It’s been a little more than a month since I’ve been in Richmond, VA, so I feel it’s an appropriate time to discuss what it’s like.

Apparently Richmond has a population of about 200,000 within city limits (which is where I currently am), and it’s pretty obvious. I’m so used to the bustle of NYC that the quiet here actually frightens me. Downtown ( Read more... )

Apparently, I lied. Applying to PhD programs are excruciating, but not nearly as horrible as being rejected from programs you’ve applied. This statement particularly applies to PhD programs you loved and interviewed for, with faculty who seemed to love you back.

Defeat is bitter, but not nearly as sour as the knowledge that I didn’t even warrant ( Read more... )

I have to admit, I am one of the lucky few Masters students who doesn’t work full-time while attending school. Last year, I probably could have pulled off working part-time while attending school, but this semester I’m actually thankful that I don’t have to work. Yes, that’s how much work is piling up already, and I had a grand total of TWO ( Read more... )

I can’t begin to tell you how happy I am with the Livejournal Crossposting plugin I’ve been using - as Wordpress gets easier to use, Livejournal continues to pale in comparison. Besides, it feels weird having an official ‘blog’ on the intraweb but only using it sparingly. See how pretty it is?

So where have I been the past, oh, three months? You ( Read more... )

While I was in engineering, I had some very defined views of myself as a human being and as a woman. For those of you who are not aware of it or haven't experienced it yourself, being a woman in a traditionally male-dominated field is completely unlike being a woman in any other field, particularly being a woman in a traditionally female-dominated ( Read more... )