In my haste, I didn’t realize I scheduled an extra help section for the lab final back to back with a lab setup. I don’t get a lunch today At least it is worth waiting around here, since one kid showed up. I think it would’ve been far more frustrating to have no kids show [...]

This is a rushed entry, because I only have two hours at Argo Tea left and plenty to get done. I thought I’d let everyone know I’m okay, the cats are okay, and I’m moved in. The move took longer than anticipated, since we did a very thorough clean down of the apartment, unlike the [...]

Instead of going to school this Friday to do work, I’m packing up my stuff and working on moving. The apartment wasn’t taken, which is good. I did find a subletter. I did take a small hit on rent, but it’ll be easily compensated for the fact I’m sharing utilities and such. I’m feeling a [...]

Somehow, my blog got tagged in some catalog with “Topless dancer.” No, I’m not a topless dancer or a stripper or a burlesque dancer. I struggle to write about this, because I think it often becomes condescending towards the above. I recognize that they’re all different and support a woman’s (or man’s) right to work [...]

I meant to update this yesterday, but between the hassle of trying to find a subletter (I’m not sure if it’s going to happen) and doing schoolwork, stuff doesn’t happen the way we plan. With that said, I did have an hour long meeting with my new advisor. I’m genuinely excited about this, because it’s [...]

Most Middle Eastern dancers I know are attracted to glitter. Glitter runs in their veins almost as much as dance may. I love glitter myself, and I was excited when dancers began vending something called Eye Kandy. Eye Kandy comes in many glitter colors. You use this stuff called “Liquid Sugar” to make the glitter [...]

I don’t want to air diry laundry in public, but my situation with my advisor was not working, so after consulting with many people (hence, writing about keeping in touch with the alma mater), I switched advisors. My new advisor is the professor for the electronics class that I TA; he works in fluid dynamics. [...]