I somehow managed to waste the entire month of May. . .okay, that's not entirely fair. I finished the semester on May 9, which was followed by two weeks of mayhem at my parents' house: Millie, the Newfoundland my Mom rescued from a puppy mill, had to be euthanized after suddenly becoming paralyzed. Mom took... Continue Reading →
So much. . .
for keeping up with this blog during my exam and prospectus writing process. Egad.
Mary
As I was driving to Louisville this afternoon, I got a call from one of my friends in Lexington. She called to tell me that Mary was gone. Mary Lafleur was my colleague and deskmate at the University of Kentucky for almost 2 years. We both entered the MA program in 2002, though her focus was... Continue Reading →
Why
is it so difficult to keep up with a blog? This blog seems like a good idea, especially for someone like myself who is currently in the throes of reading for comprehensive exams and thinking about my dissertation: the archival features of blogs, combined with the flexibility of the space (informal or formal, all kinds of different... Continue Reading →
A Memory
I originally jotted this entry down in November, 2006; ever since then, I see Appalachia in southwestern Ohio whenever I stop living inside my head and start looking at the window. . . I remembered something today. I was driving though the cornfields of Ohio, up and down small hills, looking for the state... Continue Reading →
Hello world!
So I envision this blog working as some sort of combination of my academic work and real life. . .whatever that is. Kinda like everyone else who has decided that getting a PhD is a good idea, right?
essaying the plains 