Ch.2 and Ch. 5 (Sections 5.1-5.9) Research Design and Statistical Analysis

Pages 473-500 The Marx-Engels Reader

Merrifield, "Backstreet Boy in Manchester" Metromarxism

Fisher, To Dwell Among Friends: Personal Networks in Town and City

Reviews of To Dwell Among Friends from Am J Soc, Contemporary Historian, Soc and Culture

Putnam, Bowling Alone ( Read more... )

My homework load is pretty heavy this semester, and includes a lot of reading. When I was on Plan I used to post my weekly reading list on LJ. Just knowing that other folks would see what did and didn't have strikethroughs by the end of the week was a good motivation to keep on top of everything. I was talking to inthewall about reinstating the idea - it ( Read more... )

I'm sorta-kinda-nearly-almost considering not eating sugar for the month of April. I have no idea if I'll actually do it or if I could ever hope to succeed. So far the main thing that presents itself is that I may have to cut out coffee, since coffee without sugar tastes pretty boring to me. Thinking about it though, coffee with sugar is just a ( Read more... )

-my body hates me
-I'm done for the quarter
-leaving for the airport in two hours

Dear Desk at PSU ( Read more... )

Dear Kittehs ( Read more... )

Life's pretty damn sweet this week. I finally have enough schoolwork to keep me busy and feeling good about not holding a job outside of PSU, I have a job interview lined up Monday for work at PSU coordinating a speakers series on diversity, and in a couple weeks I find out whether my application to transfer from the Masters to PhD program has been ( Read more... )

Weather: Rain storm.
Cat #1: In bed (under the covers).
Cat #2: Like a sofa pillow (but sharp sometimes).
Heater: On.
Me: Snug between heater and Cat #2. Guitar and digestive biscuits within reach.
To Do: Some preliminary lit reviews, not pressing.

Ok, so I was all set to write a term paper on how Vancouver B.C. plays itself in so many movies while simultaneously subbing for just about everywhere in the continental U.S. As examples, I was going to use Juno and Saved, two sweet, smart little indy flicks both set in U.S. towns over 1500 miles away, and both featuring lots of driving around the ( Read more... )

My latest attempt to find a dehumidifier appropriate for a 400 square food apartment failed, but it's sunny out, and warm enough to bike in just a sweater, and I think the adorable dyke at Twisted flirted with me, so in all it's a good day.