The Alaskan cruise photos continue with the many (receding) glaciers we saw! The first one we saw was the Mendenhall Glacier, which we visited after the whale watching tour. Our next port of call was Skagway. My brother and I went on the hiking trail to Lower Dewey Lake. Back… Read more“Glacier Photos!”
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I got my diploma in the mail. It’s huge! I believe it’s 14 x 17 inches and it doesn’t fit in the symbolic cases we were given at commencement.
Whale Watching Photos
One of the highlights of the Alaskan cruise I took with my family was the whale watching tour in Juneau. Our boat was very uncrowded so everyone could get a good look at the same time. As we left Juneau we cruised for a while without seeing anything but birds…. Read more“Whale Watching Photos”
Tips for Graduate School #4: Have You Considered Seeing a Mental Health Professional?
I’ve been writing these tips as I go along, and I’ve noticed that many are interrelated. For example, this tip touches on the story in tip #1. I’m going to write more about how helpful it was to go to counseling while I was a grad student. To recap, when… Read more“Tips for Graduate School #4: Have You Considered Seeing a Mental Health Professional?”
Seattle Photos!
Here are my photos from the Seattle portion of my summer trip! You can see the whole set on Flickr. The Woodland Park Zoo was very nice, with a large variety of animals in modern exhibits. They also had the coveted web address of zoo.org! Space Needle! I took this… Read more“Seattle Photos!”
Tip 3: How to Not Fail at Graduate School (Keith’s Dissertation Process Secret Technique)
My third tip is probably what people expect to be the first tip. Here is how you can do your best in graduate school: a little at a time, every day. Graduate school is a marathon, not a sprint, so momentum and consistency are far more important than intensity. Sure… Read more“Tip 3: How to Not Fail at Graduate School (Keith’s Dissertation Process Secret Technique)”
Tips for Graduate School #2: You Are (Probably Not) Failing
Hi everyone. Don’t think that I forgot about you while I’m on vacation! I wrote the following a week ago while looking out a cruise ship window at Alaska, between Ketchikan and Juneau. Part three has also been written and I know what part 5 will be. No idea about… Read more“Tips for Graduate School #2: You Are (Probably Not) Failing”
Tips for Graduate School #1: I’ve Got Friends in Mo’ Places
As I enjoy the post-graduation glow, my desire to teach has surpassed my actually being a teacher of some sort. I will take this time while memories are fresh to write what I can about what I want newer students to know about graduate school. When I applied for graduate… Read more“Tips for Graduate School #1: I’ve Got Friends in Mo’ Places”
School’s Out Forever!
The just-ended semester was at least one of my best and more importantly, my last! Mid-May was even more special because my family visited to see me get hooded and enjoy what Columbia has to offer. What Columbia had to offer us is food. Due to some planning, improvisation, and… Read more“School’s Out Forever!”
OK, DC Comics, I’ll make you a deal. You send me comics in advance, and I’ll proofread them for you for free. It’s win-win. I get to read comics early (and I won’t spoil them, because why ruin a good thing?) and you get to avoid embarrassing typos in your… Read more“”