I've realized that one thing I consistently enjoy is meeting new people, getting to know interesting new people. These aren't necessarily people like me, but they're people who can carry a conversation, who are interested and passionate about something, and who share at least a few of my (bizarre) interests. This is probably why I've cultivated so ( Read more... )

Women, I tell you. I don't think I made a single good decision regarding women before the age of 18.

I don't think I can continue to be a cynical person anymore. I've gotta give it up.

I've spent the last few months feeling intermittently pissed off and depressed about my current situation ( Read more... )

I've been reading a lot for grad school. I'm trying to read the books of professors I might want to study with, so I've got a massive stack in my room that I'm trying to work through. They're mostly Cold War histories ( Read more... )

I've got my schedule kinda normalized right now, which is a relief after having everything up in the air for a couple weeks. I was in a panic for a while because McMenamin's wanted me to work full-time as a dishwasher, but I've managed to get my hours down to part-time; it looks like I'll be working 3 or 4 nights a week (hopefully 3, but 4 is ( Read more... )

I had a paper accepted to a history conference in Missouri.
It's not the biggest conference ever, but still, this is a solid victory. I needed this.

1. What did you do in 2009 that you'd never done before ( Read more... )

This school has really burned my ass in the last couple weeks ( Read more... )

Why do Americans give a shit about Guy Fawkes Day? Fucking V for Vendetta.