December 2009
5 posts
Training for a 5k
I’m running again. I have a love/hate relationship with running - well, it’s actually more of a hate/loathe relationship to be honest. I’m a classic endomorph, more suited to brief bursts of intense effort than to extended periods of cardio. For me, an endurance event is anything over about 5 minutes.
Despite this, I have had some small successes as a runner in the past. I have...
Shadow of the Thesis
Grades aren’t posted yet, but I already know that I finished with an A in one of my classes. No, not that class - the other one, the one with the prof who actually likes my work.
At any rate, it is sinking in now that I have actually completed all of the class work for my master’s degree. All that is left now is writing my thesis.
I’m good at that, right? I mean, that is what...
It is done.
The prospectus has been printed and saved. Already, without even knowing the grade, I feel better. I’m sure it will suffice… perhaps not an A, but it will suffice.
Rarely in my academic career have I faced a professor that I don’t know how to please - now, two semesters in a row I have a class that I know can only result in a B.
I remember when a B was good. It was above...
Cereal in the wee hours
The last actual exam of my master’s degree is done. There is a prospectus to turn in by Friday, and a thesis to finish next semester, but the actual testing is over. I’m not sure how that makes me feel. It should make me feel something, right?
It was a take-home exam, so that was a bit anticlimactic. I suppose a grueling, 4-hour comprehensive would have created more of a catharsis. As...
What the Market will Bear
Lately I’ve listened to several of my female friends complain about their boyfriends, and I have come to a conclusion.
Young women should study capitalism more closely.
Ladies, you own the commodity. You have what guys want, and sex is a seller’s market. If you aren’t happy with the way it goes down when the lights go out, raise the price. Find a new customer. Explore new...