Writing, Writing, and More Writing
It seems as though I am making decent progress on the chapter revisions, which were not too many to begin with, thankfully. The Montgomery Plot is kicking my butt, though, and making me not like it. It...
View ArticleJe vais a Paris!
It's true. I'm going to the Paris conference in July and I couldn't be happier about it!Despite my abject poverty and the pressure of finishing the dissertation, the conference was too good to pass up....
View ArticleWhat a Year, eh?*
It's been a year since I left Canada and moved back to Delaware to live with my parents. I fled for a lot of reasons, but the big one was poverty and it caused most of the other problems. Paying...
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Absence, Illness, and Heartache
Some of you may be wondering where I've been lately; it's been a couple of weeks since I posted anything, after all. Some of you may be grateful for the quiet, though, in which case, please don't tell...
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Vive la France!
Oh, Paris. So much to say and I don't even know where to begin. Don't worry, you won't get all the details of my entire nine days there. I'll stick to the highlights, I promise!First, the conference...
View ArticleIt's happening all over again...maybe??
I got an email today asking me to teach at the same school again this fall. They offered me two sections of U.S. History again.I'm conflicted. I didn't think I'd be willing to go back and I'm still not...
View ArticleAnd That's What It's All About!
Don't be disappointed. This post isn't about the Hokey Pokey. It's about teaching. I can tell you're sad. Sorry to disappoint!Anyway, I was on campus yesterday to pick up my printed syllabus because...
View ArticleWill this be me?
There is a tremendous sense of outrage over the tragic death of Margaret Mary Vojtko. Perhaps it was her life, or at the least the last few years of it, that was more tragic than her death. I don't...
View ArticleAffordable Care for Adjuncts?
Today is the day. Today is the day Obamacare goes into effect. Today is the day Obamacare goes into effect and I get to fill out my application for Medicaid.Medicaid? Yes, Medicaid. I don't make enough...
View ArticleRoutines and Ruts
You know the kind of semester where you feel like you are constantly getting your ass kicked? The semester that is simultaneously flying by and the longest semester of your life?That's my semester....
View ArticleSink or Swim*
I am a nag. Rather, I'm not normally a nag, but I turned into a nag this semester. My students do not have their shit together at all. They miss deadlines all the time (despite a rather steep daily...
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AcWriMo Writing Group???
Many of you know November is AcWriMo. If not, you can read more about the details here, thanks to all the hard work of Charlotte Frost and others.I volunteered to be an ambassador for it this year...
View ArticleAcWriMo Week #1
Welcome, everyone! To kick off AcWriMo, we are going to keep this short and sweet. After all, we have writing to do. Don't forget to sign up on the AcWriMo spreadsheet!Let's just start with a short...
View ArticleAcWriMo Week #2
All apologies to everyone waiting to check in! I scheduled this post for the wrong date. Clearly the first week of AcWriMo took a toll on me!How are things going for everyone? Did you meet your goals?...
View ArticleAcWriMo Week #3
Ack! We're halfway through AcWriMo, but I'm not halfway through my goals. Where has the month gone?Let's evaluate, shall we? For me, I think I'm going to stick with the detailed schedule. I've also...
View ArticleAcWriMo Week 4
It's week three! How are we doing?What were your goals for this week? What did you achieve? What do you want to achieve for next week? How will you get there?If, like me, you feel a little underwhelmed...
View ArticleThe loneliness is palpable.
In an episode of Sex and the City, when discussing her lack of a boyfriend, Carrie Bradshaw told Charlotte, "The loneliness is palpable." That line always struck me as heartbreaking because, even at my...
View ArticleThe End of AcWriMo!
That's all, folks! How'd you do? Did you accomplish your goals? Create some habits to help you write all year long?I hope you all had a better end to AcWriMo than I did. I think I wrote 500 words these...
View ArticleA Year in Review
I hate 2013. There, I said it. It's the end of the year and I'm not at all sorry to see it go. It's been the worst year of my life.Let's look at my resolutions for the year, shall we? First up, finish...
View ArticleI HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE.
Can you tell I'm excited? I am.I haven't had insurance since I moved back from Canada and last month, thanks to Obamacare, I finally, finally, finally qualified for Medicaid because of the lowered...
View ArticleAHA 2015
I'm fairly certain I've never posted a CFP on my personal blog before, but we're getting down to the wire and can't find a third panelist. If you think anyone would be interested in joining our panel,...
View Article24 Hours
24 hours ago my life was completely different.24 hours ago I was almost happy.24 hours ago I didn't know that my life was about to take a drastic turn.24 hours ago I was sitting on the couch, watching...
View ArticleBad Blogger!
I don't know if anyone has noticed, but I've been a really bad blogger lately. I haven't had anything to say, or rather I've had too much to say.Some of you know this, but some of you don't and I've...
View ArticleA Brief Glimpse
I felt like myself the other day. It only lasted for a few hours, but it was wonderful.I got off work, put my bathing suit on, and jumped in the ocean that was cold and choppy thanks to an impending...
View ArticleTwo Weeks and Counting (aka Congratulations to Me!)
Remember that post where I told you all about how depressed I've been this year and how long it took for me to get help (again) because of that depression? I wrote that four weeks ago and, well, things...
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