Apr
20
2012
As I close out the semester and start to focus even more so on research, I’ve been focusing on preparing for working at home. It is a kind of fun project. I’m not much of a decorator so it is challenging on that end but I’ve been taking the time to organize my desk and [...]
Mar
26
2012
After an application fell through, due to not having a cosigner and not being able to get one, I’ve made the decision I’m not moving. I can’t find a landlord willing to take me on as a tenant because I’m a grad student and am tired of searching for something that may not exist. It [...]
Mar
24
2012
Searching for an apartment in Boston is never easy. We have high rents and it is dominated by real estate agents. In places like Chicago, the way you find an apartment is much more causal: you walk around a neighborhood you like, looking for a “Apartment for Rent” sign about a month or so before [...]
Jan
08
2011
This break I’ve taken the opportunity to finally get my apartment organized. Really organized, not the quick, sort of but really organized thing I usually do. I have plenty of reasons for doing this, but namely, I’m tired of not being able to find things or even better, not finding things, purchasing them, and then [...]
Nov
18
2010
I began this week with extremely sore muscles from Bharatanatyam on Sunday. Basically, we did some floorwork-esque dancing. My quads- well, I could feel my muscles working every step of the way; straightening my leg was difficult. Today is the first day my quads feel normal. That made everything take at least twice as long. [...]
Jan
29
2010
Time is kicking my butt. One hidden perk of having one full-time job is that you typically can stay put. Having three jobs means I live out of my bookbag and my T pass gets plenty of use. My students are doing okay. Some are a little intimidated by physics. I think it’s good that [...]
Jan
21
2010
I don’t think I mentioned that I have 3 jobs. I mentioned teaching as an adjunct and working as a middle school after school teacher to make math fun and exciting. My third job is writing problems for an integral calculus textbook. I feel like I live out of my bookbag, because I’m transporting stuff [...]
Dec
19
2009
Everything was completed yesterday, just in the nick of time to go to dance class. It was also done in the nick of time for me to get sick today. I suspect it has something to do with my heat being broken. While I was planning a more productive day than lying around in bed, [...]
Nov
14
2009
Moving and working means I’ve been quite busy. Last week, I was keeping myself afloat best I can in life. I luckily have been able to keep myself ahead of the game with the students, but I’ve also had a mound of grading to do. Then I come home to clean, figure out how I’m [...]
Nov
08
2009
To a completely different apartment than the last one I had described. This one was simply a better deal. The apartment has more than enough space for me and three cats. I have a room I intend on using for a dance/yoga studio, which is nice. It’s plenty of room for veil. I’m also on [...]