Time & Again
It's like, at the end, there's this surprise quiz: Am I proud of me? I gavemy life to become the person I am right now. Was it worth what I paid?-Richard Bach, writer (1936- )Yes, I'm still alive. And...
View ArticleOkay, okay... fine...
To re-cap: I think the reason why I have been avoiding my blog is because I don't want to come to terms with what is actually going on in my life right now. Don't gasp sharply or pass out on me, now;...
View ArticleI'm back, Jack.
FRIENDS!After a long vacation from blogging, I've decided that I have calmed down enough to return. The last time I wrote was October, which was extraordinarily hectic. As I re-read that post, I...
View ArticleDoctoralizing myself.
Well, whether or not I am qualified, it appears that some people see fit to let me take a stab at getting a PhD in English.In the last week, I have been notified of offers made by the English...
View ArticleMental CPR
In the midst of collecting information/informed opinions in order to make a decision about the PhD offers I've received---which, by the way, is stressing me out to the point of daily panic...
View ArticleMind-making-up
Friends, the defense is over!! Ahhhhh. I can't even tell you what a relief it is to have all of that behind me. In spite of serious technical difficulties (we had a difficult time keeping the...
View ArticleToday, I move back to Missouri.
If Jason weren't coming with me, I'd probably have a seizure from sheer grief by the time I got to Chicago, with another 6 hours left on the road. He's coming back up here via train on Monday, and...
View Article"She must be a role model"
As many of you know (and probably don't like, secretly), I am a tad more conservative than the vast lot of graduate students with whom I rub shoulders on a daily basis. Like you, however, I consider...
View ArticleMAKING HISTORY (I'll pretend you want to know what I think for a few minutes)
It almost feels like I am living on an alien planet this morning - like I woke up and the entire world, down to my own apartment, is completely different. Something mind-blowing has happened: an...
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