Posted 03 Feb 2010 — by phdgal
Category pursuit
so today i found out that i passed my comps. so excited! it has been a long road, but now i can see some light at the end of the tunnel. naturally, after getting this news i managed to slack off and only type 6 words of my dissertation. (got to do better….) however, i did manage to get my office looking nice and organized. let’s see what tomorrow brings.
things i learned today:
(1) the smallest thing can put someone right over the edge (office mate making noise and using words that i can’t possibly repeat)
(2) academia has no money. i repeat. no money. can i get a piece of paper please?
(3) i didn’t bring enough for lunch and DON”T feel like cooking dinner. sushi anyone?
(4) trying to get anything done after 5pm is a wash. (hence why i’m blogging)
Posted 03 Feb 2010 — by phdgal
Category pursuit
I’d like to try this blogging thing again. i have all these things to say, but yet i’ve found it hard to put the words into a funny anecdote that will entice my 2.5 readers. that being said, i’m going to make a commitment to blog the the road to finishing my doctoral degree and getting a job. who knows what might happen along the way. i hope to share a few laughs, challenges, and words of advice/lessons learned to anyone who dares to read. so, here it goes….
Posted 18 Oct 2009 — by phdgal
Category pursuit
today is the day that i begin my journey towards the job market. after talking with my chair the other day, he reminded me that i have a mere 10 months to do ALL of the following:
finalize a research topic
finish my coursework
take prelims
write the first three chapters of the dissertaion
defend proposal
get published (yes, that’s right…in a top journal)
oh and while i’m attempting to accomplish all of this, i will also continue teaching both sections of a course.
i haven’t made much progress, but i’m hoping the last 2 weeks of october will prove to be very productive. right now i’m trying to come up with a viable research topic. this has got to be the most difficult part. If only a topic would fall into my lap like the master’s thesis. hmph, to be so lucky twice.
let’s see what a little reading, jotting of ideas, and a decent night’s sleep can do…..
