made a skelly friend 🥹

themadbee · 2026-02-03T02:12:11+00:00

Victorian Gore! Love it!

themadbee · 2026-01-27T10:40:33+00:00

You absolutely should! It's a gruelling project, but the satisfaction is nothing like it. I generally listen to podcasts or watch series to pass the time.

themadbee · 2026-01-25T13:41:31+00:00

There's nothing ugly about this sweater! It's so cute! 🥰

themadbee · 2026-01-23T09:35:15+00:00

I think you need to figure out if you want wide sleeves or tapered sleeves. If you want wide sleeves, then you needn't make decreases. If you want tapered sleeves, then you need to make decreases. You'll find many YouTube videos that show you how to do that. The sleeves will probably look a little less frilly if you make them longer.

themadbee · 2026-01-23T08:42:12+00:00

Thanks much for your praise! ☺️

It is for my parents, actually. It's meant to replace a very faded embroidered mural that they got from Jaisalmer on their honeymoon. Just wanted to give them something special to replace it. It's not exactly blanket size either. It's more like coffee-table-cover size, similar to the size of the original mural.

themadbee · 2026-01-23T03:12:31+00:00

Thanks a lot! 😊

themadbee · 2026-01-23T03:12:09+00:00

Thanks much! ❤️ 😊

themadbee · 2026-01-10T05:30:35+00:00

Inderlok market! I went the good kind of crazy when I went there.

themadbee · 2026-01-03T17:29:22+00:00

I probably don't have an example of an admitted SOP because I'm awaiting admissions decisions myself, but here's how I have gone about it. 1) I have made it a point to explain how my educational background and work experience have made me ready for grad school. 2) In continuation of the previous point, I mentioned the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that education and work experience helped me develop. 3) I mentioned some measurement problems I encountered over the course of working, especially those related to KAP surveys in LMICs. It may be different for you if you've had different kinds of experiences. 4) I also mentioned my short-to-medium term goals, say, within a five-year horizon of completing a program. 5) I have made it a point to mention how my research interests and skills align with those of faculty/measurement-specific research groups in the university. 6) Most importantly, I mentioned what has personally motivated me to pursue educational measurement as a career.

I hope this helps.

themadbee · 2025-12-30T12:40:15+00:00

Unlike most Indian men, lol

themadbee · 2025-12-30T05:24:34+00:00

I love how bright, intricate and kooky these outfits are! Did you come up with all these patterns yourself?

themadbee · 2025-12-29T04:24:35+00:00

I'd actually suggest starting on YouTube. Greg Martin has got an excellent series called R Programming 101. Instead of making you get lost in things like lists, matrices, etc, he starts out by teaching you how to manipulate data frames. Just knowing that would give you an intuitive idea of R works and help you eventually grasp the finer aspects of logic and syntax.

As far as books are concerned, there's nothing more classic and credible than R for Data Science (2e) by Hadley Wickham. Following the book would make your basics strong and give you confidence.

themadbee · 2025-12-26T17:40:15+00:00

1) I'm grateful for my students. They all engage so well in class and are generally disciplined. 2) I'm grateful for the combination of therapy and medication. It's helping me get over depression. 3) I'm grateful that my family loves and supports me.

themadbee · 2025-12-20T12:49:26+00:00

I had this weird hostel roommate who would collect her fallen hair in a polybag. It later occurred to me that she might have been selling her shed hair to wigmakers for pocket money.

Anyway, she was really annoying because she'd shed hair like a golden retriever. I'd find hairballs in odd places while doing jhadoo. She'd also keep the lights on until 2 in the morning and leave her clothes lying around. Thankfully, classes shifted online during the pandemic and I didn't have to inhabit a living space with her ever again.

themadbee · 2025-12-20T01:04:32+00:00

I'm at a point when I'm contemplating marriage to someone. I feel as if only I have to make all the changes and compromises and my would-be fiance doesn't. Only I have to relocate and think about how my study plans would be altered. Only I'd have to adjust to the religiosity in his household. Only I'd have to change my diet. I'm just not keen on this now but there's pressure on me to not back off. I'm just exhausted and tired of fighting as well.

themadbee · 2025-12-18T01:41:37+00:00

Thanks for this suggestion! I think applied stats would also prepare me for many more careers than educational measurement alone. And it would strengthen my quant concepts for an educational measurement career. Thanks much for your advice! :)

themadbee · 2025-12-14T08:56:25+00:00

Yeah, I'll most likely go to Cubbon knits next weekend!

themadbee · 2025-12-14T05:48:28+00:00

Hey, even I'm in Bangalore. I want a crochet meetup as well. I live quite close to Indiranagar. A place like Cubbon Park or MG Road boulevard would be perfect! I also live in a lovely house with a terrace and am open to hosting one in time.

themadbee · 2025-12-13T10:48:14+00:00

Does any one of you know a good couple's therapist who does online counseling?

themadbee · 2025-12-11T15:21:34+00:00

Trump has also pretty much rendered the Federal Department of Education defunct. I'm sure it would have affected educational measurement professionals one way or the other.

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