Re: probably a bloody obvious question...

On Sun, 20 Aug 2000, Padraic Brown wrote:

> >> > YHL, unfortunately a math major
> >>
> >> Hmm, interesting... I myself am a computer science major. I seem to have
> >> quite divergent interests -- computers, chemistry (esp. organic chem),
> >> creative writing, music composition, and now, conlanging... I guess it
> >> doesn't *have* to be reconciled with each other... :-)
> >
> ><shudder>  I can't do chemistry.  Math, computers (to a limited extent),
>
> Now this is curious, as about 98% of my experience in gen. chem.
> (took it 5 or 6 times at 2 different colleges before passing, on
> account of all the math involved) _in the classroom_ has been
> mathematics. The lab of course is a different matter, but still
> has a goodly amount of maths involved.
Oh--the reason is that chemistry at my HS was an utter joke.  I took 3
years of physics (general physics plus International Baccalaureate higher
level for 2 years), and chem was next door.  Every time I peered into
that classroom the *teacher* was playing a two-player computer game
against one of the students.  Several classmates who had chem from that
teacher also mentioned that they'd seen the entire Star Wars trilogy
during class and 5 questions on the final were from Star Wars.

Needless to say, I didn't consider it worth my time.  :-/  And I'm phobic
about college-level chemistry simply because I have *no* background.

> >military history, history of science, music composition (still working on
> >those MIDI files, alas), conlanging/linguistics, silk painting, musical
> >instruments, beaded jewellery, sf/f writing/reading, role-playing games...
>
> A man of many talents! I never had the patience for beaded jewellery
> (tried one of those little knot-n-bead kits from the grocery; and
> gave up after a half-hour of mangling the first knot); though had
> good luck with twisted wire. If I can get together enough silver (or
> preferably gold) wire, I shall make a Kemrese torc.
<cough/wry grin>  Woman.  But my name is (my parents tell me) more often
male than female.

I haven't tried much string-beading, but I use tiger's tail and wire.
:-)  I have a book on bead-weaving but the projects look immense.

YHL