From what I gather, Dead Man’s Bones started as a fun and gimmicky experiment in self-indulgence for Ryan Gosling and the guy who dated Rachel McAdam’s little sister. What came out is the best album I’ve heard in a really long time; I’ve been transporting the skinny cardboard sleeve in my purse so I can […]
Read more...Tag: grad school
into the liquids
My boss is the president of a nonprofit organization and her husband is a long-haired guitar playing professor of business. They have two beautiful daughters and live in a gorgeous yellow house in the Highlands with exposed brick walls and a 2nd story deck that he built. There are musical instruments lying around everywhere and […]
Read more...too many places I’ve got to see
Recently, I had a change of heart. More accurately, I had a change of mind. My heart has been telling me for awhile that a year in a half in a dank basement office is a year and a half too long, but my head was having trouble rejecting the free tuition that came with […]
Read more...Clifford Takes a Trip
“Dear Katie, I have decided on what I’m going to do: I am going to take the train.” So began a 2:30am email from Cliff and our adventure through the tri-state area of the Ohio River Valley. I picked up Cliff from the Amtrak station in Indianapolis around midnight on Friday, and then turned around […]
Read more...why I love Rania
Because when she came over for dinner last night (gazpacho), she brought not only a bottle of clear nail polish, which I’d asked for, but also a bottle of wine, which I did not. And because when we were done with the bottle, and So You Think You Can Dance was over, she drove us […]
Read more...gainful employment yay
This afternoon I was finally offered a regular position in the department where I’ve been temping since February. I’ll be working with the Lauras as a “Compliance Certifications Specialist,” doing mostly data entry and a few special projects for conferences and such. The work’s not going to be terribly interesting, but the job security, health […]
Read more...correlation
Is my fear of marriage a justifiable reason to be wary of graduate school? It seems fairly common practice these days to meet your mate-for-life in grad school, and then become hugely stressed out as you go to class, write your dissertation, and choose china patterns. Yeesh.
Read more...sweet sweet freedom
I found an apartment. Yay! It’s smaller and more expensive (bonus) than the other place I applied for, but they accepted my credit and the location is really good. I move in on April 19, and I’ve already started planning a party. After several “where am I going in life?” conversations with Rania, Christy, and […]
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