“It is my birth-day”
Today is my birthday. In recent years, it has become harder and harder to be festive on my birthday. During my Master’s (when I realized that this academia thing might actually be a lifetime commitment...
View ArticleAfter the End Times
If you are reading this, it means that I have survived finals. Well, actually, it means that the programming on my website didn’t fail me as I scheduled it to post this entry at a time after which I...
View ArticleAuf Wiedersehen, 2012
Hello, friends and readers! I’ve returned from the holidays a little stronger, a little more tired, and ready to spend the rest of my break alternating between resting up/resetting my brain for the new...
View ArticleNot Yet Dead
This is an obligatory “I’m not dead” post (also, incidentally, my first post of the post-apocalyptic 2013…. If we think of this year as “post-apocalyptic”, it’s guaranteed to make no matter what...
View ArticleNow is the Winter of our Discontent
In these, the waning days of my winter break, I am taking stock of all the sundry things that I have managed to commit to for the semester to come. And let me tell you; apparently I don’t know how to...
View ArticleDipping Toes in the Shallow End
This morning, despite the urgings of my ever-loving bed, I got up. I went and sat at my desk. I opened a book. I read assigned pages. I took notes on it. I thought about what I was reading. When I...
View ArticleTime Out
In honor of completing my coursework, I’m taking the week off. That means no work. None. Including blogging. The closest thing I’m getting to work this week is seeing some theatre. …and watching...
View ArticleHappy, Merry, Healthy!
For those who were unaware, I really really love Christmas. This may not be so odd until you consider that I’m an agnostic raised by Jews. My deep love of all things Christmas extends to food, music,...
View ArticleThanking You
What with finals around the corner and the end of the semester only kind of in sight, it can be tough for us grads to really enjoy what’s supposed to be a day off to reflect about all the things that...
View ArticleHolidays are Stressful
The hardest things about the holidays is letting yourself walk away from your desk. This year, we’re going to be spending some time with family (a week of it away in New York). I’m really looking...
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