that I had perished in the chaos that was the second half of the spring semester. But I’m just here to let everyone know that I am indeed alive and sweating like three pigs on the beach. Man is it hot already? And despite the heat, I decided that in order to avoid the drama [...]
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Rumor had it…
Posted: May 22, 2012 in Adventures in PhD Land, Humor, Weird Things While Crusading in The Name of Science, Weird Things While StudyingTags: hot as hell, hot chocolate, humor, ice cream, temperature, weather
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Life Lesson: Dogs are children too…
Posted: March 28, 2012 in Adventures in PhD Land, Humor, Weird Things While StudyingTags: dogs, humor, pets, studying
I know many people would agree that dogs are people too and an integral part of your family once you get one. That said, pathetically, some women who spend most of their time alone, like me, refer to our dogs as our babies. Sadly, these dogs are really spoiled – rotten sometimes. But let me [...]
Forget Chris Brown and Rihanna…Most Significant News I’ve heard in a Month
Posted: March 12, 2012 in Adventures in PhD Land, Humor, Weird Things While StudyingTags: news, wow
So, I’ve not seen the light of day in nearly a month. This also means that I am usually oblivious to what’s going on in the world unless someone mentions something. Just recently I’ve had a short break and was able to surf through the headlines. At first, I was quite disturbed by the over-abundance [...]
Superbowl XLVI: A Consumer Review
Posted: February 8, 2012 in Humor, Reviews, Weird Things While StudyingSo I haven’t tuned into the NFL for two years. However, I watched this year because I just couldn’t resist an NY/NE rematch. While this year’s Superbowl didn’t disappoint, it didn’t captivate me like it did in past years – no matter how much I love watching Tom Brady cry. - The soap opera that is [...]
My Neighbor My Hero: The Untold Story of a True Patriot
Posted: January 25, 2012 in Adventures in PhD Land, Creativity, Humor, Weird Things While Crusading in The Name of Science, Weird Things While StudyingTags: creativiy, humor, studying
Ok so the title of this post was totally for dramatic effect, LOL!Last post, I shared my three wishes for this semester with everyone. For my third wish, I asked that my neighbors push their weekly “Party Rock Anthem” fiesta from Wednesday night to the weekend just because, you know, that makes sense. I also [...]
Three Things I Want for This Semester
Posted: January 23, 2012 in Adventures in PhD Land, Creativity, Humor, Weird Things While Crusading in The Name of Science, Weird Things While Studying, WritingTags: humor, studying, writing
1.To Stay Healthy Every semester starts off the same for me. I exercise regularly, I eat properly and I take my vitamins. Yet, shortly after midterms, this trend ends. Between crazy assignments, a short vacation which makes me more susceptible to procrastination. I have to beat this trend. 2.To Write More Being a grad student [...]
Detour Left: Semester Ends Here
Posted: December 26, 2011 in Adventures in PhD Land, Creativity, Humor, The Microbial Enthusiast, Weird Things While Crusading in The Name of Science, Weird Things While StudyingTags: exams, school, studying
After all the toiling, paper cuts, computer crashes and bad note taking, I sit here having survived my first semester of a PhD program. And while I thought getting a masters was rough, there are a few things about a PhD program that are far more unsettling: 1.) The reading load triples. – Yeah, this may [...]
Countdown to Food Coma
Posted: December 25, 2011 in Adventures in PhD Land, Creativity, Humor, Weird Things While Studying, WritingTags: 2011, xmas
So Xmas is a bit of a repeat of Thanksgiving for me which means somewhere around dinner time, I will be half dead or like the other food junkies, in a food coma. This Boxing Day, I will indeed be running a few miles to burn off the excess energy/tummy. See below to see what [...]
NaNoWriMo 2011 Winner!
Posted: November 30, 2011 in Adventures in PhD Land, Humor, NaNoWriMo, Weird Things While Crusading in The Name of Science, Weird Things While Studying, WritingTags: humor, nano2011, nanowrimo, writing
So, with a little under 24 hours left in the 2011 NaNoWriMo cycle, I have won with 50255 words written in 29 days. But you know what? I only wrote like half the novel. I still have at least eight more chapters left to go. However, now I get to write it at a leisurely [...]
NaNoWriMo: So far Behind…
Posted: November 11, 2011 in Adventures in PhD Land, Creativity, Humor, NaNoWriMo, Weird Things While Studying, WritingTags: humor, nano2011, writing
As usual, during the second week of NaNoWriMo, I find myself lagging behind everyone. It’s not that I’ve hit a road block and don’t have anything to write, but because I’m in Grad School! I can’t find time to eat let alone write. Excuses, Excuses, Excuses. I’m only 3400 hundred words behind and to be [...]
