining my friends list. :) Current Mood: excited Current Music: radio (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, November 28th, 2006
1:51 pm	Muffin's Winter Break: 2006 Edition Dear readers based in San Francisco, Pittsburgh, New York City, Greenfield, and the surrounding areas: I'll be around! SFO is Dec 2 - Dec 11, PIT is Dec 11 - Dec 14 or so (then again, Dec 28 - Jan 2), NYC is December 15th through 23rd or so, Greenfield is Dec 23 - Dec 26. So, lemme know what's up! Post a comment, send an email, leave a cellphone message, track down my travel plans, throw yourself in front of my car, say hi, say bye, punch me for your sister, whatever. We'll make something happen. Tell those other non-livejournal-reading folks, too. Also note that I'll be running my psychology study on role-playing gamers in any of the above locales where I can find participants. So if you want to make $25 (and help SCIENCE), and know 4-6 people willing to participate who play in the same tabletop campaign and also know each other OOC, let me know and we'll organize! And if you don't respond at all, leaving any meetings up to happenstance, I hereby absolve myself of any guilt due to not seeing you if I do not in fact see you. (and you folks from more southerly locales, stay tuned for upcoming Spring Break in DC!) Current Mood: anticipatory Current Music: Journey - Don't Stop Believin' (11 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, August 28th, 2006
6:16 pm	Party announcement, including Animated Blood Banner and the all-new Metalhead Daisy, brought to you by the letter H, banner-designing Metalhead aniline, and the color METAL. DA1SY-CON 2006!!!!! ARE YOU READY!!?!?!?!?! (party at Daisy's house, Sept 1, 10 PM. You can come if you know da1sy.) (9 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, June 29th, 2006
10:29 am	4oJ Announcement, from drspooky Do It Yourself A Sanctioned Action of the Party Council of Olde Pittsburgh Chairman (Midsummer): Erik J. Caponi Chairman (Midwinter): John Eric Hoffmann Chairman: (Coastal Affairs): Adam Phelps Minister of Vice: Katie Boyd Minister of Aesthetics: Laura Marsh First Person to Post to DPB While I Was Writing This: Donald Sullivan Minister of Head Kicking: Emily Weise Tribunals Board: Sameer Yalamanchi Minister of Houseland Security: Fred Zeleny Co-Ministers of Having a Good Time: Everyone Else 3 July 2006 2015 Wightman St Pittsburgh, PA 15217 Early Afternoon until we get sick of you. Or just sick. Now, pay attention: The fourth of July party is on the third of July. The third. Three (3). Monday. Not Tuesday. Monday. If you show up on the Fourth, you will be laughed at. People keep asking me if there’s a theme this year. And then when I tell them what I’m thinking, they argue with me. So, here’s the plan: Make your own theme. Do it yourself. If you think that it’s a Tiki theme well, then show up in a grass skirt. Is it a Christmas in July theme? Wear a Santa hat. End of the World? Strap on your shoulder pads made of tires and show up. You get the idea. There may be prizes for the theme that amuses us the most. As usual, the amount spent for this party is reaching epic proportions. Because of this, we will be asking for cash donations from each person to help cover costs, repair damage, bribe the police, and pay for hookers. We will very much appreciate the donation of food and drinks in addition to cash, but ask me how much we spent last year, and you’ll understand. WE don’t like to set prices or charge admission, so give what you’re comfortable giving. And that's it, we hope to see you there, any questions you may have can be answered below. Any other questions can be directed to Erik at ecaponi@gmail.org or John Eric at hoffmann@digitalfreaks.org ( Party FAQ ) Post the announcement on your livejournal! Copy the following text, and paste it into your livejournal for better recruitment! Unless people don't like you. Then you should pretend like you're not coming. <b><p align=center>Do It Yourself</b> <br><br><img align=center src=http://erik.digitalfreaks.org/Pictures/time.jpg></p> <b>A Sanctioned Action of the Party Council of Olde Pittsburgh</b> <i>Chairman (Midsummer): Erik J. Caponi Chairman (Midwinter): John Eric Hoffmann Chairman: (Coastal Affairs): Adam Phelps Minister of Vice: Katie Boyd Minister of Aesthetics: Laura Marsh First Person to Post to DPB While I Was Writing This: Donald Sullivan Minister of Head Kicking: Emily Weise Tribunals Board: Sameer Yalamanchi Minister of Houseland Security: Fred Zeleny Co-Ministers of Having a Good Time: Everyone Else</i> <b>3 July 2006 2015 Wightman St Pittsburgh, PA 15217</b> Early Afternoon until we get sick of you. Or just sick. Now, pay attention: The fourth of July party is on the third of July. The third. Three (3). Monday. Not Tuesday. Monday. If you show up on the Fourth, you will be laughed at. People keep asking me if there’s a theme this year. And then when I tell them what I’m thinking, they argue with me. So, here’s the plan: Make your own theme. Do it yourself. If you think that it’s a Tiki theme well, then show up in a grass skirt. Is it a Christmas in July theme? Wear a Santa hat. End of the World? Strap on your shoulder pads made of tires and show up. You get the idea. There may be prizes for the theme that amuses us the most. As usual, the amount spent for this party is reaching epic proportions. Because of this, we will be asking for cash donations from each person to help cover costs, repair damage, bribe the police, and pay for hookers. We will very much appreciate the donation of food and drinks in addition to cash, but ask me how much we spent last year, and you’ll understand. WE don’t like to set prices or charge admission, so give what you’re comfortable giving. And that's it, we hope to see you there, any questions you may have can be answered below. Any other questions can be directed to Erik at ecaponi@gmail.org or John Eric at hoffmann@digitalfreaks.org <lj-cut text="Party FAQ"> <b>Q: Why is the party on the third?</b> A: Because were grown up type people now. By having it on the third, the people coming from out of town only need to take a single day of vacation to be able to come. Plus, people can actually go see things explode on the fourth itself, since we havent been able to to that for a couple of years. And because I say so. Shut up. <b>Q: When is it?</b> A: The festivities will begin early afternoon on the third. Start showing up sometime then. It will last until we are done. This may be a long, long time. Crash space will be provided as needed, no one drives home drunk or sleepy, or we will kill you before the road can. <b>Q: What is happening?</b> A: Making your own theme, much food, many drinks, loudness, music, fireworks, social interaction, meeting of new people, peace, love, beer. Mostly that social thing with a kiddie pool, and drinks. <b>Q: Is there a theme?</b> A: Stop asking me, goddammit. <b>Q: Whats the theme this year?</b> A: Ill kill you. Make your own, you lazy bastard. What? You want me to party for you too? I cant do everything. <b>Q: What do you need from us?</b> A: We will handle food basics, both carnivore and herbivore. Bring anything you like to share, or want for yourself. Drinks are always needed, so clean out your liquor closets, or stop at the store the day before, because alcohol is always in short supply, no matter how many bottles you see on that table. <b>Q: Donation? You asshole, I brought stuff!</b> A: Like I said, we really appreciate and need your donations of items to make the party fun for all, and your donation of money will help us with the massive costs that we ourselves take on. We wont be denying anyone any food or drink for lack of donation, or selling cups, but we may frown disapprovingly at you. <b>Q: So how much did last year cost then?</b> A: Counting food, decoration, repairs, and drinks, somewhere between $1500 and $2000. <b>Q: Holy shit!</b> Yeah, I know. See? <b>Q: Can I bring anyone?</b> A: Yes. Bring everyone. We lead sad pathetic lives, and we always love new people. Just make sure they aren't the sort of people who will steal our cars and food, or throw beer bottles ay passersby. Stupid people make drama, and drama makes me mad. <b>Q: But Ive never met you!</b> A: Nows your chance! Plus, there will be a lot of other people for you to amuse yourself with. Bring a friend, or a wingman, or a beard if you need to. <b>Q: Im from far away! Help!</b> A: We have people coming from California, Chicago, New York, DC, and all points in between. We can offer sleeping space, or make arrangements with someone else. There are usually activities the day before and after, especially since this is a weekend. Come visit Pittsburgh! <b>Q: Any special rules?</b> A: Yes. 1) Be polite and respectful to your fellow party goers, and ensure that your guests do to same. We've never had any problems, and we'd like not to start now. 2) If you must vomit, do it in something that can be flushed. Failure to do so will result in a penalty. 3) If you need help, ask for it. This includes sickness, emotional breakdowns, social faux pas, and broken stuff. 4) Don't break stuff. Broken stuff makes the baby jesus cry. 5) No public sex, if you please. See rule #1. 6) Have fun. We're trying to entertain you. Be nice and at least pretend you're having a good time. 7) Do whatever the bald men say. We rule you. I hope to see all of you fuckers there. </lj-cut> (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, June 17th, 2006
10:14 am	Hello, Bay area! Muffin in the Bay area, from late today until mid-September. Goodbye, Eugene! Hello, Mountain View! (7 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, February 10th, 2006
1:44 pm	Ye Capital Dwelling Friends Since I know a bunch of you don't check IM and I don't have your email addresses, this is just a PSA that I'll be going to DC for my spring break, March 24th-April 3rd. Post here if you want some attention! It's a month and a half off, but some people need that much planning time. And remember: Just because you don't live in DC doesn't mean you can't drive there! (14 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, June 17th, 2005
12:59 pm	This Fourth of July: Council Declares War Drinking on the battlefield to commense sometime in the afternoon, July 4, at the Embassy. See drspooky's official declaration for more info. (7 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, April 17th, 2005
8:26 pm	Sometimes I do post intentionally. On March 27th, I went into the Center for Neuroimaging to participate in one of Scott Frye's studies on tool use. It was an fMRI experiment, meaning they spent hours scanning my brain. Then, I got all the brain imaging data on a CD, and made some videos using OsiriX, a DICOM-image viewer for the Mac. This picture is a movie of what you'd see if you started looking, from above, at the base of my neck, and then the movie scrolls up through my head. The last frame is the very top of my head. In this movie, it's as if I'm looking at the top of the screen. This picture takes three orthogonal planes of my brain, sets them up all 3d like, and then rotates the brain. You can barely see the dimension that goes "into" your computer screen, so it's basically just two dimensions of my brain twirling around 360 degrees. It starts with me looking to the right and slightly out of the monitor. This one is like the last one, except that I rotated my head so that you can see all three dimenisons. Coolest thing evar. (6 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, February 11th, 2005
10:57 am	The moral of yesterday. In case of drunken officemates, do not leave yourself "always logged in" to livejournal. Edit: You get some protection from actually-embarassing entries if you have a keyboard layout nobody else can type on. =) (8 Comments |Comment on this)
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Sunday, October 10th, 2004
10:16 pm	Help me with my research... If anyone would care to fill out the survey at http://survey.ilovebacon.org/ it would indeed help me with my research, and I will love you for a while. [Edit: If you can't find survey.ilovebacon.org, it's because your DNS server is slow on the uptake...try again tomorrow.] Current Mood: Academic Current Music: Footsteps in the hallway. (5 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, July 29th, 2004
8:52 pm	I win. Got my master's in logic and computation today! Yeah, I'm cool. Lots of work, feels good now that it's over. :) (13 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, June 15th, 2004
11:40 pm	HPFPN Party! (4th of July) Crosse-Posted Fromme Ye Livejournale of drspooky All spelling, grammatical, and social errors herein are his fault. It's time again. Some of you may be asking "Time for what?", the philosophically minded may be asking "What's time?", and the rest of you are probably wanting me to shut up and get to the point. In the years past, I've held a party on the fourth of July. This party has been a sarcastic poke at a holiday that I feel is antithetical to a lot of my views, and the views of some of those that I keep the company of. The rest just sort of showed up, following the lure of friends, the smell of grilling, and the warm loving scent of liquor. This year, I am sad to say, will be my last year as co-host of this party. As Laura and I shove off for the far shores to establish the colony of Neo-Pittsburgh in the pacific northwest, we ask for a proper send off rolled the annual celebration that we’ve all come to know so well. So it is, with sadness and joy that I present: Last Chance A Sanctioned Action of the Party Council of Olde Pittsburgh ( Cast and Characters. And FAQ. ) And the new meme! Cross-post the 4th of July Party into your own livejournal! Just copy the text below, and post it into an entry! <p align = center>Crosse-Posted Fromme Ye Livejournale of <lj user=drspooky><br><font size=-2>All spelling, grammatical, and social errors herein are his fault.</font></p> It's time again. Some of you may be asking "Time for what?", the philosophically minded may be asking "What's time?", and the rest of you are probably wanting me to shut up and get to the point. In the years past, I've held a party on the fourth of July. This party has been a sarcastic poke at a holiday that I feel is antithetical to a lot of my views, and the views of some of those that I keep the company of. The rest just sort of showed up, following the lure of friends, the smell of grilling, and the warm loving scent of liquor. This year, I am sad to say, will be my last year as co-host of this party. As Laura and I shove off for the far shores to establish the colony of Neo-Pittsburgh in the pacific northwest, we ask for a proper send off rolled the annual celebration that we’ve all come to know so well. So it is, with sadness and joy that I present: <b>Last Chance A Sanctioned Action of the Party Council of Olde Pittsburgh</b> <lj-cut text="Cast and Characters. And FAQ."> <b>Chairman (Midsummer):</b> Erik J. Caponi (PM) <b>Chariman (Midwinter):</b> John Eric Hoffmann (PM) <b>Minister of Vice:</b> Katie Boyd (IM) <b>Minister of Asthetics:</b> Laura Marsh (IM) <b>Minister of Houseland Security:</b> Fred Zeleny (IM) <b>Tribunals Board:</b> Sameer Yalamanchi (PM) <b>Party Council West Coast Dignitary:</b> Adam Phelps (PM) <b> 4 July 2004 2015 Wightman St Pittsburgh, PA 15217 </b> Early Afternoon until we get sick of you. Or just sick. One thing to note, the amount spent for this party is reaching epic proportions. Because of this, we will be asking for a standard donation of $5+ per person to help cover costs, repair damage, bribe the police, and pay for hookers. We will very much appreciate the donation of food and drinks in addition to cash, but ask me how much we spent last year, and you’ll understand. And that's it, we hope to see you there, any questions you may have can be answered below. Any other questions can be directed to Erik at erik -at- digitalfreaks.org or John Eric at hoffmann -at- digitalfreaks.org <b>Q:</b> When is it? <b>A:</b> The festivities will begin early afternoon on the fourth. Start showing up sometime then. It will last until we are done. This may be a long, long time. Crash space will be provided as needed, no one drives home drunk or sleepy, or we kill you before the road can. <b>Q:</b> What is happening? <b>A:</b> Much food, many drinks, loudness, music, fireworks, social interaction, meeting of new people, peace, love, beer. Mostly that social thing with a kiddie pool, and drinks. <b>Q:</b> What else is happening? <b>A:</b> There will likely be DDR. Perhaps a contest can be organized. Games may happen, depending on how apathetic the party council is coming up with them. There may be Halo somewhere. More information later. <b>Q:</b> Don't things explode on the fourth? <b>A:</b> So, we tried to take a walk up to flagstaff hill last year. It was mostly dissatisfying, and very few exploding things could be seen. A group outing may again be attempted, but it will depend entirely on interest. <b>Q:</b> What do you need from us? <b>A:</b> We will handle food basics, both carnivore and herbivore. Bring anything you like to share, or want for yourself. Drinks are always needed, so clean out your liquor closets, or stop at the store the day before, because alcohol is always in short supply, no matter how many bottles you see on that table. <b>Q:</b> Donation? You asshole, I brought stuff! <b>A:</b> Like I said, we really appreciate and need your donations of items to make the party fun for all, and your donation of money will help us with the massive costs that we ourselves take on. We wont be denying anyone any food or drink for lack of donation, or selling cups, but we may frown disapprovingly at you. <b>Q:</b> So how much did last year cost then? <b>A:</b> Counting food, decoration, repairs, and drinks, somewhere between $1500 and $2000. <b>Q:</b> Holy shit! Yeah, I know. See? <b>Q:</b> Can I bring anyone? <b>A:</b> Yes. Bring everyone. We lead sad pathetic lives, and we always love new people. Just make sure they aren't the sort of people who will steal our cars and food, or throw beer bottles ay passersby. Stupid people make drama, and drama makes me mad. <b>Q:</b> But Ive never met you! <b>A:</b> Nows your chance! Plus, there will be a lot of other people for you to amuse yourself with. Bring a friend, or a wingman, or a beard if you need to. <b>Q:</b> Im from far away! Help! <b>A:</b> We have people coming from California, Chicago, New York, DC, and all points in between. We can offer sleeping space, or make arrangements with someone else. There are usually activities the day before and after, especially since this is a weekend. Come visit Pittsburgh! <b>Q:</b> Wait, Last Chance? Last Chance for what? <b>A:</b> The answer to this is an exercise left up to the reader. <b>Q:</b> Any special rules? <b>A:</b> Yes. <b>1)</b> Be polite and respectful to your fellow party goers, and ensure that your guests do to same. We've never had any problems, and we'd like not to start now. <b>2)</b> If you must vomit, do it in something that can be flushed. Failure to do so will result in a penalty. <b>3)</b> If you need help, ask for it. This includes sickness, emotional breakdowns, social faux pas, and broken stuff. <b>4)</b> Don't break stuff. Broken stuff makes the baby jesus cry. <b>5)</b> No public sex, if you please. See rule #1. <b>6)</b> Have fun. We're trying to entertain you. Be nice and at least pretend you're having a good time. <b>7)</b> Do whatever the bald men say. We rule you. I hope to see all of you fuckers there. </lj-cut> And the new meme! Cross-post the 4th of July Party into your own livejournal! Just visit <a href = http://www.livejournal.com/users/muffinsicon/6516.html>this posting</a> in <lj user=muffinsicon>'s livejournal, and you can copy this very text directly into your lj for the pre-cut pre-formatted party-enhancing goodness! (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, April 15th, 2004
10:58 am	The next psych survey... Hopefully, there will be fewer problems with this one...it's much simpler. If you have any questions or comments about it or its methodology, email me privately--this time, I'm smart enough to turn comments off until we do our data analysis Tuesday night. =) http://psych-survey.andrew.cmu.edu/ex14.2/ Thanks for your help, it should take maybe 5 minutes.
Wednesday, April 7th, 2004
9:36 am	Results from the last survey study. The paper I wrote on the last survey I posted here is a 6 page long PDF, double spaced (with margins which are too big), plus a 1-page table. You can download it here. Stay tuned for another survey for the second half of this class, to be posted Pretty Soon Now. The paper got 47/50 points because the explanation was a little difficult to follow. (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, March 25th, 2004
10:38 am	Regarding that survey... So, regarding that survey from last week, there was one condition where your partner was cheating on you "emotionally" and one where s/he was cheating "sexually." So the question about, "How likely is it they had sex" was 1) a check to make sure you knew what your partner was doing, and 2) a measure of how much sexual cheating bothered you if you were in the "emotional" condition. The class this was for was psychology of gender, so the main thing we were comparing was gender of the respondant, and what sort of cheating worries them the most. I'll post my write-up of the study this weekend. Thanks for helping. :) (6 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, March 17th, 2004
11:08 am	Be my subjects! http://psych-survey.andrew.cmu.edu/ex8.6/ ...if you could fill that out, it'd help me with my class...and I'm totally refusing to talk about what I'm testing or why until 3/27/04. Thanks! [edit: I will not talking about it until 3/27, dammit, means you shouldn't either! Comments are off until then.] [edit #2: It is OUT OF A BOOK. It is not a survey *I* designed. It is an ASSIGNMENT FOR CLASS. So pfeh.] [edit #3: You can now talk about it. :)] (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, March 8th, 2004
1:52 pm	And Oregon has it. Even if I didn't get in anywhere else, I'm still going to UOregon for my Ph.D., and I'm still happy about it. :) (10 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, March 1st, 2004
10:56 pm	Report on the U of Oregon. ( It's a bloody long description. ) Epilogue: 3/5 planes today were egregiously late, 1 was of "undeterlmined status." The 30 minute turboprop, however, was ON TIME. I'm GOING TO BED now, 2 AM, Pittsburgh. *: That's what my prom date said. (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, February 1st, 2004
11:28 pm	OK, look. Lee moved away. Mid-summer, Lee just up and moved to Annapolis, right? He's got his great codemonkey job, and he likes it. But he's NOT AROUND ANYMORE! And, like, he doesn't really post about me in his lj, anymore, either. So, my lj is going to be one of two things: * Dormant: I don't post much, I just comment. Like, before. or * Active: As in, I might actually post about my life some. I went to the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Conference, in Austin, TX, this past weekend. I hung out with Megin, whom I haven't seen in ages, and shared a room with her and Steve, a grad student in CMU's psych department, who I had a class with a while back. Megin and I made a list, of what to do while in Austin. 1) Socialize and network with professors I've applied to work with. 2) Attend interesting symposia and poster sessions. 3) Mess with Texas. 4) Punch David Buss (He's an evolutionary psychologist, and Megin hates evolutionary psychology). ( So. ) ...and now I'm going to go to sleep, much more relaxed about my future, and with a fairly good sense of career and place-in-the-world. (27 Comments |Comment on this)