Another year, another long list! My goal was 120 for the year, and I got to 126 (plus three or four books that I re-read […]
kindle #3 (or is it #4?)
Back in 2008, we bought our first Kindle in preparation for a 20 day trip to Japan. I was unsure whether or not we’d use […]
La rentrée!
It is time for back-to-school once again! This year, back-to-school is quite different from all the years before. The girls were homeschooled for a while, […]
day 20 – senior year.
Senior year! Exams. Prom. Tears. Pomp and Circumstance. Parties. Graduation. Yearbooks. But not for this year’s seniors. Last days of school via Zoom. No gatherings […]
she’ll be a scottie.
Despite not having all of her acceptances in, Chloe made the big step and committed to attending Agnes Scott for college. I’m very excited for […]
books in 2019
Another year, another long list! My goal was 120 for the year, and I got to 122 (plus three or four books that I’ve almost […]
making connections.
Recently, I’ve added German to my daily Duolingo routine. Many of my coworkers are German as are some of our customers. I always saw German […]
the most exciting time of the year.
It is getting real! Chloe has now been accepted at three different colleges! She’s still waiting for a few more, but the decision is going […]
not my job.
In some ways, it is *exactly* my job. But in oh so many ways, it is not. The other day, I received this comment on […]
project 4: west nile virus
For this project we were tasked with predicting the presence of West Nile Virus in traps in Chicago. This was a group project. View the […]
the data will out.
Over a month ago (how time flies), we were asked to pull together three ideas for a “Capstone” project for my General Assembly Data Science […]
rabbit holes.
Despite my “ace” upon entering the Data Science bootcamp (the goal is typically a job placement, but I was fortunate enough to have that already […]
scraping weather data.
As I explored the data for my Data Science Immersive Capstone project, I realized with much disappointment that the data was simply not as I […]
resources for data science.
As I mentioned in Balancing the Boat, I have been following the growth of Data Science for years. I never had the time to dive […]
python: generalized pipeline
For my latest General Assembly Data Science Immersive project (http://gobbledygoon.com/2018/09/project-3-reddit-predictions/), I wanted to test a whole bunch of different classification models on my data very […]
project 3: reddit predictions
For this project we were tasked with predicting on which of two subreddits a post was made.
balancing the boat.
For the past few years, life has been all about re-balancing the boat after surge after surge. But one thing had been constant: my job. […]
project 2: ames housing data
For this project we are tasked with making sales price predictions for house sales in Ames, Iowa, based on certain characteristics.
Project 1: College test participation rates
For our first project, we’re going to take a look at SAT and ACT scores around the United States. Suppose that the College Board – […]
smith. – 24 feb 2017
We looked at every college in the nation and few schools outside the country. We visited dozens. She applied to ten. She was accepted at […]