All right -- the PhD situation is officially stable. I graduated the second weekend of ( Read more... )

So, I've been participating in this Ravelry group in which each participant strives to knit or crochet (or, I suppose weave, etc) ten shawls in 2010. Each time you finish a shawl, you are supposed to post a photo of and some statistics about (how much yarn it took, what pattern you used if any, how you may have modified the pattern, etc) about the ( Read more... )

On Tuesday, March 23, at 9AM, I have a final meeting with my committee. After this meeting, I have offically earned the Phd ( Read more... )

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My Christmas cactus bloomed today. Not sure WHY, but who am I to question.


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I made this as a thank you gift for my advisor - it is meant to be a surprise, so if you know her, please don't say anything to her...


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Here's my abstract:

IF WE SHADOWS HAVE OFFENDED: REFLECTIONS OF SOCIAL ATTITUDES TOWARD REFORM IN LATE MEDIEVAL AND REFORMATION DREAM VISIONS ( Read more... )

Dissertation is complete, revised, reviewed, corrected, and formatted for the library. It's all over but the red tape.

some of you know this from other media, but ( Read more... )

This year will be my 11th year riding in the Cape Cod Getaway, a 150 mile charity bike ride to end Multiple Sclerosis. The two-day ride starts at the Marina in Quincy, MA and goes to Provincetown ( Read more... )