Cat Brown

My 2024 reading wrap-up! I beat my goal of 26 books! Woohoo!

December reading wrap-up!

It’s final finals day. May the Queen and Goddess of the Queers and femininity, Chappel Roan, see me through.

It should be illegal to charge for parking at medical appointments. Even more so when you have multiple appointments in multiple locations in the same day.

It should also be illegal for employers to charge employees for parking.

And why have 2 hour minimums? I hate it here.

November reads!

Taking my nieces to see Wicked? Amazing!! They loved it!

Remember in the movie “Aliens” when no one listened to the woman and then everyone died? That’s what the vibe feels like right now.

98: Helping computers decode sentences - Interview with Emily M. Bender When a human learns a new word, we're learning to attach that word to a set of concepts in the real world. When a computer

Humans learn a new word by attaching it to a set of concepts in the real world. Computers “learn” a new word by creating associations with other words

In this episode we get enthusiastic about how computers process language with @emilymbender.bsky.social

ME: [dressed as a broccoli] One golf please.

Anyone watching Brilliant Minds? The love story I didn’t know I needed and can’t get enough of! Wait, yes it’s a medical drama…

Fun linguistics tidbit:

Mark Hamill signing his name Mar🐫 because in English /p, t, k/ sounds at the beginning of a stressed syllable are pronounced aspirated, ie with an extra breathy sound (the same sound that's h when it's by itself)

So Mark Hamill is pronounced the same as Mar Camel

At least my student fees pay for date night. Seeing The Vitamin String Quartet, playing the music of Taylor Swift and Bridgerton.

Hedda Gabbler!

I’m thinking of writing a book. I’ve been jotting down some ideas. It’ll probably never come to light, but I’m thinking about it.

Just working at the theatre, resetting balloon drops… one more show before we pop!