http://laurabright.com/blog Notes on Life as a PhD Pursuing Entrepreneur in Austin, Texas Mon, 01 Sep 2008 15:40:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My penchant for decorating cigar boxes has returned - Attention dissertation committee members: Will you take one of these instead? ;). http://laurabright.com/blog/2008/08/30/crafty-licious/ Stella's view of the backyard ... when the ball is not in her mouth ;). A few garden delights that look especially nice with the changing light ... http://laurabright.com/blog/2008/08/30/stella-eye-view-and-garden-delights/ It's no wonder I resist going to the library .... Maybe I will be better suited at a coffee shop for this week! http://laurabright.com/blog/2008/08/13/library/ It's Austin in August - students have started coming back for the Fall semester and it is HOT outside. This Summer has been nothing like last year and I really miss the rainy days and cooler weather. We've been in a triple digit heat wave for over a month and ... http://laurabright.com/blog/2008/08/13/austin-in-august/ http://laurabright.com/blog/2008/08/06/good-morning-humans/ Took a day off last week to head to Krausse Springs - what a nice choice! http://laurabright.com/blog/2008/07/26/summer-toes/ Last week I finished what is hopefully my last long semester at UT as a PhD student. In addition, it marked the end of the "Advertising on the Internet" course I have been teaching all semester to around 150 undergraduate students. As I presume most people do, when things ... http://laurabright.com/blog/2008/05/20/full-circle/ Last night we had huge thunderstorms, so everything is looking nice and crisp this morning. It was a cool 68 degrees when I took Stella to the park with clear blue skies. She had a great time fetching the ball while I took pictures of trees, birds, flowers, etc. On ... http://laurabright.com/blog/2008/04/26/springtime-in-austin/ It's been months since I have had the time to sit down and right something here ... and, alas I have found time as I sit fumbling through all of the material for my first comprehensive exam on Monday morning. It's funny how easy it is to find time for ... http://laurabright.com/blog/2007/07/21/gone-too-long/ Last night I, along with my brother, his wife, and my husband, attended the Jeff Tweedy (lead man of Wilco) concert at a nice auditorium on the UT campus. We had a good dinner and a few beers at the Dog & Duck Pub before hand. The concert ... http://laurabright.com/blog/2007/01/25/tweedy-bird/