Day 14: AAAACHOOO!

Day 14: AAAACHOOO!
Originally uploaded by Kristina B.

An actual sneeze was used for this photo. I’m allergic to Texas from September to January-ish. Some days are worse than others. Today is one of them. Hard to work in this condition.
I’m working on my voluntary childlessness research today. Over the last few weeks, my head has [...]

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Typical Discourse In My House*

Me: (printing and sorting articles) I can’t wait until you’re in grad school, too.
M: Why?
Me: I don’t know.  It will be fun t share certain things with you.
M: I’m going to kick your ass at grad school!
Me: Um, no you’re not.  I have straight As.
M: Low As.
Me: I have one low A, you bastard.
M: Well, [...]

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On Writing

OK, I have never given birth.  However, I would like to say that when I write something relatively long, especially if I have had little epiphanies along the way, I feel like I have given birth at the end.  I guess my papers will be my little academic babies.  They are the only babies I [...]

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Alright, Lesson Learned

Last week was a crappy week. It was a the kind of week in which twisting your ankle by stepping into a hole on a dog walk was par for the course. By Thursday I was ready to be done with the week. That day, I got home around 1:15 from a [...]

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Everyone, quick - read this post

And by everyone, I mean my fellow grad students.  Also, check out the
posts linked within it.
I’m one of those scary older grad students who stalks around the department always looking busy.* That said, the appearance of first years reminds me of myself when I was at that point. Particularly, it reminds me of all [...]

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