Category Archives: PhD

Once Upon A Year Ago

Posted on May 20, 2013 by

This time last year I was in Nebraska. Although I knew I HAD to go spend a month there if I wanted to ever finish my degree, it was a hard decision to make. After a nightmare of a year … Continue reading →

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The value of history

Posted on February 14, 2013 by

Since I last wrote…when was it, Sunday?  Monday?Irrelevant, come to think of it. I have had an OUTPOURING of messages from people. Many on FB, comments here, emails, text messages and phone calls. And the first realization was wow…people actually … Continue reading →

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Adjunct – You are being watched

Posted on January 24, 2013 by

I hate email. Why? Today, if people have good stuff they want to say to me, or amazing information they want me to know, they either call, text, or FB. Email is reserved for the crap I don’t really want … Continue reading →

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Adjuncts Shrugged

Posted on January 10, 2013 by

If the cat hasn’t been let out of the bag yet, most of you know that I am a college “professor” – and I say “professor” because I’m just a fake one, part of the new faculty majority, meaning I … Continue reading →

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Social Justice in the Ivory Tower

Posted on November 13, 2012 by

I seemed to have disappeared a spell. Not that there hasn’t been a million and two things to fill the Candy Jar with. Adventure. Scandal. Perhaps illegal activity. (I gotta make myself sound all dark and mysterious because if I … Continue reading →

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Something is Lurking in the Dark

Posted on October 24, 2012 by

I have this horrible sensation that something is going to be thrown at me soon. Something from someone who has some sort of personal vendetta against me, or maybe a big ass paycheck coming their way, has something they are … Continue reading →

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Maybe I should be a hooker…

Posted on September 27, 2012 by

I came to a lot of conclusions today. The culmination of all conclusions that perhaps I need to change my focus from doctoral student to hooker. Maybe I’ll write a book and title it: “From PhD to STD: A life … Continue reading →

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A Letter to The Past

Posted on September 17, 2012 by

Today it was brought to my attention that it is my fault that my marriage failed. And, in all honesty, attempting to speak from the thin strand of personal integrity I am barely holding on to, I admittedly am absolutely … Continue reading →

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Fearful of Thinking, Afraid to Write

Posted on September 11, 2012 by

Today I was informed by a surely brilliant douche bag (umm,I apparently don’t take criticism well) that my writing was “abysmal.” And my thoughts are not well developed. And not original. Well. Let’s see. Not original. That is true. Well. … Continue reading →

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From Peon to Professional

Posted on September 2, 2012 by

I’m currently enrolled in the class with the same “educator” that killed education that I had a class with last summer. This semester, I have already been told that my writing is ‘unacceptable’ and I need to pay attention to … Continue reading →

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