Historical Archives
Bleh. I’ve decided to reorganize this chapter for the third time. I think I like the new direction I’m headed in, but boy, has this whole thing been a slow process. I know that everything I’ve written so far, while not being used directly, contributes to my thinking about the new direction. It does kind…
Yay for the little things in life. I’m up for an award in the Best of the top 3501-5000 blogs. Go vote. I’m in 4th. We have friends in other categories. Go vote for them too. Chuck in best of 5001-6750. If Phantom doesn’t win Best Parenting Blog, there’s something wrong with the universe. Don’t…
For the past three days, our campus cafe has offered among its coffee options Cinnamon Hazelnut. Despite having sworn off caffeine, I have indulged myself in a small cup. I am nostalgic for the days when I used to meet a friend at a local coffee shop on Sunday mornings. I’d get Cinnamon Hazelnut coffee…
Bitch, Ph.D. comments and academom responds to the issue of getting a graduate degree while simultaneously raising children. Dr. B ends with this observation: because, though I hate to say this, academia is not the easiest field for women with kids, especially in the plural; and graduate school, especially when you’re still doing coursework, is…
Update: Spelling corrected! I told you I’m not right in the head. Thanks LLA! Update 2: We have a large hole in the side of our house. Damn squirrels! We have a real squirrel venturing periodically into the attic. I’m reminded, in fact, of the scene in National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation when the squirrel jumps…
I’m about a third of the way done with this chapter. I finished writing the first section today and now I begin (re)reading for the second. I was able to use about a page of the material I’d written before, including the introduction, which I thought worked pretty well. It might need to be tweaked…
I’m sure you all can guess why my words have not darkened the door of this here blog. I’m basically spending every waking moment reading (not yet writing). Every day this week, I’ve gotten up at 6:00, read until 7:30 with kids running around eating cereal and getting dressed. Then I go to work where…
It was quite difficult to drag myself out of bed this morning. It’s the home stretch and there’s so much to tie up before winter break begins. Finish the dissertation chapter Comment on the final papers Work with students on web zine Fix up the program for the conference I’m organizing Finish two projects I’m…
This year, I’m more thankful than I’ve been in years. The last two years we’ve traveled for Thanksgiving and this year, we’re home with no one else coming. Though it might have been nice to invite another family or two over, this will make it a nice intimate Thanksgiving. I think I’m most thankful for…
Over the weekend, we bought a new printer, inspired by my need to print some of my documents out (don’t worry, ianqui, I’m trying to keep this to a minimum). We’d been thinking about this for a while since I have a crappy inkjet and Mr. Geeky has a 15-year-old laser printer that we sold…
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