Saturday, May 07 2011
For the first time since I started this blog in August 2008 I skipped one of my monthly masthead updates (the March 2011 masthead). I won’t describe what this does to my obsessive-compulsive nature; I had to volitionally exhale, meditate on the true things that matter in life, and let. it. go. I traded in [...]
Categories: Academia, Athletics, Blog -- Tags: Dissertation, Masthead, Self-talk, TriathlonSunday, Nov 21 2010
The masthead for October 2010, “A Work-filled Fall,” perhaps could be better titled — “So What If It’s Late November and I’m Just Now Posting an October Masthead.” The photo was taken at the Philadelphia Convention Center with a cell phone that I’m eager to replace. Under one of the escalators/staircases was this huge wall [...]
Categories: Academia, Daily Grind, Health -- Tags: Caffeine, DissertationTuesday, Apr 21 2009
This past weekend I had a chance to chat with my grandmother (my dad’s mom) on the phone for almost an hour. I always enjoy our conversations. Usually there’s a story or two that is recounted, like the time when I was a toddler and, as soon as my grandmother came over to our house, [...]
Categories: Academia, Daily Grind -- Tags: Family, MichelleThursday, Feb 26 2009
Every Wednesday during the semester my department has Research Round Table, or RRT. Research Round Table is a great name to describe the weekly meeting; RRT is a horrible acronym. It may not look like a horrible acronym, but try saying it out loud. Quickly. You sounded like a hungry gawking seal, didn’t you? So [...]
Categories: Academia, Daily Grind -- Tags: Michelle, Peer Review