I just remembered today was my graduation from Grad School. I had wanted to go, but due to an error in paperwork (from the English? NEVER!) I didn't get to apply to go in time. I probably could have anyways, but their sentence about deadlines sounded very firm and intimidating. Plus, it was expensive, and I have work, and excuses. . .excuses ( Read more... )

Both UC Berkeley and Stanford University are offering free lectures and courses for download through iTunes. I don't know how you could ever legitimize anything you gained from listening/watching these lectures, but how can anyone deny the chance to take a class, however passively, from two fine institutions such as these? How fun would it be, in ( Read more... )

Final count:

50 pages
5 chapters
14,351 words
51 sources
1 stupid title: The digitization of special collections: its benefits and disadvantages
And when I get up the nerve I will be off to print off two copies ( Read more... )

I just wrote the last sentence of my dissertation ( Read more... )

I am crap at coming up with titles. Titles for anything, really. Songs, poems, essays, names for pets or children. I am fickle, indecisive, or just plain uncreative ( Read more... )

I have finally heard back from my supervisor ( Read more... )

I have submitted a draft of my dissertation to my supervisor. So he can't say I never did nuffin'. I can say that though! About him ( Read more... )

4100 words people ( Read more... )

So today is fun ( Read more... )

I might be one of the only people in the known universe that was rabid with excitement that THIS was the lead story on Yahoo News this morning ( Read more... )