Operation Kick Comps Ass: How I plan to survive comprehensive exams
A few stacks of my actual reading list. I don’t lie when I say I’d much rather write two dissertations than do …
The Blue Muse turns two. Now what?
Photo credit. Two years. 332 posts. 65 followers. +/- 678 comments. Happy blogiversary me! When I first began The Blue Muse*, I …
Road rage sparks conceptual clarity: Remembering emotions are multi-faceted
Photo credit First it was a gigantic red SUV that cut over on the freeway, causing me to miss a turn and …
Thursday 13: The prerogatives and pitfalls of telecommuting
To keep from going stir crazy, I mix up my working from home with trips to my local “coffice” aka Starbucks. Occasionally, …
Amusing search terms: Google analytics, I adore you
The only versions worth spending money (and calories) on are the double-dipped caramel and chocolate. In the plain chocolate, toffee and almond …
Poppy power: Reflections on the final focus group
Participants in today’s group favored opium which is derived from poppies and smoked or brewed in tea. Photo credit. Six cities. Eight …
Two years down: A Doctoretta in the house and a wife on the way
Photo of Monsieur Heston from Google images. I started counting down officially at 100 days. 100 days left living in the desert. …
Guess what? Addicts are people, too.
This is a methadone “dosing” window. Clients get medication dispensed from that silver box that looks like a coffee machine. Other clinics use wafers that dissolve under …
Last fortnight in the desert
The prickly pear outside of my office. Uprooting this as a souvenir would be poor form, right? 14 days. 336 hours. 20,160 …
Zen goal setting and overcoming my strange relationship with time
The Zen-est picture on my desktop. From our Hopscotch Honeymoon stop in Keokuk, IA. As you know, I’m a list-making freak (see …