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April 30 Update
Long time, no update. In any event, I have survived the semester. I had my prelim exam/portfolio defense on April 15 and survived the experience. I am now "ABD." The defense was anti-climactic, as anything would be after spending nine months preparing for it. I am now free to begin researching and writing my dissertation, though I have ( Read more... ) -
February 25 Update
Life has been fairly uneventful since the last update. The teaching is still going well and I'm still enjoying it. I have arranged a date for my prelim defense (April 15); assuming that goes well, I will be "ABD" (All But Dissertation) and in good shape for the next couple of years. I only have 41 books left to read, which is good, but I only ( Read more... ) -
January 29 Update
Been pretty busy over the last month. New Year's was fun, but then again, it didn't involve family. Have also hung out with friends a couple times and been to a local horror movie double feature. (That's not too much fun for a month for most people, but that's not bad for me.) School stuff is coming along well. I still have 58 books left to ( Read more... ) -
December 28 Update
The DC Comics Encyclopedia, Updated and Expanded Edition
Wild Cards: A Mutants & Masterminds Campaign Setting
It's a Man's World: Men's Adventure Magazines, The Postwar Pulps
True20 Adventure Roleplaying Revised Edition
True20 Adept's Handbook
Girls Volume 1: Conception (vol. 1)
The Hellboy Companion
James Bond: The Union Trilogy: Three 007 Novels (High ( Read more... ) -
December 18 Update
The last ten days have been relaxing and relatively uneventful.
For fun, we attended a party hosted by two of bittergrrl 's professors (who are apparently f---ing) and had mucho wine and conversation there. Plus a third professor told us a story about his penis. Yes, he is a massive oversharer. We also hosted a small dinner party here on Tuesday, which was ( Read more... ) -
December 8 Update
Work continues apace here at Chez Byers. bittergrrl is steadily churning out her final papers for the semester and I have been continuing to write a final historiographic paper for my portfolio and reading books on my reading lists. I hope to finish that essay in the next 7-10 days (I still have to read 7 additional books for it and that's more the hold-up ( Read more... ) -
Early December Update
Long time, no update. Things are fine here, just been busy with school stuff. I had a light course load this semester and didn't have to grade or teach (that will be changing next semester though), so I have just been reading and writing a lot. The major effort was to write my dissertation prospectus and a couple historiographic essays. Just ( Read more... ) -
"Spring Break" Update
Well, it's spring (I guess -- the weather doesn't seem like it, though the flowers are blooming) and I have off from school this week, so it will have to do. There are far too few drunken college girls in my future though (we'll see what I can talk
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