....or I consistently ignore this journal for months and months. Here I am, in my prime, and I have neglected to record all of the lurid details. In truth, I have been way too lost in transition to recount my daily affairs. Here I am, just weeks past my career as a NYC Public School teacher and mere days before I become a full time PhD student ( Read more... )

I would like to claim that I am such a cosmopolite that I have not have a chance to update but the simple truth is that I have become lazy, even in NYC. I have had the last 10 days off of work and school, yet I have not taken a moment to play around with this journal. I really do need to document these days ( Read more... )

I have been busy. Oh yes, I have been quite busy. Eric and I moved again in January, in the midst of my PhD interview season. We are back on the Upper East Side living in the 70s in an overpriced, small apartment. Actually, it is rent stabilized, but it is small--too small. Cookie Monster is still with us, of course. The interview season has ( Read more... )

Relief. My interview at the University of California, Santa Barbara went very well. I feel great. Counseling/Clinical/School PhD here I come!

Next, Chicago. =)

In comes 24 and out goes a once salubrious existence. With 24 I have high blood pressure (150/90), high cholesterol (215), and pernicious anemia. What the hell happened? When I asked my physician how I could cure these ailments, he responded with the following methods ( Read more... )

Jason, Eric, Paul, and I spent a mellow New Year's Eve in East Harlem at our favorite spot: Orbit. Happy 2006, everyone!


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So, I'll be in Chicago from 22 January through 24 January for a doctoral interview. I wonder if it will seem small now...we'll see. Anyone going to be around?

The Metro Transit Authority of NYC has crossed me. Oy, we teachers went over 2 years without a contract, yet we continued to work for the sake of our students. The MTA workers went on strike after 2 days without a contract agreement. Patience, MTA, patience.

Brokeback Mountain is playing at Clearview in Chelsea and in the Village. Heath Ledger as a hottie gay cowboy--check it out!

I just thought I'd update with a simple note...
Application Season is over. I am actively returning to my life. Rock on until Interview Season begins.