So a friend of mine from undergrad is coming to visit tomorrow for Rosh Hashanah.  We have known each other since 1998, and she is always a lot of fun.  I'm a little nervous throwing her into a group of PhDs and graduate students, but I have a feeling she'll do fine.  Until this year, I've never been offered a +1 to a Jewish high holy day before, ( Read more... )

Ok so now I have two of my three Prelim questions "finished." I put the quotes around the word finished because they are not truly and completely completed--there is still editing to be done as well as the checking of citations ( Read more... )

I have to work on my Sociological Theory lecture for tomorrow. I've been too busy to just sit and update these things; after all, I have a Dissertation proposal to finish ( Read more... )

I am extremely proud of myself, for this week I have made 2 trips to the gym. Both of these trips were at 6 AM, and both days have been incredible! I forgot just how good it is to have a workout partner (in this case, my roommate, Matt). Tuesday was a shoulder and back day and this morning was an arms day. I am a fan of dumbbells and machines, ( Read more... )