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I Swear I Don’t Know How It Happens

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

After paring down my things – clothes donated, novels that can easily be replaced in the states bequeathed to The Gothic Imagination program or friends – to fit in two relatively small boxes weighing anywhere from 40-50 pounds (best guesstimate), I still have about $2500 worth of things I’m sending back.  The vast majority of [...]

Well, Things Just Might Change

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

I’ve never donated a dime to my alma mater.  Not a penny.  Every “gift request” gets either thrown in the trash (if received via pony express) or deleted (if received via email).  Immediately. This was for a number of reasons:  One – I was never happy with how the former President of the College spent [...]

20 Days And Counting…

Friday, July 24th, 2009

My parents will be here in 20 days! 20 days!! Less than a month! And I’ve managed to complete all four chapter drafts plus two edits, one partial re-write, and one essentially complete re-write. Now I just need to get my Introduction and Conclusion written, both of which I hope to have completed by the [...]

I’ve Said It Once…

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

If I’ve said it a thousand times.  I really, really hate when people use the race card in a situation where it’s not warranted. Now back to your regularly scheduled program.

The Raft Lives Part II

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

It appears that the mystery of the giant blob that had invaded Alaskan waters has been solved. It is freakin’ marine algae. So much for life imitating art. *sigh* The disappointment is overwhelming.

Thoughts for a Tuesday

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

1.  I’m down to 23 days to finish my dissertation.  I’m on the tale-end of a complete chapter re-write with two more edits to do plus write my Introduction and Conclusion.  I wonder if I’ll make it. 2.  Why does “Baby Got Back” always manage to get stuck in my head? 3.  Why did I [...]

Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince

Friday, July 17th, 2009

I’ve been getting a kick out of all the reviews of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – mostly because everyone seems to think it is the end-all-to-be-all of the Harry Potter films.  Everyone’s been going on and on and one about how good it is, and funny, etc… I’ve been to see it twice [...]

The Raft Lives

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

When I first read this story, Stephen King’s “The Raft” immediately popped to mind (which can be read in Skeleton Crew or seen as adapted in Creepshow 2).  I mean, seriously, the opening sentence of the news article is: “It’s big, it’s black, it’s gooey and it may be alive.” How “Stephen King” is that? [...]

This Is It…

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

The end stretch – I have officially completed drafts for all of my chapters (4 of them), and have now begun working on my re-writes.  I know this dissertation is not going to turn out the way I’d originally planned, but that’s typical.  I still need to write my Introduction and Conclusion, so I need [...]

The State of Things

Saturday, July 11th, 2009

So I’m down to the last 1,000 words of my fourth chapter draft.  It’s not due in until Wednesday, but I hope to have it completed tomorrow so I can work on getting my Introduction and Conclusion written by the end of next week.  Wednesday will be a wash since it’s Harry Potter day as [...]

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