Stephen King Italia

BevVincent

Part I of an interview I did with SK Italia

BevVincent

Part 2

Hedda Gabler

Do you ever sleep?  I swear to god, i wish i had half your ambition. 

Informative and personable two parter.   I just keep realizing more and more with each interview—i need to read The Dark Tower series again. 

I really liked the style of their logo —  a very iconic image for sk fans. 

Keep ‘em coming.

Hedda Gabler

In this interview, you say no one asks  you about your Chemistry day job. I have wanted to ask questions, but felt uncomfortable that i would cross  a line between professional Bev and private Bev.

i would like to know exactly what you do in chemistry.  Pharmaceuticals?  Weapons?  Cures for diseases?  Teach? What does a chemistry professor do? 

GNTLGNT

Hedda Gabler said:

In this interview, you say no one asks  you about your Chemistry day job. I have wanted to ask questions, but felt uncomfortable that i would cross  a line between professional Bev and private Bev.

i would like to know exactly what you do in chemistry.  Pharmaceuticals?  Weapons?  Cures for diseases?  Teach? What does a chemistry professor do? 

....I have often wondered about the "Clark Kent" version of Bev myself.....didn't even know he was into beakers & potions.....

BevVincent

I'm not a chemistry professor. I do have a PhD in chemistry, specializing in a field called X-ray crystallography. The company I work for sells analytical X-ray instrumentation. I have done many things for the company -- I started by doing service crystallography. People would send us samples and we'd do the analysis for them. Then I migrated into software development, writing a couple of programs that were used by crystallographers around the world. Now I mostly do web design work.

GNTLGNT

....thanks for the shar Bev....

Hedda Gabler

BevVincent said:

I'm not a chemistry professor. I do have a PhD in chemistry, specializing in a field called X-ray crystallography. The company I work for sells analytical X-ray instrumentation. I have done many things for the company -- I started by doing service crystallography. People would send us samples and we'd do the analysis for them. Then I migrated into software development, writing a couple of programs that were used by crystallographers around the world. Now I mostly do web design work.

I actually misspoke.  I meant to say “doctor”.

You are a PhD doctor,  yes?  If i was to invite you to an event honoring Topo Gigio, i could address the envelope:

Dr. and Mrs. Bev Vincent?

In college, what was your most favorite class NOT related to your field of study?

GNTLGNT

GNTLGNT said:

....thanks for the shar Bev....

...."share"......damn fat fingers.....

GNTLGNT

Hedda Gabler said:

BevVincent said:

I'm not a chemistry professor. I do have a PhD in chemistry, specializing in a field called X-ray crystallography. The company I work for sells analytical X-ray instrumentation. I have done many things for the company -- I started by doing service crystallography. People would send us samples and we'd do the analysis for them. Then I migrated into software development, writing a couple of programs that were used by crystallographers around the world. Now I mostly do web design work.

I actually misspoke.  I meant to say “doctor”.

You are a PhD doctor,  yes?  If i was to invite you to an event honoring Topo Gigio, i could address the envelope:

Dr. and Mrs. Bev Vincent?

In college, what was your most favorite class NOT related to your field of study?

....underwater basket weaving....

Hedda Gabler

Hedda Gabler said:

BevVincent said:

I'm not a chemistry professor. I do have a PhD in chemistry, specializing in a field called X-ray crystallography. The company I work for sells analytical X-ray instrumentation. I have done many things for the company -- I started by doing service crystallography. People would send us samples and we'd do the analysis for them. Then I migrated into software development, writing a couple of programs that were used by crystallographers around the world. Now I mostly do web design work.

I actually misspoke.  I meant to say “doctor”.

You are a PhD doctor,  yes?  If i was to invite you to an event honoring Topo Gigio, i could address the envelope:

Dr. and Mrs. Bev Vincent?

In college, what was your most favorite class NOT related to your field of study?

Crap that short edit. 

You said you had a PhD in your response. My eyeballs misfired or something. It’s early. I blame early. 

BevVincent

I rarely use the Dr. thing, although it would probably be proper. My wife is also a PhD.

My favorite subject was always math, and I have a minor in that subject. I just couldn't see how it would lead to a career. Crystallography is very mathematical, so that was a great discovery when I stumbled upon it in my third year undergrad classes.

Hedda Gabler

Okay okay ohoh oh... 

That is too flippin’ cool, can i send you a xmas card addressed Dr. And Dr.?

  I love that. I might fool my post person i have a better class of friends. 

GNTLGNT

....my parents gave me the hairy eyebrow when I minored in Religion & Philosophy, but it has become an integral part of my life...though it may not show I understand....

Hedda Gabler

BevVincent said:

I rarely use the Dr. thing, although it would probably be proper. My wife is also a PhD.

My favorite subject was always math, and I have a minor in that subject. I just couldn't see how it would lead to a career. Crystallography is very mathematical, so that was a great discovery when I stumbled upon it in my third year undergrad classes.

See, that’s very interesting — you have a very active right brain and left — while lefters are readers, its more analytical reading i would think, not creative fictional reading like the arts — which tends to be righters.  No wonder The Dark Tower spoke to you.  Roland’s world really is all math.  Moving through time and space. 

Did that sound like i knew what I was talking about? Yeah. I didn’t think so but i tried, dammit. 

My math brain did not develop so i’m always so full of shock and awe when someone speaks that language.  In the old days, i probably would have burned you for being a witch. 

Hedda Gabler

GNTLGNT said:

....my parents gave me the hairy eyebrow when I minored in Religion & Philosophy, but it has become an integral part of my life...though it may not show I understand....

I loved loved loved Philosophy. And My professor loved me as a student. She wrote the nicest message to me on my final paper. 

GNTLGNT

Hedda Gabler said:

GNTLGNT said:

....my parents gave me the hairy eyebrow when I minored in Religion & Philosophy, but it has become an integral part of my life...though it may not show I understand....

I loved loved loved Philosophy. And My professor loved me as a student. She wrote the nicest message to me on my final paper. 

...we would have group discussions at the Prof's house.....lots of pizza and wine with a dash of existential angst.....