After getting so hyped up about roadtripping to PA, I feel like it would be a disservice to whoever is actually still reading my ramblings to not say anything about the trip. It was awesome. Drove up from Texas to Pittsburgh, by way of St. Louis. While we were in St. Louis, we got to […]
I can’t say that I know the right way of doing things. But I can certainly identify the WRONG way of doing things. And America, you’re doing it all wrong. As I grow further and further into adulthood and meet more and more people with backgrounds different from my own, I grow more and more […]
Year two of PhD program completed! And with straight A’s this semester! It’s my first semester with straight A’s since high school. Although I partially blame that on the fact that my undergrad institution only gave an A for 95% or higher (and my high school only gave an A for 97% or higher), and […]
Hopefully there will be more to come next week along the lines of an actually informative update from yours truly. But for now, I’ll just tell you that I’m defending my master’s project on Wednesday of next week (5 days away!!!!) and so my weekend is going to be completely consumed by that. I feel […]
Well, hello, friends! Since spring break it’s been a flurry of things to do. I thought life would slow down until finals geared up, but that hasn’t been the case. Two weekends ago I went to my first math conference as a grad student. That was a lot of fun. I got to meet new […]
I would like to take a few minutes out of my insanely busy and stressful life to talk to all of you about an issue near and dear to my heart. Oops I’m sorry. That previous paragraph is exactly the type of thing that is discouraged. The workplace, and society at large, is no place […]
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