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Jane is an assistant professor in a computing field, and a new mother. Join her as she navigates the tenure track, deals with gender issues, figures out how to be a parent, and tries to have some semblance of a life.

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Blogging about teaching: the miniseries
Introduction
The intro courses
The intro courses, part 2
The mid-tier courses
The upper-level courses

Stuff I should probably be working on:
Journal paper #1 -- submitted, under review
Journal paper #2 -- being retooled, 60% complete
Journal paper #3 -- publication pending!
Easy conference paper -- experiments completed, need to start writing!
Next stage work -- preliminary experiments complete
Cool extension -- preliminary data gathered

motherhood:

I just did something I thought I'd never do

Doesn't that sound scandalous? Sadly, it's not scandalous. But it is pretty darn cool: I just signed up for free childcare. At a computer science conference, no less....

There is nothing worse...

...absolutely no worse feeling in the world, than watching your child being loaded into the back of an ambulance. Baby Jane is just fine now---it was more of a scare than anything else, nothing seriously wrong. But I can honestly...

Life with a toddler

It's been a while since I've done an official Baby Jane update. In fact, I don't think I've done a proper one since I migrated over from the old site! Time flies. So, what is Baby Jane (now Toddler Jane,...

Taking up space

The theme of this month's Scientiae carnival is "Added Weight: Taking up Space." This theme is very timely for me, since I've been thinking about this topic lately---a lot. And, readers of the old blog may remember that my "theme"...

Things I've learned by virtue of being a mom

In honor of Mother's Day, and in honor of the one-year anniversary of Baby Jane's appearance on Planet Earth, here, in no particular order, are the top five things I've learned from being a mom this past year. And, as...

Quick tidbits

* Baby Jane is walking. I'm thrilled. And panicking. Luckily, she's still slow, but given how fast she can crawl....well, let's just say I fear for my future. * I'm working on Part 3 in the series Is Computer Science...

An open letter to our extended family

Dear Extended Jane Family, We here at Jane Family headquarters are so appreciative of the love and affection you have for and share with Baby Jane. You are all so thoughtful, and generous, and loving, that it really overwhelms us...

Weekend by the numbers

A numerical synopsis of my weekend:...

A tale of two retailers

This weekend, I went to 2 different retailers to return a couple of items. (Grandma Jane bought Baby Jane an Easter outfit that consisted of a frilly frilly dress and a delicate WHITE sweater. Now, Easter is not exactly a...

Please forgive the temporary silence around here

Dear faithful blog readers, Please excuse Jane from regular posting for a few days. She has hit the perfect storm of multiple deadlines combined with a hell week for Mr. Jane and very poorly timed day care closures. Once she...

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