Thursday 13: First year snapshot
Well, I blinked and the first year of my doctoral program is done. Someone pinch me, nothing is due today! 😉 To …
Sanity breaks taste gooood
This really isn’t a revelation, but as it turns out, camaraderie really DOES make a big ol’ difference in my perception of …
Feed the monsters
I was talking with my professor today and I mentioned a particularly “interesting” meeting I’d just concluded. In the meeting, it was …
A green tea pot and consumerist guilt
When I first moved to Cactus Land, I found it excruciating to set up a second household. Mr. T and I had …
Five sour creams and the filthiest car in the west: Why I’m pretty sure PhD school causes brain damage
Only a few people know (but I’m sure many could speculate) that one of my nicknames in life is Slob-ana. My dad …
Feeling sad, angry or blue? A deep-fried/chocolatey/potato something will do!
Hi, my name is Shawna and I am an emotional eater. As Mr. T flew away today, heading back to our homeland …
400 Ikea-inspired I-love-yous
Yesterday Mr. T and I drove to Cactus Land. Well, mostly he drove and mostly I cut a lot of organza petals …
Sayonara Sactown! (For a little bit anyway)
Headed back to Cactus Land tomorrow. Not terribly excited either. Turns out I REALLY like Mr. T. It’s good news, of course, …
Semester wrap up (almost)
In four days, the first semester of my doctoral program will be complete. Unless I completely screw up, I will be between …
Agent Malvini’s nerdy grad school exploits
One of the more surprising things about graduate school is that group projects do not cease to suck even at that high …