OMG, peeps! I just received the feedback from my third committee member – 3 days early! When I read her report I was so thrilled…
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Diss committee scoreboard: 1 down, 2 to go!
I’m so excited! Yesterday my committee chair told me she thought my dissertation was done enough to send on to the rest of my dissertation…
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It. Is. DONNNNE!!
WOOHOOOOO! Dissertation is COMPLETELY written, yeah! :-D I’m going to take a couple of days to just relax, run around like a mad thing, play…
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Dissertation News!
OMG, I am SO excited! The first three (of five) chapters of my dissertation are completed and reviewed by my Chair! Here’s what she had…
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Quarantine check-in
My household uses the garage mostly for storage. Some of the electrical equipment that runs our computers is kept in there. When our computers started…
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Diss chapter wheeeee!
A very wonderful Valentine’s Day to you all! I am celebrating… handing in a chapter! For context: my dissertation has several required chapters — the…
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Math is easy — it’s writing that’s haaaard! ;)
Writing up interviews is not easy! From an anthropological perspective, there’s always the worry that I’m committing the ethical crime of appropriating someone else’s subaltern…
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Seasonal gifting & holiday joy! :)
As the holiday season approaches, I’ve been asked by several folks what I want for Christmas. There are the easy answers, which I suspect I…
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Happy Friendsgiving!
I love the idea of a day for giving gratitude for friends and family, for one’s warm/fed/dry/whatever circumstances, or even simply because feeling grateful helps…
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Review: Bristly dog toothbrush
Goldie’s Bristly Dental Set Christmas gift finally arrived a few days ago! Here’s my review. The (slightly crumpled) package I received had three items in…
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