What is it about big events like weddings and graduations that make all of us go a little crazy and do things in preparation that we wouldn’t otherwise do? I remember I went to a tanning salon a few days (days!) before my wedding, thinking that I needed to do something about my farmer’s tan, [...]
Folks, I have missed this space. It’s been nearly a month since I blogged and in that time, I’ve been under water. To say “my dissertation has kept me busy” doesn’t even come close. It would be more accurate (and more colorful) to say “my dissertation has made me its bitch.” But! There’s a light [...]
Raise your hand if you’re tired of hearing about my students! Me, too, but here we go again. It’s now the end of the semester. Classes officially ended yesterday and we’re now solidly in what they call “reading days” at UF: days set aside with no exams and no classes and no anything so the [...]