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alright folks, I’ve got an announcement.
I’m not feelin’ it anymore. you know, it’s been a great two years (and a bit), being here with you all, discoursin’ and whatnot. It’s been a pleasure, really. I’ve learned so much - SO MUCH. Maybe even more than what I learned during my whole undergrad degree. Certainly what [...]

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had to read some stuff for class the other day on whether or not black judges and female judges could be impartial.
yup. that’s what I said.
and, of course, I harkened back to my summer of researching and writing my thesis. all kinds of stuff came spilling out about how the dominant class always thinks they [...]

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landed!

Hi all -
just a quick little note to say hello and that I’ve arrived in my new city safe and sound! the trip was a bit harried when my dad decided to make a drastically wrong turn in Montreal and we got lost for a while, but I did get to see the beautiful Quebec [...]

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alright people: tomorrow is moving day. I will be driving halfway across the country and lugging boxes of my belongings over the next several days, and my access to internet will be limited and questionable for a while. So, in the meantime, please try to play nice. and try not to freak out if you [...]

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you fucking suck.
the end.

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apparently, I don’t deal well with change. If anyone has any advice on how to calm my frayed nerves, deal with a million things to do and virtually no time to do them, and how to prevent a 2 tonne elephant from sitting on my chest each morning when I wake up, speak now! nothing [...]

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one of the ways I like to write papers is to read a lot of papers. I read voraciously every article I can find on the topic in question, and make detailed and copious notes. Then, I compile those notes, study them closely, and make connections between them until I have a little family tree [...]

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I really think my thesis is finished… I can’t think of anything else to say about it, and I’ve finished all the revisions my advisor asked for… yet I still feel uneasy and anxious, like there’s something I’ve missed. I’m not sure I want to send it out into the world just yet. But I [...]

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can it be true?

can the first draft of my thesis really be finished?
can I really sleep now? and eat? and exercise? do yoga? and see my friends? and watch TV? Six Feet Under? read a book? for fun? go to the movies? sleep?
REALLY?
thank fucking god.

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I’m in the midst of much academic work, which is my primary priority, as well as working at my job full time, which is draining my energy and preventing me from completing my primary priority. Basically, all I want to do when I get home from work is watch Canadian Idol and So You Think [...]

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