Oops...took a much longer blog hiatus than intended. Ended up having a rather eventful 2nd half of the semester - I'm sure I will end up writing a longer entry about the major reason why it was eventful, as I wish I'd had more advice about how to handle the situation at the time.
In other news: I officially finished coursework in December. It's weird to not have to go to class at all after a year and a half (including the summer) of full-time classes. This semester I am preparing for my program's version of comps (writing the literature review for my dissertation, then defending it before a faculty committee) and doing a part-time internship in a non-academic setting in the Big Important City near my university. The internship is actually a requirement of my program - very good and timely, given this recent article in the Chronicle of Higher Ed. I've previously mentioned that I have some reservations about a career in academia, and I'm still more or less on the fence...I love teaching (even though undergrads do drive me crazy), but so far, I'm having such a fantastic experience in the non-academic world that I'm starting to lean in that direction. The good news is that I still have some time to mull it over before I have to make a decision.
Other than that, I'm still living the grad student dream...the Dungeon/Batcave no longer has a leaky ceiling (now it's just moldy/mildewed...yum), but my officemates and I are relatively certain that our workspace isn't heated...not an ideal scenario during one of the metro area's coldest winters on record. Space heaters are a constant companion. Been teaching the occasional guest lecture in undergrad classes, so undergrad quotes will be coming. My life has been relatively consumed lately by the student organization that I advise, but things should finally slow down after this weekend.
But yes - I'm back. For good. Until life inevitably gets crazy again.
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