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A Marathon of Resolutions - 2020
Education (6)
- Finish my dissertation revisions
- Defend my dissertation
- present at five (5) academic conferences
- get published in two (2) academic blogs
- get published in at least one academic journal
- walk in graduation
Teaching (2)
- teach five (5) classes
- teach two (2) topics I've never taught before
Fitness (6)
- attend seventy-five (75 ( Read more... ) -
Nine Months?
Has it really been nine months since I typed something? Wow.
Teaching. This is a really busy semester. I got my normal load of part time teaching and added an ADDITIONAL class. Luckily that one is online, but still. Four classes and a full-time job? And a dissertation? It's just a lot of work. It only hits me every so often that it is a lot ( Read more... ) -
At the End..2018
It is interesting, because I am starting to steady myself for the barrage of Facebook messages from people that are relatively melancholy. People will express some level of frustration or irritation with 2018, and hope 2019 will be a "better year".
For me, 2018 what pretty good. There were things I didn't succeed in, but overall, pretty good.
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Pre-Summer Update
Here we are and June is about to begin....
Work. Seems to be going very well. I got approached at work about "what are you going to do when you're finished with your dissertation" question - which is odd. I thought it was common knowledge that I am o-u-t when that happens. However, the potential of me being a co-investigator came up, given my ( Read more... ) -
Checkin for the Quarter
2018 is rolling along!
Work. It has balanced out. It was never difficult, but trying to balance my Hopkins position with everything else was not easy through most of 2017. It's a lot easier now and I have a much better trajectory. I've resolved in my head that I won't be at this job much longer, perhaps only about 16 months. It isn't because I ( Read more... ) -
Hello 2018
I realize this is a year and time when a lot of people are pretty down or apathetic. I already see where people's resolutions have gone to the wayside (after 17 days? That's quicker than usual!) I tend to be extremely upbeat and optimistic about the tone and the trajectory of the year.
I'm doing the thing like I did last year where I have 26 "mini ( Read more... ) -
Soon..
Thank goodness this semester is almost over. It's been intense to try to work, work on a dissertation proposal and teach four classes. Things have been falling to the wayside (such as the gym) and the results are showing. So starting mid-December it is all back-to-good.
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I Just Hate 'Splaining
I do not even categorize it as "whitesplaining" or "mainsplaining" - it's just "splaining".
The most recent occurrence. There is someone on my Facebook account (I hate the term 'friend') who proceeds to comment on my posts, multiple times, about how "language" works, or things from a "behavioral" perspective. Or issues of gender
Little backstory.
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What I Have To Do...
Just a short list of the academic stuff I either have to do or likely have to do this fall.
PhD proposal. 100%. Yes - I have to complete this, likely by December 1st so it can be reviewed by my advisors and given the green light for a mid-January defense. That gives me 15 months to complete all of my interviews, do my analysis and write, write, ( Read more... ) -
Here Comes the Fall
Truth be told, the summer wasn't all that I thought it would be. I decided, foolishly, at the end of June to run 10 days in a row, without break, to make up for running I hadn't done. This served to injure my foot and disallow me to run for almost all of July. So, physically, just not where I want to be. I am finally almost fully healed, so I ( Read more... )