I really want to teach. From a practical standpoint, even if I get all the grants and all of my papers published, I can only do so much anthropology. If I teach anthropology, and just one half of one percent of my students become anthropologists, I would have more of… Read more“One Small Step”
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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!”
The Tale of My Dissertation Defense
Where to begin? The night before my dissertation defense, I posted on Twitter and Facebook that trying to sleep would be interesting. The outpouring of support I got on Facebook in response to my message was very heartwarming. I’m so glad that the department subculture is mostly one of community… Read more“The Tale of My Dissertation Defense”
Busy Bee
This coming week will be a wild one! On Monday our department will be hosting a visit by a job candidate. That means another round of attending talks and receptions and general hanging out with my peers. I admit I had my reservations about doing all this again, but I… Read more“Busy Bee”
Talking Rock Music
I’ve been spending a lot of time at Barnes & Noble reading books about guitars. Since the music section faces the comics section, the net change from before is that I’m turned 180 degrees. Anyway, this kid of thirteen or so with a faded t-shirt and long messy hair that… Read more“Talking Rock Music”
With Dustin’s help I installed Windows 7 on my external hard drive. I had to reformat, but my data is actually on a different partition than the OS, so forethought ftw. It booted up fine. I ran the stats program and it brought the whole computer down. *sigh*. I’ve restarted… Read more“”
I Am Not a Crook
Last night the power flickered just enough to reset some of the clocks and shut off my iMac. I was very well-saved so I just rebooted it back up. No problem! This morning I was motivated to get an early start on my dissertation. The most important task is to… Read more“I Am Not a Crook”
Emergent Layer
While in the middle of a large forest it is difficult, if near impossible, to know exactly where one is. Unlike for example, a tunnel, there is no point of light to focus upon to guide one towards the boundary. It is with great relief that my advisor has told… Read more“Emergent Layer”
Touring the East Coast
Two weeks ago I met up with my parents to visit relatives in New York. I haven’t been there in at least 15 years! We also also went on bus tours down the East Coast, seeing places like D.C., Boston, Philadelphia, Cambridge, New Haven, and Newport. I’m uploading pictures to… Read more“Touring the East Coast”