• Who am I?

    I am Qrystal; or at least, that's my dot-name! Har har. (My name is really Crystal, but that's not as internet-searchable; hence, switching the C for the little-used letter Q.)

    I am here because I enjoy writing. I do this mostly for myself, but I also have a passion for helping others learn things from the things I write. Now that I am done my Ph.D. in Physics, I am stepping away from academic research so that I can indulge in some creative ways to share my knowledge and inspire the appreciation of scientific thinking in others. I am also working as a tutor, which is one of the jobs I've most enjoyed doing in my life so far.


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    • Two More Years is Too Many…

    Posted by Qrystal on August 4, 2008 at 23:40.
    Category: Life. Tags: humour, thesis.

    There comes a time in the life of every graduate student when she or he realizes that another two years of graduate school cannot be endured.

    There also, surely, comes a time in the life of every graduate student when she or he searches the web for the real scoop on how to write a Ph.D. Dissertation.  This article seems to tell it like it really is, instead of the massively-exaggerated way we prospective doctorates see it.

    UPDATE (August 30, 2010): It’s two years later. I’m still not done. Rereading the article linked above is still amusing and inspiring, though.

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