I guess it's not just Clark.

[jedusor]

I think I've been this undergrad for a few of my TAs, and teachers too. At least I hope I have. The prospect of teaching at some point is intimidating to me mostly because I'm afraid none of my students will give a shit.

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[tigupine.livejournal.com]

I view it as part of my job to strongly encourage them to give a shit, even if they might not have otherwise.

[jedusor.livejournal.com]

I'm worried that I won't be able to.

I guess if I end up sucking as a teacher, I can always sell out to the drug companies. They like neuroscientists.

[jedusor.livejournal.com]

You are a pretty neat dude, by the way. I probably asked you already at some point and forgot the answer--are you a member of the NPL?

[tigupine.livejournal.com]

Aww, thanks! And it was nice to get to meet you in person, however briefly. Come hang out with darcydodo and me next time you're in the Bay Area.

I am not (yet) an NPLer. I got into puzzling through the West Coast Game community, and I've somehow always thought of the NPL as more about word puzzles in particular and less about puzzle hunts. I've met plenty of cool NPL people through puzzle hunting, of course, and I go to Equinox parties sometimes, so it's really only a matter of time.

[jedusor.livejournal.com]

I'd be happy to! darcydodo is pretty dang awesome too. I just went out there for winter break, though, and I am a poor college student, so it might be a while before my next visit.

The NPL is more about getting to hang out with a bunch of other rabid puzzle geeks than it is about any particular puzzle type. The official con agendas and the monthly publication do tend to be heavy on word puzzles, but there are puzzlers of all stripes there, and cons are much more relaxed and social than goal-oriented puzzle hunts. I love both types of events for very different reasons.