You can call me Doctor Blue Muse
Post-dissertation defense presentation and discussion, awaiting the verdict. I am so grateful to my dear friends who attended the defense and supported …
A rebel nerd just RSVPd for the NaNoWriMo party: How I plan to write my dissertation in a month
Photo credit. “Just write it.” Mr. T’s words echoed in my memory as I sat staring at the form my dissertation committee …
The dissertation downhill
It just hit, the dissertation anxiety. I’m mid-data collection and just looked at my timeline. Really? I said I would have my …
She touched my junk!: A perilous “opt out” pat-down
Photo credit. “I’d like to opt-out,” I said, repeating my familiar refrain to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer directing traffic to …
Nerdgasm: Honors at the International Communication Association convention
Accepting my Top Paper award from Janet Fulk at the International Communication Association Organizational Communication Division business meeting and feeling a bit …
“Losing my train” in front of my idols: Contending with public speaking anxiety
Photo credit. It’s common knowledge that no one attends the last session of an academic conference. So color me surprised when, as …
No “perishing” today: On becoming an academic author
Bzzzzz. With a push of a button, I summon the butcher. Smiling broadly above his white apron, he asks, “How can I …
Nerdgasms and other insights from inside the “publish or perish” process
The plane’s wheels kiss the runway. As we roll onto the tarmac, I switch on my cell phone, congratulating myself on such …
Demons of stupidity
“Working” on my prospectus and feeling the need to do a brain exorcism. This made me laugh: How’s your Monday? xoxo, shawna
O.K.A.C. #1: Intro to sensemaking, aka “How can I know what I think until I see what I say?”
Operation Kick Ass Comps topic #1: Intro to Sensemaking Writing and talking about sensemaking makes my brain hurt. When I think I …