scimommy

Интересный и необычный тест. Рекомендую.

http://www.testkub.ru/

One: To do well on an IQ test it's just as important to be internally motivated (even when external motivation is low - say, no one is paying you for correct answers) as to be intelligent. Moreover, this internal motivation is as good a predictor of later success in life (such as employment) as intelligence. Not exactly earth-shattering conclusions, but it's nice to see experimental verification of what one already suspects is true. Explains why I get more upset when I see my kids not caring about solving a math problem or giving up easily than when they take a loooong time to solve it.

Two: External disorder (e.g. a messy environment) creates an internal need for order which expresses itself as a desire to stereotype people. Not something I have thought about before, but intuitively seems right. Fascinating stuff. Now how do I use this information to motivate my kids to pick up their messes?

Объясните мне кто-нибудь, пожалуйста, что это за грозный СУП, почему мы его все боимся, и какую он представляет опасность для ЖЖ. Если можно, киньте линк, и я сама почитаю.

Want to see this film. Will have to go to NYC for it, though. It might be painful to watch, but what's a little pain, right?

Why isn't this ripping across the web like the Tiger Mom thing? It was posted over a week ago, and I only just saw it. One of the author's credentials is that she writes for Mad Men, scoring her some points as a keen observer of human behavior.

I think her piece makes some excellent points. Personally, I am very partial to #2: you have to pick the right guy. But most of everything else is true, too. Except for #1: angry b*tches manage to get married all the time - usually to men who had previously trampled over some nice, clueless women. (Oh God, I am so judgemental. What the heck do I know, anyway? It's not like I had to weed through tons of unsuitable males to find THE ONE. I lucked out at 18!) Also, #6 doesn't have to hold. If all women who struggled with self-worth couldn't get married, that would leave, oh, about 10% of women available for matrimony.

Приехали к нам на работу сегодня биологи из какого-то исследовательского института в Японии. Типа, связи налаживать. Сделали доклад, в начале которого рассказывали про свой институт - что за люди работают, что изучают. Показали фотки всех профессоров - человек 30-40 - из них ни одной женщины. Даже среди молодых. В конце доклада показали фото работающих в одной лабе - пожалуйста, куча женщин студенток/доценток. А дальше им в академии путь заказан, получается. Я, конечно, слышала, что Япония в смысле gender roles страна консервативная, но тут очень наглядная иллюстрация получилась.

Интересно, брыкается ли там в Японии кто-то из женщин-учёных, пытается ли менять статус кво, или все принимают его, как должное. Я даже не знаю, брыкалась ли я бы... Скорее, думала бы, что так и должно быть. Мне же говорила мама в детстве - у мальчиков головы умнее, сильнее. Ты, Эрика, конечно умная девочка и всё такое, но они же мальчики...

Ha-ha-ha! I mean, sob.

Gwyneth Paltrow has a website, GOOP, where she gives advice on life. Some people find it, and her, super-annoying, but I don't. It's her prerogative to be a little full of herself. I mean, she is beautiful, talented (not only can she act, but she can sing, too?), and mega-rich. She also has good taste in men. Well, at least it has improved dramatically after she broke up with Ben Affleck. Her husband is (a) British and (b) has an amazing voice. Best kind of celebrity husband ever, as far as I'm concerned (although Natalie Portman is giving her a run for her money with the French ballet dancer, but I digress). She does give her kids really weird names, but they will be ok because, again, mega-rich. And if they are not ok, it won't be because of their names, it'll be because of drugs.

Ok, so what is this about? Well, some news outlet said that Gwyneth aimed the latest GOOP newsletter at working mothers and managed to offend said working mothers with said newsletter. Well, I am a working mother, and I like to be offended as much as the next person, so I decided to read it. She has asked two other "working mothers", such as herself (Stella McCartney and some other woman I never heard of but equally rich if perhaps not equally famous) to describe their typical day and share some secrets of how they manage to balance successful careers and motherhood. And guess what - I read them and I am not offended. I am jealous. I want to have a personal trainer who makes house calls, a nanny, a personal assistant, a stylist, etc. I want to have organic groceries delivered to my house weekly. I want to have a weekly blow-out (what the heck is that, anyway?). And what I really want is to have the glamorous lifestyle they are advertising with these "humble" descriptions of their day. That was the real point of the newsletter, wasn't it? Well, let's consider it a success then. Also, from these descriptions I would say that out of the three this less-famous woman is the biggest b*tch, Stella McCartney is the nicest person, and Gwyneth Paltrow has the best life.

Jealousy aside, those descriptions were actually quite interesting. I am always curious about mundane details of people's lives, even if those people are not Gwyneth Paltrow or Stella McCartney. And their pointers about organization and multi-tasking are something that I already do in my life as well, though perhaps not on such a grand scale. Also, I am realizing that if I were to do a similar play-by-play of my day, it would probably read self-congratulatory to other working mothers who don't have live-in grandmothers, supportive and involved husbands, and interesting jobs.

 В поисках рецептов нашла сайт good-cook.ru. Много симпатичных рецептов, буду пробовать. У них почему-то перед каждым рецептом "лирическое отступление", или, попросту говоря, анекдот. Вот этот - как будто подслушали нас со Львом.

Из разговоров в чате:
Она: - ...А сладкое?
Он: - Сладкое долго делать. хотя мой последний торт был очень даже хорош!
Она: - Как звучит, а! последний торт... у меня и первого-то не было!
Он: - Это не сложно, особенно в общаге. Берешь батон, берешь майонез...

WOW!!!

Unbelievable real life adventure story with a happy ending. How long do we think until they make the movie? I say two years, tops.