Today started with a Discovery Lecture on art and technology. It reminded me of a NUMB3RS episode called "Provenance". Charlie (the mathematician) used mathematical analysis to determine the authenticity of a piece of art that was stolen. This is what imdb.com has as the episode description: "The robbery of a painting that unexpectedly turned to murder, has the team exploring a disputed provenance and possible insurance fraud." It's a powerful episode about not only math and how it can be applied in the art world, but history and the Holocaust.
Students got time today to work on their backboard presentations. Many were doing revisions after my "lecture" on backboards. I showed them pictures of my backboard for my master's presentation. I really do practice what I preach. I firmly believe that if I expect my students to do something, I should do it too. It's a two way street.
The day ended with a wonderful surprise. They threw me a surprise party. Today is my birthday. Joe and Krista pulled off a wonderful thoughtful surprise. We had cake and drinks. Cluster 1 is the best cluster. I don't see us just as faculty and students - we are a community. It's evident in the offering of extra-curricular activities for our "Computer Scientists are Real People Too", in the participation by students and faculty, and the little things - that mean big things like today. Thank you so much to everyone. It made my birthday all the more special.
This evening, I went out to dinner with my husband and my parents. We went to Mimi's Cafe. One of the nice things about that restuarant is the bread you get when you sit down -- a french sourdough and carrot bread. Not all together in on loaf, two separate ones. Yummy. My mom mentioned to some people at her work that it was my birthday, and they asked her, "How old is she?" She simply replied - "She's all grown up." Giving them my age will give them a frame of reference for hers. Why would she want to do that? Especially when she looks younger than she is! =)
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