The fun (term used loosely) part of going on research trips is writing the reports afterward. Friday being my deadline, today is the day of writing. It’s amazing how quickly the first excited rush of ideas and inspiration gets buried under the quotidian workload. Time to unearth it, dust it off, and redact three weeksContinue reading “Re(ally)(im)port(ant)s(tuff)”
Category Archives: Grad School
Admission of Geekiness
The paradox of graduate school: with probably 30 books on my reading lists for classes, four jobs to juggle, and research reports to complete, I’m having a hard time putting down a book that was (before this morning) on none of my reading lists, and that I merely saw while scanning the shelves of theContinue reading “Admission of Geekiness”
Year Two Resolutions
Well, it’s happening again. Year two of my M.A. in English has officially begun. I celebrated by discovering that I now associate the smell of the library, especially the study rooms, with David Lynch. When that happened, I have no idea. As befits another school year, I have immediately commenced making long-winded and ridiculous resolutionsContinue reading “Year Two Resolutions”
It’s Back to Business
Someone should mass-produce sunsets, cooler mornings, gardens, bare feet, “Is it really midnight already?” conversations, and coloring books. It would make a great recipe for an energy drink. Grad student demand would be through the roof. Classes start back tomorrow. I went to campus yesterday and re-immersed myself in the smell of freshly cut grass,Continue reading “It’s Back to Business”
I’m done! Linus celebrates by…
Well, I survived year one of graduate school. Halfway to the masters! Woohoo!!! Now on to a summer full of research, reading, working, sunbathing, traveling, dancing, and…dead computers. Huh. I don’t remember that on the “I can’t wait until I can–” list. The laptop I was given by the graduate school (Linus) has always hadContinue reading “I’m done! Linus celebrates by…”
Today’s Recipe
Recipe for today’s goal: IngredientsWilliam Shakespeare’s MacbethBill Cain’s EquivocationPandora’s Broadway musicalsVery quiet campus DirectionsStirBake for 11 hours Makes (I hope!)1 topic1 thesis8 or more pages of writing Outcome to be determined. Not a family favorite at this point…
"If" – graduate student edition
If – for Grad Students* If you can keep your mind when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust your laptop with the I.T., But make allowance for a virus too; If you can live sans sleep and keep your eyes from drooping, Or, after three espresso,Continue reading “"If" – graduate student edition”
The Finals Countdown Has Begun
The Finals Countdown Has Begun …and is so extreme that it requires caps to describe… Remaining classes: 4Class days left: 3Writing Center hours to go: 5Final exams: 1Pages due: 52Days until the end: 17 Let’s do this.
Paperwork Potpourri
Getting ready for international travel (this summer!) is akin to climbing a hill of sand trying to reach a beautiful scenic view, except that in this case, the sand is paperwork. Have I mentioned that I don’t like forms?Have I mentioned that this is not paperwork-filling-out weather? Keeping the end goal in sight can beContinue reading “Paperwork Potpourri”
McDonalds March
I think (?) every graduate student has a “McDonalds month” now and then. March was mine. (Substitute your favorite stress-antidote, if you like.) In a very sneaky, very perceptive advertising strategy, our favorite golden arches sent out a book of really good coupons in January … starting off with a no-strings-attached free frappe and goingContinue reading “McDonalds March”
Snark on the Side 