Category Archives: academia

Here I am!

Last night, Ryan had some people over to his apartment. I’m sad that most of the people in my program will be graduating and heading off to grand ESL adventures in the spring (Except you, Kayla. You’re stuck with meeee!). … Continue reading

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Do what makes you happy, or something.

I keep meaning to take a picture of my office at school, but instead, this artist’s rendition will have to do. However, it does not accurately depict the amount of academic drama that occurred this afternoon between the hours of … Continue reading

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Celebrations

Tuesday was the penultimate day of the semester, but it was our last day of Korean class. Our teacher brought us a ton of Korean snacks: Korean was my favorite class this semester, so I made sure to get a … Continue reading

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New ID, new year!

Even though classes don’t begin until August 23rd, today marked a momentous occasion in the start of the new school year. I officially moved my stuff from my former office on the second floor (French department) to a new office … Continue reading

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Master’s Robes, wheee!

We make academia look good: Done! (Technically, not until August…)

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My life plan in shambles.

Realistically, I know that most people are going to skim this post because it is pretty boring for anyone but me. Thus, for all you “light readers,” I am going to intersperse a bunch of photos where I tried to … Continue reading

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I passed!

Liz and I had the oral component of our Master’s Exam on Friday. Fortunately, we both passed and just have to finish our semester coursework to be considered Masters of French linguistics. Or something like that. In any event, this … Continue reading

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Blog hiatus.

The first part of my MA exam is on Monday, February 22nd. (The second part is Friday, March 5th.) I am on blog hiatus until at least then, preferably until I can get my life under control.For now, here are … Continue reading

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A minor existential crisis

The weather was terrible today. 33ºF and cold rain all day. It set the perfect scene for me to question my decision to be in grad school anymore. I am stressed and unhappy right now. For now, all I can … Continue reading

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Hard sciences vs. semi-rigid humanities

An excerpt from the boyfriend’s answers to the take-home exam on field theory: (Click to enlarge) A sweet-ass drawing I made and considered putting in my final paper on vowel harmony: (This is supposed to show how the orientation of … Continue reading

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