I am currently sitting in the unmanned, 24 hour computer lab at Marquette University, reading postings from friends and listening to "The Best of Whose Line" on YouTube. As many of you know, I am in Milwaukee, Wisconsin trying to pull together some of the lose ends of my research. The repositories here in MIlwaukee look as though they might be ( Read more... )

For those of you who don't know what I do in graduate school, here's a brief synopsis ( Read more... )

It's official. I'm making my two long research trips in June and July. For those of you who are in the Louisville area, I'll be there from June 11-13. If you want to holla at me, go ahead. If you need my cell number, just write me a line ( Read more... )

Without a doubt, this past weekend was filled to the brim. And it didn't involve research, which turned out to be a good thing. Friday was spent researching (I had to do something!) and then commenting and talking with the funny and talented Mary ( Read more... )

For those of you who can't stomach emo poetry, read no further...

Unrequited Love

She haunts my dreams,
following me in the daylight
jumping from one unrecognizable face
to another.  She preys
on my raw emotions
fastens her claws deep into
my decisions.
Yet, she does not know.
Her face, now unseen for yeras,
crystallizes on other people,
clear for me to see, ( Read more... )

I could begin by lying. It's so much easier to lie than it is to tell the truth, in certain situations. I have entered another funk, set in I'm sure by the Amanda situation, academic pressure (and frustration) and my own emotional mess ( Read more... )

Where to start? It's probably been a couple weeks or so since I last updated. Since my entries are usually written when I am extremely bored, here comes another one ( Read more... )

Most of my friends know about my obsession with Indianapolis mass transit. I have not hidden this fact. I am also hoping to write my M.A. thesis on the subject, one that deserves considerable attention ( Read more... )

It's been a little while since I last posted and I think my adoring audience deserves better than that! So, now for some updates ( Read more... )

My father's computer died over break. I built the computer so I always feel guilty when something goes wrong, even though I built it over three years ago. The motherboard (an old one) had gone bad as well as the CPU fan. My dad wisely decided that a new one was in order, given the cost benefit analysis I gave him on repairing the old one versus ( Read more... )