So, I was without internet over spring break and then had to go through about 3 rounds of revisions on my thesis with the result that I have not yet congratulated Emily on her acceptance to grad school, so, my belated but sincere congratulations to her ( Read more... )

Sorry about the lack of updates; teaching + TAing + classes + thesis = busy.  I don't have more work than I did last semester, but I do have more tasks.  And less free time.  Days are no longer mostly free due to teaching/TA/office hours.  But getting paid is fantastic.  I can actually buy stuff!  And not feel horribly guilty!  And am actually ( Read more... )

I have one fantastic announcement:  I HAVE FUNDING FOR NEXT  YEAR!!!1!11!1 HAHA NO MORE OUT OF STATE TUITION FOR ME ( Read more... )

This is mostly a question for Brent.  There's an academic conference on comics being held at Florida this weekend,  and somebody's going to be doing a paper on Ouran.  Naturally, I want to go to that panel.  How appropriate is it for me, a grad student from a totally unrelated department, to do so?  The other conference I considered crashing had an ( Read more... )

I'm taking a break from writing paper to let my second can of red bull kick in, so I figured I'd let anyone who cares know that my spring break is next week, and I'll be coming home Saturday and staying until Thursday or Friday, and I'd like to see people if possible.  I realize that Sunday is not alot of weekend, so I perfectly understand if it's ( Read more... )

I have not updated in quite some time, it seems like.  Right now I am procrastinating somewhat on writing a paper, so it seemed like a good opportunity.  (It's due at five tomorrow, but it's only 3-5 pages.  Delay is unwise but not disastrous ( Read more... )

As of yesterday, I am done with the semester!  The epigraphy exam was my last thing, and was very hard but is now done.  I even think I did pretty well, provided he doesn't grade the transcription harshly; I know I aced the translation section ( Read more... )

I tried to post the meme, but neither the coding nor the cut worked, so screw it. See Brent's journal, I'm the same type ( Read more... )

My paper writing is not going nearly as well as I had hoped/planned.  I'm going to go to the library now and hope that that will help my self-discipline.  I'm in no real danger of being able to get  everything done, but I feel like I've forgotten how to write a proper paper, somehow.  I also am avoiding like the plague the last minute all-nighter ( Read more... )

OMG the Pit Dragon trilogy is getting continued!!1! I read those in middle school and they were fantastic, and now there's going to be a new one. The way the last book left off was a bit unsatisfying, so this is really cool. I never thought there'd be any more, but I was reading Locus at the comic shop today and they had a notice about it ( Read more... )