The school year started off with illness; Boston’s sudden colder weather gifted a cold to me. I’m currently fighting it as I type. Beyond that, it is just another school year. I’ve been making more of an effort to socialize, as research is rather a solo effort. As I had predicted, it would be rather [...]

As of Tuesday, I enter my third year of graduate school for my doctorate. I’ve been busy the past few days organizing my apartment to primarily work from home. From a snafu not of my doing (long story, rather boring), it turns out I need to enroll in one more class. That means I only [...]

Running a weeklong training, taking my first comp, dance, and simply trying to enjoy the all too quickly passing months of summer, something has to give which was this blog. So here’s a quick rundown: My first comp, which was a 4-hour essay, I believe went well. As one may figure, I do a fair [...]

Because that entry has received so many hits and yet isn’t really super-helpful, I thought I’d write more about things I’ve learned since writing that entry and share tips that may be helpful. The right equipment makes the difference. This has made cooking more fun. Not necessarily better things for being vegetarian, but I purchased [...]

Now that I’m completely work from home, my sense of time is strange. I work every single day. Not a lot, but every day consists of my part-time job, research, and fun things. I’m starting to get a little lost on which day is which; yesterday, I repeatedly checked my calendar to ensure I was [...]

This topic has  been on my mind, partially because it is a part of my research, partially because it is my life in a lot of capacities. Grad school is a weird kind of workplace and like any workplace, you may not love all the people who surround you. Through my time in grad school [...]

I *think* I had mentioned in a post awhile back that my long-term boyfriend and I had ended our relationship. That has opened the possibility of dating and one or two people have been inquiring about that part of my life. Being in grad school and having no interest in using online dating services (sometimes, [...]

The past month I’ve talking to many people about grad/professional school and goals and the like. Everyone I’ve talked is at various stages of degrees, from undergrads to almost finished PhDs. One conversation in particular inspired this post; someone was interested in completing a program because of the end result: a doctorate. I’m not convinced [...]

I’m closing out the last of my graduate school classes. It has been a fun ride in many respects, and I’ve read some fantastic things, had some great conversations, met lovely people, but I’ve been feeling a bit restless. I enjoy learning but there comes a point where I want to do more than write [...]

This is my last semester of classes, and right now, I’m a little amazed how tired I am.  There have been a slew of personal issues and schoolwork has been quite a lot. Not to mention research commitments and commitments I volunteer for. I’m glad I take time out for dance. It is good stress [...]