I don't update and when I do it's about sad and/or bad things. Today is less sad and more reflective at the very least ( Read more... )

I saw Spider-Man and it was awesome and I have many things to say about it. However, prior to that I decided to finish reading Brave New World and I need to get my thoughts on the internetz before I forget ( Read more... )

Today was my first Father's Day without a father ( Read more... )

It's a less striking title than "my dad killed himself today" and I think I will continue to grapple with the passive voice on this one. I haven't told many people so far but today I have been struggling with how open to be about it beyond the fact that I lost my father less than twelve hours ago ( Read more... )

Things are going pretty well right now. In fact, I would say that the only aspect of my life that isn't absolutely perfect is my professional career and that isn't in a terrible place right now either. Here's a quick recap of the last couple of months ( Read more... )

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Good news- I now have a job offer and in all likelihood will be starting my new position on March 26th. This means that I should be able to move into my own place soon and I am extremely excited about it. Living with roommates has taught me many things but perhaps the most important lesson is that I really don't want to live with roommates. I have ( Read more... )

This past week I had a job interview at the NCSU Statistics Department which went extremely well. I didn't expect much to come of it before I went in but I was pleasantly surprised by the people, the working atmosphere, and the department in general. The job doesn't pay well (relative to me having a Master's degree) but I feel like it would give me ( Read more... )

And then every single night I look at the clock and see that it's 11 and I need to attempt to be responsible and go to bed ( Read more... )

The comments on this articleGod damn. The sad part is that I think everyone in the thread could agree that homeschooling works well for some but not for others, that not every household can afford to have a parent stay home, that women that do stay home are not somehow anti-feminist if it is their CHOICE, and that most importantly Rick Santorum is ( Read more... )