Love's equation
n2 - n + 2 = x, where n is the number of variables and x is the number of possible outcomes. Two variables equals four possible outcomes, three variables equals eight outcomes, and so on. So, for instance, if there are two factors you are considering in finding a mate, say, intellect and um, height, the possible outcomes would be: 1) tall and smart, 2) tall and dumb, 3) short and smart, and 4) short and dumb. But of course, no one really only thinks of two factors. And yet the number of possible outcomes increases exponentially as one picks up more factors along the way (hmm, he should definitely know how to play the cello, and a dog. he should have a dog...). By the way, I didn't just come up with all these in my spare time, it's just one of the interesting ideas in Deborah Copaken Kogan's Shutterbabe, which is an excellent book about, among other things, photography, war, parenthood. She explains it so much better, too.
In other news, a teary outburst in front of my boss last week, because, you know, I am just so professional and held together. And this week, a raise! a raise! Yes, I cried my way to a bigger paycheck. Okay, I actually had my annual review, which had already been pushed back three months, and the raise comes up to just a few dollars per paycheck. Needless to say, I am thrilled.
{Every Time I Try, That Dog}
n2 - n + 2 = x, where n is the number of variables and x is the number of possible outcomes. Two variables equals four possible outcomes, three variables equals eight outcomes, and so on. So, for instance, if there are two factors you are considering in finding a mate, say, intellect and um, height, the possible outcomes would be: 1) tall and smart, 2) tall and dumb, 3) short and smart, and 4) short and dumb. But of course, no one really only thinks of two factors. And yet the number of possible outcomes increases exponentially as one picks up more factors along the way (hmm, he should definitely know how to play the cello, and a dog. he should have a dog...). By the way, I didn't just come up with all these in my spare time, it's just one of the interesting ideas in Deborah Copaken Kogan's Shutterbabe, which is an excellent book about, among other things, photography, war, parenthood. She explains it so much better, too.
In other news, a teary outburst in front of my boss last week, because, you know, I am just so professional and held together. And this week, a raise! a raise! Yes, I cried my way to a bigger paycheck. Okay, I actually had my annual review, which had already been pushed back three months, and the raise comes up to just a few dollars per paycheck. Needless to say, I am thrilled.
{Every Time I Try, That Dog}
