Why is it that the time I feel most inspired to blog, when I feel the most eloquent, is when I\’m at work? It\’s like my muse decides to show up and say here\’s some inspiration and I\’m all like \”Kinda busy over here doing statistics, can\’t you come back, say, around 9pm when I …
I have some very important news to share. After completing my master\’s degree in sociology in August (although I was really finished sometime in June), I have spent the last couple of months looking for a job. Ideally, I wanted 1) A full-time job that could actually support me 2) A job somewhat related to …
One of my really good friends started a blog today and it made me realize….hey, I too, have a blog that I haven\’t really been keeping up with a whole lot…maybe I should get on that. I haven\’t been completely missing, but I haven\’t really written a whole lot in the last year. That being …
I am in the long and arduous process of writing a master\’s thesis and the experience has taught me not only about the process of conducting a full qualitative sociological research project, but has also taught me about my own process of productive, or lack thereof. My thesis requires hours and hours of work sitting …
With as much as I struggle through graduate school and complain that it is quite literally taking over my life, I feel compelled to say that I truly do love what I\’m doing. Finding sociology for me is probably akin to finding a husband. It feels right. I belong there. It combines my favorite things …
Last night I was in a very productive mood. I cleaned my room, found 17 articles for my term papers due at the end of the semester and did laundry. I love moods like that. I try and capitalize on them and last night was a good example of doing just that. The more I …
Ah, it\’s good to be back in Austin after spring break….with the exception that now that I\’m here I have to actually do schoolwork. Such is life. Spring Break was bad the first half, cause I got really sick the Thursday before and didn\’t get better until around Tuesday. The rest was pretty uneventful. Mainly …
Earthquakes Don\’t Kill People. Buildings Kill People. Read More »
Not that anyone I think even really reads this at all. But I decided I think to keep my xanga….at least for the time being. I\’m supposed to by in my social research lecture right now, but as I was sitting in lab today, I realized I was incredibly, incredibly tired and extremely dizzy and …
I\’m talking, of course, about the wonderful 2 days of no electricity or running water. Yes that\’s right. Starting on Monday at about 4 am, till about 5 pm on Tuesday night….there was no running water meaning, no toilets, no sinks, no showers, and no electricity….meaning no computer, no alarm clock, no light. You get …
Living In The Castilian Is Sometimes Comparable To Living In A Third World Country Read More »
Oh my goodness. So I decided that I was going to wait until I had attended all my classes to update my life on xanga…and today was the day. I have now officially been to all of the classes and labs I am registered for finally. So for those of you who want to know, …
I\’m Not Allowed To Add-Drop Anymore This Semester Read More »