You know, if they were to make an action figure of me. Because my karate chopping action would be weaksauce. So, I’ve decided to have a self-imposed lock-in this weekend. Friday-Saturday-Sunday, no leaving the house except to walk the dog. Paper is due on Thursday the 15th, so this is seriously necessary. But, I have [...]
It’s very rare that a meeting with my advisor results in me feeling less stressed. Yesterday, this miraculous event took place. Unfortunately, it was because the lead up to the meeting had driven me well and truly insane to the point of being non-functional as a human being – so really, nowhere else to go [...]
Yep, it’s that time again. I really think that December finals are way worse than May finals due to all the holiday/family/travel bullshit that happens simultaneously. Inspired by some fluffy bullshit ‘things to love about December’ list, I present to you: Things About December That Make Me Want to Skullfyck Santa – That overcaffeinated, jittery [...]
Continuing on from the previous post, I want to elaborate a little on my issues with the faculty as composition teachers and the Big Damn Show that was my first year meeting. I was planning to give the department a second chance this term, see if my second year got any better with one professor [...]
Of all the things that I anticipated would leave me paralyzed and motivationless at the end of the semester, the one I didn’t see coming ended up doing me in. Allergies. I hate them so hard. I’ve had them my whole life, year-round, every year, without fail. Before coming to this university, I lived in [...]
Is there anyone academically-affiliated that doesn’t hate this time of year? I see both students and professors shuffling around campus in a burned-out daze, and I’m right there with them. Everyone is stumbling around with armfuls of books, looking despondent and exhausted, hardly noticing the beautiful weather that’s finally graced us with its presence. Even [...]
The library means so many things to grad students. It’s a place to scour shelves for dusty old books (50 of which you will check out, haul home, and not return for three years). A place to work for long hours (especially if the library assigns carrels to grad students). A place to eat (since [...]
Ah, spring break. The time of warm beaches, scantily-clad coeds, relaxation, and fun. Only not. I’m pretty sure spring break was invented for two reasons.– To give grad students time to catch up on grading/reading/research/eating/etc.– To be a form of punishment for grad students, to break their spirits even further so they become willing slaves [...]
This was previously posted in a more private blog on December 17th, 2008. I give you this, because the topic has come back to bite me in the ass…again: “A note to all of my friends either currently in academia or heading that way in the future: Never submit an abstract and bibliography to a [...]
So, as the end of the fall 2008 semester tried its best to grind my face into the ground, I tried my best to keep blogging. I obviously failed, as the low post count for December will show, but that isn’t to say I didn’t churn out some material. In fact, I have several text documents full [...]
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