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Am I a Nerd, Geek, or Dork?

According to the The Nerd, Geek, or Dork Test test, I am Pure Nerd: 78% Nerd, 17% Geek, 30% Dork … and as confirmation, I’m nerdy enough to be bothered that the percentages don’t add up to 100%! Are the three supposed to be taken as independent scales, despite the fact that the test is [...]

Stop-and-go Blogging

I’ve been really wanting to write here, and I even have five posts in progress at the moment (six, if you count this one!) but just can’t bring myself to finish what I’ve been starting. I think it’s because I feel like I have to draw the line at how much time I spend with [...]

What Do I Want, Again?

I’ve been pondering my life lately (..again….) and in order to help me get my thoughts straight, I took a look at this mindmap that I made in October of 2007. It’s all still very relevant, as it shows what I think I need in order to fulfil my desires for peace, love, and happiness. [...]

Bonsai the parrotlet

This is my sister’s cuuuuute parrotlet! :)

The Vicious Cycle of PhD Living

Link: PHD Comics: Vicious Cycle Note to self: Remember that this is what NOT to do!

Eclipse epiphany, or lunar lunacy?

I stood there, gazing at the moon, unblinking in its oranged glow. I had a promise in mind, to myself and for myself. The idea had only sprouted barely an hour or so prior, and it was only getting more potent… and terrifying. But I believe it will work. I’m not superstitious by any means, [...]

What Do I Want?

What Do I Want? mind map

Divining the future… no! DEFINING it!

As I mentioned previously, this post has been in the ‘draft’ pile for quite a while. I’ve been tackling this entry sporadically, distracted by more and more things I want to say — and I know, I know, if I just could control the urge to say everything in one post, I’d have more posts, [...]

Situation drafty: but I’m cool in a good way

I am in the midst of drafts of so many things, and I know that all I need to do is get them done so that I can move on. I also know that having so many things on the go is distracting me from getting any of them done. But I am feeling very [...]

So what DO I want to do with my life?

I’ve been feeling the pressure of time lately, and I know I am certainly not the first to be concerned about what the future will hold. I’m also not the first to worry about how my choices now will affect that future, nor the first to ask, “How will I manage both a professional life [...]