The last few weeks have at the same time been the most stressful and glorious of my life I think. You would think, as did I, that getting your PhD would be a gradual process involving intense work over a period of however many years the field you're in dictates/allows. Well I suppose it does involve that, but there are moments of severe reality ( Read more... )

So a better question has been where have I been. Honestly, either really busy or too tired to go out. I've done a really bad job of making sure I see people lately and I've decided I need to see more people other than those I do everyday at work or in my dreams! I have been coming out for trivia night representing for Alabama Grabass, we need ( Read more... )

So I'm finally back from Davis, CA. Got home around 9pm last night after 10 days in central Cali. That's what the cool kids call California... Cali ( Read more... )

Grad school isn't all crap. Well wait, it is crap, but it's crap that you decide to put up with because you believe what you will be able to do after grad school is better than anything you would have been able to do otherwise ( Read more... )

I try not to make blanket statements, but the truth is being a graduate student sucks. The pay v. work ratio is ridiculous but I'm willing to let that much slide. I earn enough to make do and that's all counts. The truly excruciating part of grad student life is that there is absolutely no defined path. It all seems cut in dry at first, but ( Read more... )

Yo bitches! It's officially now NATIONAL BOURBON MONTH.

Drunk Act of Congress

So I just found out this afternoon that the Meat Puppets are going to be at Zydeco next Friday. Apparently the original brothers have gotten back together and written themselves a new album. They meant a lot to me when I was younger, and I think I'm going to have to go see them. Anyone else interested in going?

Well that probably has something to do with me puking off the railing on the deck. But hey, you do what it takes.

I really hope people finished off that keg, I doubt it, but I'm hopeful.

Good times last night, hopefully by all. Well except for Rachael's ass I suppose.

Damnit, I've been sick for the majority of the week and last night didn't make it any better. Just worse. I wouldn't have missed it for the world now. I had already missed two chances to watch Stoned Cobra rock the asses of off those who are not afraid, and I wasn't going to miss that chance again. Not to mention the insanity of Artimus ( Read more... )

In the past two months I've had two friends (independent events) move to Arkansas. Correct me if I'm wrong here, but isn't Arkansas a desolate horrible place no one should venture? There are places that just give me bad vibes.

Arkansas and Auburn both give me those vibes.