Comments | spammysam: Officially a second year!

spammysam

Officially a second year!

Jun 16, 2010 21:51

That means by this time next year I'll officially be a Ph.D. candidate (assuming I pass my prelim)! Exciting times. So I have a thesis lab! In case anyone gives a damn, I joined this lab: http://www.med.upenn.edu/apps/faculty/index.php/g20000320/ ( Read more... )

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spammysam June 18 2010, 00:00:04 UTC

Thanks! Judging by your posts, it seems like you're keeping pretty busy too. I hope all's well on your end :)

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qollocust June 17 2010, 13:17:08 UTC

You should get on their mailing list, it's awesome. You get things like $25 to a restaurant but it only costs $10 or really expensive spas for 95% off.

spammysam June 18 2010, 00:01:18 UTC

yeah, groupon is a silly name, but it's totally worth it! I almost bought the one today that was $22 for 35 cookies...

bluefate June 17 2010, 16:18:08 UTC

Yay, you'll be one of the people working on filling in the blank spots in textbooks.

Sometimes I love the internet just for bringing me the interesting things people are doing. I actually saw something similar about living off of coupons in a blog, a guy whose sister challenged him to eat on $1 a day. btw: hooray, internet fame.

spammysam June 18 2010, 00:05:48 UTC

Yeah! It's really exciting to have a semi-set direction for the next few years. You're going to grad school for library sciences, right? That sounds like it will be a lot of fun too, although I have to admit I don't know what that degree entails.

That looks like an interesting blog, I'll have to take the time to read it. And yes, hooray internet fame!

bluefate June 18 2010, 18:42:12 UTC

I don't know why, but I've always enjoyed blogs/books that deal with "and this is what I ate"....>.> (like Robinson Crusoe)

I don't really know what my degree entails either...learning the best way to organize information, the history of how libraries are useful, how technology affects research. I hope I don't end up as the least interested person in the program.

salmakia June 17 2010, 21:38:13 UTC

That all sounds great! I'm very jealous of you seeing Patrick Steward, even if you didn't get to meet him...

Reading for pleasure is wonderful. I miss it so :( Hope you manage to keep it up.

spammysam June 18 2010, 00:07:37 UTC

Yeah, it's been an awesome year. I meant to comment on your latest post because I thought it was really interesting that you got to interview Slyvia Plath's daughter. It sounds like it was quite the experience, although I hope your article doesn't get butchered too much :/

And yes, I hope I can get through a few books this summer, I haven't read one for pleasure since Thanksgiving.