What do you do when you’re preparing for a master’s thesis defense? I’ll tell you – you write a rap about it. Does it matter that you listen to musicals instead of rap, your voice is better suited to Disney princess songs than to Eminem, and you prefer waltzing to hip-hop? Not a whit. Enjoy.Continue reading “The Defense Rap”
Category Archives: Quirky Afternoon Thoughts
How do I feel about thee, thesis mine?
In honor of Flying Fork Day, I’ve written an English sonnet* for the (____) of my life, Orlando. Enjoy. Or not. And so forth. —- How Do I Feel About Thee, Thesis Mine? How do I feel about thee, thesis mine?(To speak my truest feelings were not meet.)Oh let me see that Times New RomanContinue reading “How do I feel about thee, thesis mine?”
Top 10 Reasons Why I Blog
There’s something about writing a thesis prospectus that produces existential qualms, which in turn lead to quality questioning of the most quotidian aspects of life (and an inexplicable desire to alliterate with the letter “q”). So, while quaffing coffee, I found myself thinking of the following quips about the somewhat-antiquated practice of keeping a blog.Continue reading “Top 10 Reasons Why I Blog”
Resolved: That that that be that.
January 1, 2011 Happy New Year!!! In celebration, I’ve decided to return to a tradition begun two years ago, and continued last year–that of the New Year’s Un-Resolution, otherwise known as stating the obvious. 🙂 In review: this year I did not become addicted to Facebook applications. I still dance around my kitchen on aContinue reading “Resolved: That that that be that.”
Driving Christmas…Somewhere
A few nights ago, I drove around town with a friend to look at all the Christmas lights. Lots of elegant white lights, some half-lit reindeer, wreaths galore, get-the-party-started multicolored lights, Santa on a motorcycle, baby light-up geese beneath a light-up palm tree, and party-foul excessive neon blue lights later, I’d say it was aContinue reading “Driving Christmas…Somewhere”
Epic Thanksgiving in Two Parts
Thanksgiving is like a giant “Don’t Panic” sign in the midst of a galaxy full of exam- and school-related Vogons. Thanksgiving in the South, I might add, is a cultural experience unlike any other. You Might Be at a Southern Potluck If… …you ask, “was that pimento cheese in my corn casserole?”…walking by another womanContinue reading “Epic Thanksgiving in Two Parts”
Time is leaving us behind
The magic of Standard Time is that my body doesn’t know about it. Ergo, although it takes a little more effort to stay up at night, I’m now waking up (thank you internal alarm clock) a full hour earlier! P-R-O-D-U-C-T-I-V-I-T-Y!!! (theoretically, that is.)
I, the Optimist
There’s something to be said for the intense optimism that follows sickness: Why yes, I can read three books in a day and a half. It only takes me 4 minutes to read a page: (4 x 450 pages = 1800 minutes = 30 hours). That’s 6 leftover hours! Why no, computer, I’m not offendedContinue reading “I, the Optimist”
My dear germ friends…
You germs always have the worst timing. I mean really. Is it too much to ask that you would check Google Calendar before you move in? Don’t tell me Germ Central doesn’t have high speed internet yet. I know you viruses share passwords. That’s right. Busted.
Staircase Strategems
**All new, behind-the-scenes look at the world of dramatized sports that is Jen versus the Stairs.** Stairman of the Ratings Advisory Board: All right folks, listen up. We’ve seen a pretty substantial drop in our ratings this month, something about football season – what’s up with that? – so it’s time for a serious comeback,Continue reading “Staircase Strategems”
Snark on the Side 