Today I’m giving a talk, the notes of which are here. The talk is loosely related to my work on chapter 1 of my dissertation. I’ve already whined at Phantom’s about how much work is piling on my at work. It’s very frustrating. I’m actually not sure what to do about it. It’s not the…

I’ll admit it. I’m jealous of Mon, who seems to be absolutely cruising through her dissertation. Me? Not so much. I’ve written 3 pages of chapter 1. My goal is to have a draft of chapter 1 in a week. I think I can do that. I have to squeeze my writing in little pockets…

Some of our blog peeps have been nominated for a Koufax award in the Most Deserving Wider Recognition Category1. Some interesting reading there. Here are some of the ones I already read and they’re very deserving folks, I must say: AcephalousAll Spin ZoneBarely Legal (I actually don’t read this, but my students were totally enamoured…

Me and Pac-Man, originally uploaded by lorda. Just so you don’t get too one-sided a picture of me, here I am with the Pac-Man exhibit. Wish I could have played it! One of these days, I’m gonna have a basement with all the old video games, complete with air hockey in the middle. Oh, and…

Perpetual Off Night: Blogging for Choice I have yet to hear of an argument for the pro-life position that isn’t ultimately a religious argument. Literally 100% of the pro-life people I have ever met based their best arguments on their religious beliefs. And if the sudden and arbitrary requisition of another person’s body to enforce…

I would not be where I am today if it were not for Roe v. Wade. I would have a 21 year old child. Yes, I got pregnant at 16. And I ended that pregnancy. It was not something I really wanted to do. It was something I had to do. If I’d carried that…

Piggyback ride, originally uploaded by lorda. Here we are. Geeky girl was complaining about her legs being tired, so Geeky Boy offered her a ride. This lasted for a couple of blocks. Please consider donating to my efforts in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk for the Cure

Off. Free internets at the hotel. Will check in with stories and maybe pictures. Please consider donating to my efforts in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk for the Cure

I’m too tired to concoct my own ideas, so here’s some stuff I’m interested in, but too tired to comment on in depth. The whole WaPo blog taking down the comments thing, seen at ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES . She has the actuall comments. Fascinating. Gender gap in education at Majikthise : Gender gaps The…

I haven’t been writing much about politics lately because it just depresses me. I think when the NSA thing came out, I thought, well, if they can spy on me without anyone knowing about it, then there’s nothing I can do. And there’s not much I can do about Samuel Alito either. Until the 2006…