Celebrated New Years in New York City.

Went to Austin.

Applied for jobs.

Applied to Ph.D. schools.

Chose more school over a job (well there were no jobs.)

Went to Austin again.

Decided on a doctoral program.

Got a new car.

Wrote a book…sort of.

Wrote a thesis.

Got a Master’s Degree.

Played softball in ( Read more... )

I still cannot wrap my mind about how significant this election is for our country.  This is beyond the political realm.  This true impact is cultural, and we cannot possibly gauge how it will shift.  I was watching the West Wing the other night.  Now one of the major lasting effects of that show stems from the political and cultural climate that ( Read more... )

1.  As with most of my views, my first reason is in line with Jon Stewart's highly vocal, though insightful, view on political posturing. Interviewing Weekly Standard columnist William Kristol  www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml Stewart admits he would have voted for McCain in 2000 had he been the nominee, citing his "maverick" image as a ( Read more... )

Last week in my Theory class I turned in a paper where my task was to articulate where I currently stand in the field of Communication Studies and how I got there. Upon reflection it seems like a pretty good assessment of my academic life. I repost it here in its entirety ( Read more... )

I turned in my critical essay proposal today for my Communication and the Body class. Here it is ( Read more... )

In 1913...American athlete/hero Jesse Owens born ( Read more... )

Here is the working proposal I have for my creative nonfiction class, I wrote it while listening to how the GOP is now the party of feminism ( Read more... )

I was working on a section for my creative nonfiction class and I decided to refer to my original comedy journal for examples of my early writings. In the interest of not being ashamed, I thought I'd share some of them. These were the some of the things written on the inside cover and first page ( Read more... )

That the Democratic National Convention started today, the first day of a new school year and new program, is a very interesting parallel. On one hand I am excited for the potential a new beginning and a new go round bring. On the other, I am worried that the new optimism will too quickly give way to the same shit as last time, with only slightly ( Read more... )

I start graduate school for the second time tomorrow. I am officially a PhD student ( Read more... )