How many Terps post here?

[Boy Howdy]

Seems like a bunch of you follow the University of Maryland Terrapins. How many of you went to school there?

I did...Journalism...class of '92.

[longflyball]

Govt & Politics and History, '07

[JohnD]

Journalism '01

[Pedro Cerrano]

Journalism '04.

[PaulFolk]

American Studies, '04.

[BaltimoreTerp]

I went there for a while. Unfortunately I cannot include a graduation date, though.

[Pedro Cerrano]

American Studies, '04.

I took one American Studies course in college. Got all B's or A's on papers/tests and received a C for the course (one of only two Cs I ever got). Apparently I received a "0" in class participation.

What a joke. If I ever see that prof. I will give him a piece of my mind.

[Pedro Cerrano]

I went there for a while. Unfortunately I cannot include a graduation date, though.

What happened?

[PaulFolk]

I took one American Studies course in college. Got all B's or A's on papers/tests and received a C for the course (one of only two Cs I ever got). Apparently I received a "0" in class participation.

What a joke. If I ever see that prof. I will give him a piece of my mind.
Who was your professor?

[BaltimoreTerp]

What happened?

Irreconcilable academic differences.

[Pedro Cerrano]

Who was your professor?

I can't remember off the top of my head. He wasn't an actual professor, it was a smallish class, "American Culture" or something like that. He was a young guy, early 30s, average height, and I believe he was mixed-race.

If I dig up my transcript I'll give you his last name, but I'm incapacitated at the moment (see the "Rants" thread I started).

[Pedro Cerrano]

Irreconcilable academic differences.

Ahhh, the worst kind.

[PaulFolk]

I can't remember off the top of my head. He wasn't an actual professor, it was a smallish class, "American Culture" or something like that. He was a young guy, early 30s, average height, and I believe he was mixed-race.

If I dig up my transcript I'll give you his last name, but I'm incapacitated at the moment (see the "Rants" thread I started).
Gotcha. I don't think I had that professor-- all of mine were crusty old white men whose enthusiasm seemed to have waned long ago, teaching classes with unclear topics. To be honest, I still don't know what "American Studies" is, exactly. But I've got a degree in it!

[BaltimoreTerp]

Ahhh, the worst kind.

Crazy bastards actually thought I should go to class occasionally :p

[Pedro Cerrano]

Crazy bastards actually thought I should go to class occasionally :p

Ahh, so you were one of those guys that realized once you got to college you never had to go to class if you didn't want to, it was sweet bliss when I realized that. I can clearly remember waking up for my 9 am Shakespeare class fall of Freshman Year thinking "eh, screw this, I'm going back to bed." Fantastic.

Reminds me of that Dumb and Dumber line "No good jobs in this town. Yea unless you want to work 40 hours a week!"

[cindyluvsbrady]

Does having 2 brothers that graduated from there count?

[rolliefingers]

History '04.

Started as Journalism, and uhh, "dropped out". It was my fault, but there one professor at whom I'd love to spout obscenities. Right before I graduated, I met his daughter at a party and she was really, really hot. I was stunned, so my game, already horrible, was downright atrocious. I just couldn't stop thinking "So, how's your dad, who I'd like to punch in the nuts?"

[Pedro Cerrano]

History '04

I was a history major for my first two years there. Took classes with Berlin, Holum and Como.

[RShack]

To be honest, I still don't know what "American Studies" is, exactly. But I've got a degree in it!
I was just about to ask. What's your best guess?

[rolliefingers]

I was a history major for my first two years there. Took classes with Berlin, Holum and Como.

I honestly can't remember a single professor's name. That's how memorable it was. Oh, wait, David Sicilia. American Economic History or something like that. He was the coolest guy ever. The rest of 'em, not so much.

[BaltimoreTerp]

Ahh, so you were one of those guys that realized once you got to college you never had to go to class if you didn't want to, it was sweet bliss when I realized that. I can clearly remember waking up for my 9 am Shakespeare class fall of Freshman Year thinking "eh, screw this, I'm going back to bed." Fantastic.

Yeah, but I'm sure you learned your lesson eventually :p

[RShack]

Ahh, so you were one of those guys that realized once you got to college you never had to go to class if you didn't want to, it was sweet bliss when I realized that.
When I was professor-ing (not at MD), I tried to set my classes up so that students didn't need class if they had the hustle-gene. I figured, "Well, here's lots of resources, use them, if you can get it all without me, I don't wanna waste your time."

Huge lecture halls, who are we kidding? I figured that I'd be succeeding at my job if I set things up so that I made lecture obsolete. There's nothing wrong with having somebody explain stuff to you if that's what you prefer, but I don't see why it should be required...

[cindyluvsbrady]

When I was professor-ing (not at MD), I tried to set my classes up so that students didn't need class if they had the hustle-gene. I figured, "Well, here's lots of resources, use them, if you can get it all without me, I don't wanna waste your time."

Huge lecture halls, who are we kidding? I figured that I'd be succeeding at my job if I set things up so that I made lecture obsolete. There's nothing wrong with having somebody explain stuff to you if that's what you prefer, but I don't see why it should be required...

I think I know some people that were in your class!:002_sbiggrin:

[longflyball]

Ahh, so you were one of those guys that realized once you got to college you never had to go to class if you didn't want to, it was sweet bliss when I realized that. I can clearly remember waking up for my 9 am Shakespeare class fall of Freshman Year thinking "eh, screw this, I'm going back to bed." Fantastic.

Reminds me of that Dumb and Dumber line "No good jobs in this town. Yea unless you want to work 40 hours a week!"

They key is to ration those days. Pile up too many and near the end of the term you end up staring at a test page saying, "What's this about?"

[Boy Howdy]

They key is to ration those days. Pile up too many and near the end of the term you end up staring at a test page saying, "What's this about?"

I still have occasional nightmares about that. I have to wake up and reassure myself "You graduated 15 years ago!"

Man, you all are making me feel old.

Anybody else out there remember Lenny Bias, Adrian Branch, Herman Veal, Lefty Driesell? I'd gladly listen to some Len Elmore & Tom McMillen stories right about now.

[BaltimoreTerp]

They key is to ration those days. Pile up too many and near the end of the term you end up staring at a test page saying, "What's this about?"

Heh. I walked into a class once not knowing we had an exam until I sat down.

Still didn't fail, though (one of my prouder moments :D).

[Pedro Cerrano]

I still have occasional nightmares about that. I have to wake up and reassure myself "You graduated 15 years ago!"

Man, you all are making me feel old.

Anybody else out there remember Lenny Bias, Adrian Branch, Herman Veal, Lefty Driesell? I'd gladly listen to some Len Elmore & Tom McMillen stories right about now.

Uhh I remember Juan Dixon and hearing Len Elmore broadcasting NCAA tournament games...

[longflyball]

Heh. I walked into a class once not knowing we had an exam until I sat down.

Still didn't fail, though (one of my prouder moments :D).

A friend of mine once arrived early for an exam, sat on a bench outside the building, and fell asleep.

[Boy Howdy]

Major leaguers that attended the University of Maryland (MLB years)

pitchers
Fred Anderson (1909-18)
Tom Bradley (1969-75) cut me from the baseball team when he coached there
Mark Ciardi (1987)
Bob Ferris (1979-80)
Kevin Hart (2007)
Roy Heiser (1961)
Vic Keen (1918-27)
Eric Milton (1998-2007) most wins with 87
Steve Schmoll (2005)
Lou Sleater (1950-58) ex-Oriole
Doc Tonkin (1907)

non-pitchers
Boze Berger (1932-39)
Tom Brown (1963)
Doc Casey (1898-1907)
Bert Daley (1903)
Moonlight Graham (1905)
Buck Herzog (1908-20) hit leader with 1370
Gene Hiser (1971-75)
Charlie Keller (1939-52) home run leader with 189
Hal Keller (1949-52)
Mike Knode (1920)
Ray Knode (1923-26)
Justin Maxwell (2007)
Ed McLane (1907)
Simon Nicholls (1903-1910)
Jim Norris (1977-80)
Sherry Robertson (1940-52)
Jeff Schaefer (1989-94)
Ron Swoboda (1965-73) killed O's in 1969 World Series
Bob Unglaub (1904-10)
Harry Wood (1903)

Wow, I'm glad I researched this. Had no idea there were three Terps in MLB in 2007. First time in a long time.

[grady41]

Took summer classes there in 77 and 78.
Joined the Terrapin Club in 1985 have been a member since then, my group are made the donation to get the 6 seats with names on them in Comcast. Went to the Orange Bowl, both Final 4's.

[BaltimoreTerp]

pitchersKevin Hart (2007)
Steve Schmoll (2005)
I remember engineering a game at the radio station and watching Schmoll pitch. He was pretty good :p


non-pitchers
Moonlight Graham (1905)
I still think that this is the coolest thing ever in baseball.

[mdguy2415]

Grad school at UMD.

I know Berlin & Sicilia very well; however, there were a few others I cannot remember.

[rolliefingers]

Grad school at UMD.

I know Berlin & Sicilia very well; however, there were a few others I cannot remember.

I can't emphasize this enough: Awesome dude. The man was absolutely born to teach.

[Mackus]

Aerospace Engineering '06

[Baltimore Chop]

Government and Politics & Economics 2002.

Yeah, I was one of those double major nerds.

[mdguy2415]

I can't emphasize this enough: Awesome dude. The man was absolutely born to teach.

I agree. I had him once, but seemed to a be great fellow. Granted, it's been nearly 6 years since I have had him, I enjoyed his classes, and they seemed to go only half and hour rather than 2 or so.

My personal favorite was Berlin though, and I got to know him a little past the student-professor level. Despite his demeanor, he's a wealth of information and his passion for what he does is unparalleled.

I also took some African-American History classes, Asian History, but Berlin and Sicilia stuck out.

I also took a class on South Africa, and the closest relationship I have ever had with an educator at UMD was Paul Landau, a god-awful intelligent guy with an ego the size of Texas and a extremely strong New York City accent. Despite our differences in opinion, we managed to become fairly good friends and keep up with each other from time to time.

[mdguy2415]

I can't remember off the top of my head. He wasn't an actual professor, it was a smallish class, "American Culture" or something like that. He was a young guy, early 30s, average height, and I believe he was mixed-race.

If I dig up my transcript I'll give you his last name, but I'm incapacitated at the moment (see the "Rants" thread I started).

- Tejada, was it Josh Woodfork? He's the one guy who I could think of...

[PaulFolk]

I was just about to ask. What's your best guess?
American Studies is some sort of interdisciplinary study encompassing an expansive array of topics.

Which is to say, it's just a mishmash of various subjects that have absolutely nothing to do with each other.

There was a class about Television. And a class about Sci-Fi. Then there was a class involving Alexis de Tocqueville and the Grapes of Wrath. I wrote my thesis paper about Dilbert (the short-lived TV show based on the comic strip). Really, I'm still trying to figure out how all the pieces of the American Studies tapestry fit together.

[Dr. FLK]

B.S.E.E. '02
M.S.E.E. '05

...and now I'm a "Hokie" by enrollment only.

[PaulFolk]

History '04.

Started as Journalism, and uhh, "dropped out". It was my fault, but there one professor at whom I'd love to spout obscenities. Right before I graduated, I met his daughter at a party and she was really, really hot. I was stunned, so my game, already horrible, was downright atrocious. I just couldn't stop thinking "So, how's your dad, who I'd like to punch in the nuts?"
Who was the professor? I also switched out of my Journalism major. Not because of any particular professor, but just because it got boring. I mean, they wanted me to write about things other than sports. What's up with that??

[Pedro Cerrano]

- Tejada, was it Josh Woodfork? He's the one guy who I could think of...

Yup that was it.

[Boy Howdy]

Did anybody take any journalism classes with Gene Roberts? I know he's still there. His first-hand experience covering the civil rights movement made for some riveting stories.

I also had a memorable professor that always talked about his days as a colleague of Charles Kuralt. Most memorable was the way he'd derisively refer to Ms. Winfrey as "OPE-frah".

Then there was Chet, who handled all the journalism equipment.

A slugger named Derek Hacopian who topped out somewhere in the Indians chain was the best baseball player while I was there.

[mdguy2415]

Tejada, I knew Woodfork. From your description, it sounded like him...

I took a take a journalism class or two, did anyone have Ben Holman? He's another who I remember vividly - some good and sadly, some bad - very bad.

[mdguy2415]

Most boring prof at UMD = Miles Bradbury - taught religion

[Boy Howdy]

Tejada, I knew Woodfork. From your description, it sounded like him...

I took a take a journalism class or two, did anyone have Ben Holman? He's another who I remember vividly - some good and sadly, some bad - very bad.

Ben Holman. That's the guy.

He'd put his leg up on the desk, tell stories about Kuralt & absolutely couldn't hide his disgust for the Oprah-ization of what passes for news now. Quite a character. Glad I took a class with him.

[mdguy2415]

Boom, Boom: Holman was a memorable one - I got A's in his classes, I took of two them and also a seminar class, and they were real easy. I took an undergrad class he taught as well, though I was taking 600 level classes.

Anyhow, he'd rant about everything under the sun. You could say he was a liberal, and I agreed with much what he said. We once had a very memorable conversation about Barry Bonds and how he was percieved (this was when he was approaching the 70 homer plateau). Holman nearly blew a gasket about how he was mistreated and went into a conversation about race, society, the biased media, (ooh, was he not nice to Tom Boswell), etc.

That was one conversation I wish I could have recorded and looked at it 6-7 years later to see where he was coming from.

The bad: um, he fell asleep in a class once, and also he had a cusp of saliva coming from the side of the mouth. Despite it all, Mr. Holman a man who I enjoyed having a professor.

[Danielos38]

Hopefully I'll be able to post in this thread in two years. Both my parents went to UM and always talk about how it was pretty much a given that you would get in if you're from the state. I wish it was like that now.

[Pedro Cerrano]

Thought you were gonna be a Gator?

[rolliefingers]

Most boring prof at UMD = Miles Bradbury - taught religion

Took a class on Madison's Federalist papers with him.

Imagine drinking top-shelf scotch while Heidi Klum gives you a lapdance. Then imagine the exact opposite of that. That's Miles Bradbury.

[BustaJ2632]

American Studies '07

I started out in journalism but didn't like the idea of so much of my schedule for the next 4 years being planned out already, so I switched into AMST my second semester. I had areas of concentration of Pop Culture and Media Studies, so classes such as History of Rock and Roll (MUSC205), honors seminars about Golf, Films about Ancient Rome, and Visual Communications (look at ads and movies and analyze them) all counted towards my major.

My favorite AMST professors were Dr. Mintz who did the Pop Culture and Humor classes (I think he retired last year though), Dr. Parks who did my senior seminar and let me write my senior paper about the Ravens, and the Kids and Television teacher, Dr. Brodie. He was a Yankees fan but a huge Terps basketball fan with big donor seats, so I talked to him a lot about the team and went up and talked to him at a lot of games.

I also had a minor in Kinesiology called Sports Commerce and Culture. It was basically the cultural classes without the science classes in KNES. Things like History of Sport, Sports Marketing, and Sporting Hollywood (watched sports movies and discussed/wrote about them all semester...awesome). Dr. Andrews, Dr. Silk, and Dr. Schultz were great.

Is it sad that I'm having trouble remembering some of these names, even though I really enjoyed all of them and still talk to a few? Must have been all those nights at Cornerstone - besides the sports, the best thing about College Park.

[BaltimoreTerp]

American Studies '07

I started out in journalism but didn't like the idea of so much of my schedule for the next 4 years being planned out already, so I switched into AMST my second semester. I had areas of concentration of Pop Culture and Media Studies, so classes such as History of Rock and Roll (MUSC205), honors seminars about Golf, Films about Ancient Rome, and Visual Communications (look at ads and movies and analyze them) all counted towards my major.

My favorite AMST professors were Dr. Mintz who did the Pop Culture and Humor classes (I think he retired last year though), Dr. Parks who did my senior seminar and let me write my senior paper about the Ravens, and the Kids and Television teacher, Dr. Brodie. He was a Yankees fan but a huge Terps basketball fan with big donor seats, so I talked to him a lot about the team and went up and talked to him at a lot of games.

I also had a minor in Kinesiology called Sports Commerce and Culture. It was basically the cultural classes without the science classes in KNES. Things like History of Sport, Sports Marketing, and Sporting Hollywood (watched sports movies and discussed/wrote about them all semester...awesome). Dr. Andrews, Dr. Silk, and Dr. Schultz were great.

Is it sad that I'm having trouble remembering some of these names, even though I really enjoyed all of them and still talk to a few? Must have been all those nights at Cornerstone - besides the sports, the best thing about College Park.

Dude, in my now-seventeen full years (nineteen if you include the three years at Harford CC I took semester on/semester off) in the educational system of the state of Maryland, MUSC205 is the greatest class I have ever taken.

I think I could take "Sexual Practices and Techniques of the Young American Female" WITH a lab (and at Towson, they probably offer that class somewhere :p) and I would still have a solid debate there.

[BustaJ2632]

Dude, in my now-seventeen full years (nineteen if you include the three years at Harford CC I took semester on/semester off) in the educational system of the state of Maryland, MUSC205 is the greatest class I have ever taken.

I think I could take "Sexual Practices and Techniques of the Young American Female" WITH a lab (and at Towson, they probably offer that class somewhere :p) and I would still have a solid debate there.

I assume you had Dr. King? Apparently he doesn't teach it all the time anymore, but he was fantastic. I was introduced to so many types of music that I now love as a result of that class.

Oh, and if I took that class at Towson, I'm pretty sure I'd have to put it above even Dr. King and his polyester disco suit pictures.

[mdguy2415]

Took a class on Madison's Federalist papers with him.

Imagine drinking top-shelf scotch while Heidi Klum gives you a lapdance. Then imagine the exact opposite of that. That's Miles Bradbury.

Dude, I burst out loud laughing when I read this. Bradbury was damned boring, but one on one, he seemed to have some (in the literal sense) life. I remember having a conversation with him about the foliage of the campus...

I'm a nice guy and respectful, but I almost wanted to conveniently excuse myself from the conversation.

[PaulFolk]

My favorite AMST professors were Dr. Mintz who did the Pop Culture and Humor classes (I think he retired last year though), Dr. Parks who did my senior seminar and let me write my senior paper about the Ravens, and the Kids and Television teacher, Dr. Brodie. He was a Yankees fan but a huge Terps basketball fan with big donor seats, so I talked to him a lot about the team and went up and talked to him at a lot of games.
You liked Mintz? Going to have to strongly disagree with you there. American Humor was the most disappointing class I took at College Park (not the worst, but the most disappointing). Didn't like Mintz's teaching style at all.

I agree with you about Parks. She was quite good. I had her for a summer Television class. It could've just been an easy fluff class, but she actually made it meaningful.

[JohnD]

I don't know how anyone liked Holman. He was terrible. He was senile when I had him, and he sucked 20-years before that when someone else I know had him. On the other hand, since I wasn't sure whether I would pass his class or not (I did, with a B I think) I signed up to be a TA for this other class in my last semester in addition to the classes I was already signed up for. That meant I got to drop another class and realllllly breeze through my last semester.

[Danielos38]

Thought you were gonna be a Gator?

Wow. I'm surprised you remembered.

The deal is that each time they win championships, it gets harder and harder to get in. The fact that UF is over 92% in state kids doesn't help either. Because they take so many in state kids and the number of out of state applications are going wayyyy up, they can be really selective about excepting out of state kids. Supposedly, they are getting close to being on a Michigan level of accepting out of state kids, which is pretty high for a big public school.

Because I'm being more realistic than I was in the past, MD seems like the best choice. I'll never stop rooting for the Gators, it would be impossible for me to do that. I'm definitely still going to apply, but I don't know if I'll get in, and if I do, it's not the most logical choice now. But, I'm becoming a pretty big Terps fan as well. (It's not very hard around my house when pretty much everyone in my immediate and extended family graduated, or is currently attending UMD). It just seems like the most logical choice at this point. Plus, it fits all my criteria. Fairly good academically, big time basketball and football. I know basing my decision on sports is kinda dumb, but I want the whole college experience and good sports definitely adds to it.

[ATO UMD]

Another Terp here, as the latter part of my name suggests, and yet another student of the Philip Merrill College of Journalism. I'll be graduating-- thank God --in December and have no clue as to where I'll end up in the professional world. I'd be interested to hear what other journalism grads are doing with their degrees.

As for teachers, the one I've had who I'm sure other journalism majors will recognize is Reese Cleghorn, who now teaches commentary writing and used to serve as the dean.

[Boy Howdy]

Man, I just Googled Ben Holman to refresh myself on his background before he started teaching at UMCP and learned that he died in January.

Here's the link if any of his old students are interested:

http://www.journalism.umd.edu/newrel/07newsrel/holman07.html

[mdguy2415]

Boom - thanks for the link, oh man. Sorry to hear that.

I could easily see why some loved him and some didn't, but I only have good memories and conversations with Mr. Holman.

[mdguy2415]

John, when did you have him. I heard a lot of what you said, but because he and I conversed a lot, I might have seen him differently.

[longflyball]

Wow. I'm surprised you remembered.

The deal is that each time they win championships, it gets harder and harder to get in. The fact that UF is over 92% in state kids doesn't help either. Because they take so many in state kids and the number of out of state applications are going wayyyy up, they can be really selective about excepting out of state kids. Supposedly, they are getting close to being on a Michigan level of accepting out of state kids, which is pretty high for a big public school.

Because I'm being more realistic than I was in the past, MD seems like the best choice. I'll never stop rooting for the Gators, it would be impossible for me to do that. I'm definitely still going to apply, but I don't know if I'll get in, and if I do, it's not the most logical choice now. But, I'm becoming a pretty big Terps fan as well. (It's not very hard around my house when pretty much everyone in my immediate and extended family graduated, or is currently attending UMD). It just seems like the most logical choice at this point. Plus, it fits all my criteria. Fairly good academically, big time basketball and football. I know basing my decision on sports is kinda dumb, but I want the whole college experience and good sports definitely adds to it.

You might want to take it slow and go to a community college first. Or at least find a dictionary. :D

[scOtt]

None. Not one. Now U. of Maryland alums, we have tons! But actual terrapins? I don't think there are any actual turtles posting here. Maybe the Slowskys, but I don't think they went UM... UM grads would want more than dial-up...








YOU PUSH IT!


Push it real good!

[PaulFolk]

You might want to take it slow and go to a community college first. Or at least find a dictionary. :D
Actually, his word choice works. "Excepting" can mean "excluding." So he's saying that they can be selective about excluding out-of-state kids. ;)

[BustaJ2632]

None. Not one. Now U. of Maryland alums, we have tons! But actual terrapins? I don't think there are any actual turtles posting here. Maybe the Slowskys, but I don't think they went UM... UM grads would want more than dial-up...








YOU PUSH IT!


Push it real good!

If you have a pet turtle and haven't walked him across the keyboard and entered whatever he typed in the drunk thread, you're missing out.

Paul, I took his Pop Culture class first and that probably helped my opinion of him. It was smaller, so there was more discussion and the class had more control of the direction of the material. He also got to know us all, so when I took the larger Humor class, he knew who I was. I also knew going in that he was serious when he said on the first day of class that this wasn't a class to just come and laugh at sitcoms for 50 minutes.

I could see where if you only took the Humor class it could be kind of a disappointment though.

[square634]

I know basing my decision on sports is kinda dumb, but I want the whole college experience and good sports definitely adds to it.

My parents thought so, too, and that's part of the reason why I'm at Penn instead of CP. The good news is, if you go to a college with a pretty crappy sports tradition, it's much easier to be a sports writer for the paper :D

[BustaJ2632]

My decision was based on sports in that I got into Maryland, UVA and UNC (also Penn but they didn't give me any scholarship money so whatever) and knew that no matter where I went, I'd be wearing red in the student section when Maryland came to town.

[Danielos38]

You might want to take it slow and go to a community college first. Or at least find a dictionary. :D

:D Wow. I'm actually not dumb. I promise. In fact, the verbal section of the SAT is my strong point by far. On a practice SAT, I got a 730, which I thought was pretty good. I was just typing too fast and not thinking, because I was hungry and Chipotle was calling.

[Maverick2143]

:D Wow. I'm actually not dumb. I promise. In fact, the verbal section of the SAT is my strong point by far. On a practise SAT, I got a 730, which I thought was pretty good. I was just typing too fast and not thinking, because I was hungry and Chipotle was calling.

Remember what they say "Practice makes perfect" :D

I kid I kid

[Danielos38]

Remember what they say "Practice makes perfect" :D

I kid I kid

Wow. Either I am a horrible typer (the correct answer), or I am incredibly stupid (not right). I should just shut up before I embarrass myself even more. Let's just get back to the topic :o

[glenn__davis]

Aerospace Engineering '06

Mackus, I didn't realize you were a fellow math/science geek.

Do you mind if I ask what you're up to now?

[Mackus]

Mackus, I didn't realize you were a fellow math/science geek.

Do you mind if I ask what you're up to now?I work in the space department at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab. I'm actually not doing anything particularly technical, working real time operations on a satellite mission. Once I go back and get my masters / get a bit more experience I'll likely move up to doing some real engineering.

[JohnD]

BTW, it's all about being at the Fe tonight. My friend's band is playing there, which means I'll be there with a few others. And lots of other people, if they're cool, will be there too.