Stealing time

May 20, 2012

Busy summer This summer is not my favorite. If you follow me on Twitter or Facebook, you know that while my Spring semester ended a couple weeks ago (NO MORE COURSEWORK EVER EVER), the work only stopped for two days. I enjoyed some down time, unplugged, free of responsibilities to anyone but myself. And then [...]

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Robert Nagle's Straight Talk About Grad School

April 1, 2012

I will finish my PhD coursework in about five weeks. (Yay!) People keep saying, “You’re almost done!” Or they will ask, “How much longer do you have?” I say the same thing every time: “Well, I still have my Comprehensive exams this summer. It’s an 8 hour written exam followed by an oral exam. Then [...]

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Robert Nagle’s Straight Talk About Grad School

April 1, 2012

I will finish my PhD coursework in about five weeks. (Yay!) People keep saying, “You’re almost done!” Or they will ask, “How much longer do you have?” I say the same thing every time: “Well, I still have my Comprehensive exams this summer. It’s an 8 hour written exam followed by an oral exam. Then [...]

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Everything in its right place

March 7, 2012

The last year of my twenties begins today. Yep, I turned 29 today. Things have come full circle since my last birthday in more ways than I could have ever imagined. As I’ve mentioned before, everything just seems to be falling into place even if things aren’t easy. In fact, in the face of those [...]

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Then you meet someone…

February 14, 2012

That someone you’ve been waiting for. Hoping for. With all your heart. Someone who makes you laugh. Who makes you feel completely, utterly comfortable with your whole self. No, he makes you understand that you are complete already. He tells you how beautiful you are and you know he is telling the truth. You kept [...]

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