Twinkie, twinkie, little bar How I wonder what you are Up there on the shelf so high Like a logjam in the sky Twinkie, twinkie, little bar How I wonder what you are.
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Conceding with Greats
In the spirit of the yesterday’s events, I entered into a friendly wager about the outcome of the presidential election. Barack Obama would win the electoral college, I asserted, but lose the popular vote. Well, as you probably know by now, by “lose,” I meant “win by 300,000 votes.” Also in the spirit of theContinue reading “Conceding with Greats”
PSA: A Truth Universally Acknowledged
Contact: Jen, Public Liaison Phone: 704-255-1887 Night line: 828-859-2905 Begin Jan. 1 End April 15 A TRUTH UNIVERSALLY ACKNOWLEDGED It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a graduate applicant in the period of waiting must NOT be in need of extraneous emails from the admissions department of graduate schools to which she has applied. UnlessContinue reading “PSA: A Truth Universally Acknowledged”
Impending Epistles
Two days ago, I did a very strange thing. I started writing a personal statement for my PhD applications. It was incredible how quickly the sense of panic began creeping over my fingers, not unlike the cricket that skittered over my foot later that night. I can’t help wondering if the cricket was a personificationContinue reading “Impending Epistles”
Alternate Career Possibilities
You’ve hit a special place in your thesis-writing career when researching replacement parts for your toilet is suddenly much more interesting than crafting an argument about seventeenth-century theater. Flapper valve, anyone?
Snark on the Side 