It’s obvious to those who know me, but I don’t take very many courses in the hard sciences. This term, I’m registered for an embarrassingly easy course listed as Chemistry 201, which is basically chemistry for social science majors. This is pretty much the only course I’ve ever taken where the class size is too … Continue reading
It’s definitely spring. I foolishly wore woolen socks in my boots today, because they were the only socks I had that were remotely clean, and I sweated very much. I had my first class of the day cancelled, so I lay out on the grass, in the sun, and examined the veins inside my eyelids. … Continue reading
I recently received an e-mail from my department, informing me that there’s a new position as assistant professor of anthropology to fill. The list of candidates ran as follows. Already I have a pretty good idea who will be appointed. The Culture and Communication Department will be bringing in three candidates for the faculty position … Continue reading
I am well. Many plaintive e-mails have found their way to me of late, as I’ve been all but e-nonexistent (if such there is such a state). I’ve been traveling more than usual, and this week I have several final exams, so I’ve been cramming hard. This past weekend I spent in Tainan, a stunningly … Continue reading
Guess what came today? Did you guess a scholarship check for five grand? If not, you lose! Now I can pay off that $1,400+ ticket I charged to my credit card with a $1,500 limit. I shall also buy lots of cocaine. =D
I have several hefty exams tomorrow. Today I had my midterm for Data Analysis, and I finally freaking know what a z-score is! Because of this work before me, I holed myself up in my room and got promptly to procrastinating. Unfortunately, I was met squarely with this for my efforts. How the hell am … Continue reading
I’ve been working for quite some time on securing a scholarship to spend this coming fall at a university in Taiwan. I got the scholarship. Unfortunately, the scholarship did not bestow upon me any prowess with basic paperwork or timekeeping, and so it was only with nominal surprise that I noticed—today—that today was the postmark … Continue reading
I returned to Philly late on Friday evening. After a weekend full of insane partying with my closest friends, I made it back to my new domicile and slept in my new room. Today I had to head to campus for classes and meetings with various faculty and administrators. I received a new parcel of … Continue reading
For quite some time now, I’ve been working on cobbling together a stay in Taiwan in autumn 2008. I got accepted into the program after a rather nominal screening process (I assume the applicant pool is rather small, as rudimentary knowledge of Mandarin was a prerequisite), but the clincher was the scholarship for which I’d … Continue reading
I’m currently holed up in my room, grinding out an application to study in Taiwan this fall. I think the application process tests little more than fortitude in wading through oceans of etiolating bureaucratic vicissitudes. That’s a handy life skill, I’m sure, and one any respectable candidate should exhibit—but can’t they just ask me? I … Continue reading