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Well, the date is finally confirmed. May 24th I'll be defending my thesis and (hopefully, if the defense goes well) completing my doctorate. It's about damned time - it's been a little over five and a half years since I started my studies. A lot has happened since then, but in a lot of ways I've stayed the same - some of them not good....
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luckyp:
Congrats on setting a date! I'm jealous-- I still have 20 months of school left. Not that I'm counting down or anything... 
--l*P
--l*P
hati:
I never visit this site anymore, but I thought I'd stop by. I know how you feel. I'm in grad school for another two years, and because it's for film, I don't even know what the hell I'm going to do when I graduate! Amen, brother. And good luck.
Writing, writing, writing....
That seems like all I do these days. Probably because it is.
So, I'm writing my thesis - three chapters down, four to go. Target date for completion: May 7th.
I've been totally MIA from the newswire since I started working on my thesis full time. I found that I can't really concentrate on two diamtetrically opposed writing styles at the same...
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That seems like all I do these days. Probably because it is.
So, I'm writing my thesis - three chapters down, four to go. Target date for completion: May 7th.
I've been totally MIA from the newswire since I started working on my thesis full time. I found that I can't really concentrate on two diamtetrically opposed writing styles at the same...
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waxangel:
Tickets? I don't think so. But, then, I've had to be at work early every god damned day this week, and it's screwing with my thinkin' cells.
kay:
Yeah you SAY you will be around. Ah well, I cannot throw them stones cause I'm not often around either. I do think about you though, and always hope you are well.
~cheers
~cheers
Sometimes the circle-jerk nature of the majority of discourse on this website drives me insane. I don't know if it's endemic to the site itself or just a symptom of a society that values making people feel good about themselves more than any attempt to search for objective truth. But it's practically everywhere one attempts to look. What amazes me even more is that the...
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signalnoise:
This just begs: Where's the bad logic at work here on SG? 
scout:
i could agree vehemently with your point, but wouldn't that only serve to further assert it? i'm at a stand-still.
but you are right, people are so blindly supportive here.
but you are right, people are so blindly supportive here.
So OK, I'm the worst internet friend ever. I'll grant you all that. I think I've had maybe three or four journal entries this year. It's sad. The fact that it took me about a minute and a half to actually figure out how to post a journal entry on the new site (which has been up for what, three months?) today is a pretty...
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misstyrios:
Thank you so much for the great books and I hope all is going well.
phoebus:
Still saving the world?
Thanks a lot to everyone who wished me a happy birthday, I really appreciated it. You guys rock.
I'm really trying to get back into the groove in the lab. As I think I've mentioned before it was a singularly unproductive summer - nothing like three months without anything to really show for it - so I've resolved myself to get into the lab earlier...
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I'm really trying to get back into the groove in the lab. As I think I've mentioned before it was a singularly unproductive summer - nothing like three months without anything to really show for it - so I've resolved myself to get into the lab earlier...
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aurelius:
While it will be nice to feel like there's some forward motion in my career, putting it off for, say, an extra year in order to actually enjoy my 20's (which are waning) seems like a perfectly reasonable compromise to me.
Hmm...that kinda sums up the dilemma I'm always mulling over, what with me still being a youngster for a solid couple of years and all. We'll see I guess. If I were still in NYC, at a big Wall Street firm, the obvious "solution" would be lots and lots of high-quality blow. Here, maybe not so much.
About a month 'till I start work. We should talk before then--I'll give you a call once I'm moved in.
johnclement:
I know what you mean regarding the memes. Liberal media is a good example. Whenever the topic of the media comes up, nearly without fail someone will call it liberal.
I bought the book. I fully expect to be very depressed, but I'll let you know if it is any good.
I bought the book. I fully expect to be very depressed, but I'll let you know if it is any good.
Shit. Now I have to wait another 36 years to be a perfect cube again.
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illstabyou:
Nerd.
If you only read this far (I know you're out there, admit it) then make sure that you at least get this: check out Aspen's new panties for sale at the SG shop and buy some!
I read an article today that was fairly depressing, and got me thinking about something. Granted, I think the writer takes the alarmist "neo-nazis Oh No!!!111!!!" approach that I...
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I read an article today that was fairly depressing, and got me thinking about something. Granted, I think the writer takes the alarmist "neo-nazis Oh No!!!111!!!" approach that I...
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iggy:
oh my god your birthday is the day after mine.
happy birthday!!
happy birthday!!
nefaria:
ahhhhhhhhhh HAPPY BIRTHDAY! 
Well my assistant is finally gone. Which, while unfortunate, means that I'll be back on SG more now, since he's not always looking over my shoulder.
It's been a pretty relaxing two weeks since I last updated. TheFuckOffKid came to visit, which was very nice, it was great to finally meet him after interacting for so long on the site. He seemed to enjoy watching...
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It's been a pretty relaxing two weeks since I last updated. TheFuckOffKid came to visit, which was very nice, it was great to finally meet him after interacting for so long on the site. He seemed to enjoy watching...
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rxqueen:
Well my assistant is finally gone. Which, while unfortunate, means that I'll be back on SG more now, since he's not always looking over my shoulder.
yeah except now its august 9th and no update from my favorite resident 'evil genious'.
retroactivwe:
I'll have to check out that book. Hopefully thigns will be different next time.
legionnaire:
European Vacation pics
Dear Spain,
I'm sorry that you obviously didn't get the message, but I now feel it is my duty to inform you all of the following:
a) The return of mullets as a hairstyle was a humorous and ironic gesture.
b) That gesture was brief, and ended quite a while ago.
We apologize for any misunderstandings that may have come about as a result of...
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I'm sorry that you obviously didn't get the message, but I now feel it is my duty to inform you all of the following:
a) The return of mullets as a hairstyle was a humorous and ironic gesture.
b) That gesture was brief, and ended quite a while ago.
We apologize for any misunderstandings that may have come about as a result of...
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verandi:
i wish i still had 20 dollars.
cokeconfessional:
Italy does rule. 
This will very likely be my last update for a while, at least until I get back. Toothpick and I are going on what promises to be a fantastic European tour. On May 30th we're flying into Barcelona, staying for five days, then flying into Florence for another 4 days, and then on to Rome for an additional 5 days. I'm rather excited, as is...
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luckyp:
Surely you are in the midst of an awesome trip. I know it's true, cuz I have ESP.
--l*P
--l*P
toothpick:
Best birthday ever.
Best birthday ever.
i was clearing out pictures from my phone and came across all these (mostly horrific drunken) pictures from a wedding i went to last summer in new york and this was like the only good one.