My recent professor told me I should go for my doctorate. I was incredulous. My previous advisor had discouraged me, so her vote of confidence meant a great deal to me. I spoke to several people who independently, without prompting, told me of something I did that impressed them, or encouraged me to follow my goals. I got an email from a complete ( Read more... )

Mirror in the bathroom
please talk free
The door is locked
just you and me.
Can I take you to a restaurant
that's got glass tables
You can watch yourself
while you are eating.

Mirror in the bathroom
I just can't stop it,
Every Saturday you see me
window shopping.
Find no interest
in the racks and shelves
Just ten thousand reflections
of my own sweet self, self, ( Read more... )