Posted in grad school on November 24, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Ah, the glamours of grad school…
These are the things that I don’t mind about being single. Today I got up earlyish, cleaned my bathroom, spent the day re-typing, re-writing, re-working, and watching re-runs. Then, in the absence of turkey leftovers, I got some Chinese, and am sitting on my bed eating crab rangoon and sesame [...]
Posted in being grown up on November 9, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Sure as the sun and moon
I am house-sitting for a friend. It’s kind of fun, she has a really nice house and it’s quiet and I can sit on her couch and just stare at my thesis. And, that’s about all I’ve done recently.
Remember I will always be with you
For not a word to say
And [...]
Posted in being grown up, grad school on November 1, 2007 | 2 Comments »
tomorrow i take a very big exam, which i have failed a few (several) times. i am very nervous. beside myself nervous. i keep looking at the vocab and the authors…and i can’t focus, so i stopped. i don’t know…
i am starting to feel a decent amount of confidence about my thesis anyway….good stuff. solid, [...]
Nakiru is a Karamajong name meaning "rain." My real name was confusing, so to replace it, the old woman looked out from under the hut and observed the coming rain, and named me. "Nakiru." The irony was when they named my sister "Nakolong" - "sunshine."
