Earlier this week, I deleted all my old thesis research, including the articles and statistical analyses I had run.  I even deleted all of the remaining statistical software on my computer -- SAS, SPSS, STATA.  I ditched LISREL a long time ago because I never got into structural equation modeling.

I'm OK with it!  I'm OK with never going back to ( Read more... )

I have a Benadryl hangover.  Diphenhydramine hydrochloride is the name of the antihistamine, if I recall correctly.  For the past few days, I've had a sore throat, a stuffy nose, and icky post-nasal drip.  Youngest Sibling had that problem too.  It's not a cold; it's allergies due to the flowering plants and tree pollen, as well as the construction ( Read more... )

Last night I dreamed that I was at some sort of gathering with my former cohorts in the department. 
A party at someone's house, the grad students' lounge, a conference, who knows?  It was uncomfortable and I realized that I didn't know many of them very well after all, despite working alongside them for 3 years.  Out of 30-odd people, I'm in semi- ( Read more... )