Soundtrack in my head: Eurythmics, "Winter Wonderland" Now that I'm a graduate student, Christmas season gets kind of lost in the hustle and bustle of the end of the semester. Four weeks, five papers, one class presentation, one exam, yeah. So posts have been slim pickings this month. But I thought I'd post a cute … Continue reading ’tis the season to, um, well, you know…
Tag: busyness
hell, year…
Soundtrack in my head: The Primitives, "Spin-O-Rama" I knew it...but...it's now official. I'm in the hell year of the four-year part-time graduate program at UW's School of Social Work. Our program director even confirmed it. I knew it was going to be crazy when I saw that we would be enrolled for seven graduate credits … Continue reading hell, year…
the ides of August
I'm sitting on a bench in Tenney Park in Madison as I look out over Lake Mendota and hammer this post out on my Android phone. My phone said 54 degrees Fahrenheit as I walked out the door for my morning walk. Cold for an August morning but perfect weather for me as I walk … Continue reading the ides of August
the academic madness ends–for now
Soundtrack in my head: Snuff, "I Can See Clearly Now" silviarita / Pixabay A week ago evening I turned in a 15-page term paper and took my final exam. Then I went home, took a deep breath and vegged for most of the weekend. I put the academic madness behind me. My first year of … Continue reading the academic madness ends–for now
leap into a simple life
Soundtrack in my head: Tommy Roe: "Dizzy" Being busy seems to make it more difficult to live a simple life. Trying to combine part-time grad school with a full time job is leading me to burn-out. I don't see how I could do two or three more years of this. Plus, next semester, I will … Continue reading leap into a simple life