I'm nearly done with my first draft, and I just wanted to share a few tips with you all out there who may be wondering how in fact one stays sane while writing a large document without the slightest bit of input from you thesis committee. I would say, it's mostly in the planning. So before sitting down to write, make sure to gather the following ( Read more... )

Last night instead of reaching for boxed pasta and a can of sauce, I made the effort for something different: Scallops (first time I've cooked them), fresh broccoli in a balsamic glaze, and a baked potato with fresh chives and sour cream (also, strangely enough, the first time I've baked a potato...) And the results? Delicious! I pan seared the ( Read more... )

SOOOOO this peskaterian thing has been off and running for well over a year now, and so far so good. And now I think it's time to shake up the diet a little more and learn to cook along the way! Now I know cooking projects are all the rage thanks to Julie & Julia, but this is less a self-betterment plot than a rail against BIG FOOD. (see i'm not ( Read more... )

Urban History- presentation 11/30, paper 12/ 4

Urban Development and Preservation in China- assignment #3 11/18, paper 12/18

History of European Landscape Architecture- paper 11/24, final 12/15

Race, Space, and Place- paper 12/10

Thesis...?

Also, I got a tour of the most beautiful abandoned subway station in NYC!

Urban History- presentation 11/30, paper 12/ 4

Urban Development and Preservation in China- assignment #3 11/18, paper 12/18

History of European Landscape Architecture- paper 11/24, final 12/15

Race, Space, and Place- paper 12/10

Thesis...?

Let's go to work!

I have successfully traveled from Ithaca to Nashville and back.  I don't particularly care for Nashville, and apparently it doesn't particularly care for me either seeing that I now have a lesser version of the plague which requires me to concentrate very hard on not throwing up every time I finish a meal.  Much shenanagans ensued, so check out the ( Read more... )

I've been blessed with the chore of planning a field trip to Nashville for 12 students.  I've begged $3400 in the past two weeks off of various organizations.  We are just in the final steps of finishing the itinerary, which is excellent because the trip is next week ( Read more... )

In case you haven't heard, Tom Delay is on Dancing With the Stars. 'Nough said.

... I am not one of those people.  I mean, someone needs to represent western PA in Upstate! Right?

Which means, I'm back at Cornell for round 2, part 1, final call.  And what better way to kick off the semester than with a brand-new laptop! It's a very exciting upgrade and now my poor six-year-old desk top can retire to being a back-up drive and my ( Read more... )

This summer has been a spectacular experience! I love New York City and all the things I've gotten to see and do around the city ( Read more... )