My very first shout out goes to my friend Ian, who is inadvertently responsible for me shouting at y'all. (We were discussing ways of being more positive, and self-reflection through writing, which sparked my shout out idea).
Ian is a fellow-academic (currently doing plant-biology research at Dartmouth University) with whom I can share discourse about the finer points of analytic frustration, pathological procrastination and occasionally what-to-make-for-dinner. Beyond being an all around great human-being, Ian gets a shout out for being one of the few people I know to constantly take up the challenge of examining his own life and working toward self-improvement. Every year he seems to take up a new skill, step outside the boundaries of his comfort zone and demolish obstacles along the way. This year he ran his first half-marathon, raised a ton of dough for a charity in the process, and is currently teaching himself programming - whoa! Applause to you my friend, for your bravery. You can find his blog about surviving academia and other smart stuff here.
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