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My how things have changed in my eating patterns... I now run out of forks before I run out of spoons ( Read more... ) -
A Slow but Necessary Day
Today was a take-it-easy day, while simultaneously being a run-around-doing-errands day ( Read more... ) -
Trying to get back into this...
1. I had a really nice lunch with a mentor from my undergrad days. I'm thinking about leaving academia (or at least leaving the classroom) [and no, I don't want to discuss it], and he had some very good suggestions for options and strategies. And besides, he's just a lot of fun to talk to ( Read more... ) -
A Decent Day
The afternoon was a bit slow, but I've made up for it somewhat ( Read more... ) -
Good Stuff, Belated
1. Going camping tomorrow, for the weekend. Hooray for a bit of Girl Scout fun time! It's cabin camping with a kitchen facility, so it's not exactly roughing it, but it will still be a lot of fun time away from work. I'll feel a lot better when I get back (provided that being out in the wet for 2.5 days doesn't make me sick, lol ( Read more... ) -
A small request to sign a petition re: NSF funding for pol sci
You all know that I'm not the type to forward all sorts of things around without very good reason. Well, this counts as a good reason. A Republican senator has filed an amendment to cut all funding for political science (or political "science," as he calls it) research from the National Science Foundation's budget. He thinks it's a waste of ( Read more... ) -
Taking my cue from redrain....
Weekend edition ( Read more... ) -
Some Good out of Today
1. Gloomy weather led to good productivity. 7.5 things off the list. (Yesterday = 4.5) Possibly even another before bed ( Read more... ) -
A Painful Email
I got the email below from my dad this morning.
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Another day, another pile of work
1. I took the time to read an article for my own research this morning. First time since school started ( Read more... )