No work, woo hoo! I should do a snow random 10, but that would require me to move. Instead, I offer you two post possibilities: 1. Raising atheists, tales from the front.2. Why students use Google, a mini rant. Which one? Vote now. Please consider donating to my efforts in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day…

Okay, so I’m barely holding on to third place for best parenting blog1. I know I can’t beat Dooce, but maybe I can at least snag third. Did you know that you can vote once a day? Well, you can. 🙂 1 Funny, considering the distinct lack of parenting posts on here. Personally, I think…

Today was the last day of my class on blogging. We had pizza. They filled out a survey. We did a kind of post-mortem on the class and then we left so they could do the official evaluations. Many of the students said they would continue blogging, and I hope they do. It’s a weird…

So, it’s official. I’m reinstated as a grad student. Weird, I must admit. Over on the dissertation blog, I’ve been constructing a bibliography. I’ve been through my furled items. I still have a stack of articles in a folder I need to enter, a collection of downloaded pdfs from the library, and of course, a…

Today’s agenda: back-to-back meetings until 4:00. This seriously sucks. It’s the end of the semester and people are trying to cram everything in I guess. At least one of these meetings, I called myself. I also have phone calls I need to make–first thing, I guess, before the meetings start. Gah. I realized that tomorrow,…

Yesterday’s issues required diplomacy and tact, but they also required honesty. Too often, I have erred on the side of diplomacy and gotten walked all over in one way or another. I’m not one to bring on confrontation. Hard to believe, I know, but true. I am learning, slowly, that confrontation does not always have…

Yesterday was not a good day. And as I was *trying* to sleep last night, I was stewing about it more and more. Not good, I know. I wish I could share everything that’s going on with the blog world right now. It would be nice to have semi-objective viewpoints. This morning will be spent…

Good news: This little blog is up for a little award . I’m feeling pretty good about the disseration It’s almost time to go home. Bad news: Minor freak out over job stuff. Lots of stuff to do. Snow (which really could be in either category). I think bullet points are all my little brain…

Why do Mondays always suck? Why does something weird always happen on Monday? Is it bad that I’m hoping there’s enough snow to warrant staying home? Why am I so easily upset/angered? Does anyone have the answers to these questions? Please consider donating to my efforts in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk for the…

The dissertation blog is up. One thing that I see is going to be good about this is that it’s accessible from anywhere. Since I’m almost always at some computer or another, I can write anytime anywhere. Feel free to drop in and comment, but be warned, I’m just warming up for now. Please consider…