When I read the journals of Lucy Maud Montgomery, she kept on mentioning all the books she was reading. She was writing between about 1886 and 1940. So it's books from that era or earlier. Eventually, I got interested and wanted to read them myself, and started keeping a list of them. Here are all… Continue reading All the books Lucy Maud Montgomery mentions reading in her journals
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Rice University — is a private school worth it?
I worked at Rice for just over a year. But funnily enough, by a coincidence of circumstances, of which coronavirus contributed just 2 months, I was only in Houston for about 7 months during my whole time working there, haha. I came to Rice (a filthy rich private school) as a committed Tar Heel, and… Continue reading Rice University — is a private school worth it?
Film-making class at Rice University
I took a film-making class while I worked at Rice University. I did not really "take" it, though, I more audited it. But I did a lot of work for it, until I quit with a month left. Here's why. First, Rice has some pretty cool creative classes. There's a class where every student is… Continue reading Film-making class at Rice University
The most gentle job rejection I ever got
I had applied for a post-doc -- the only one I ever applied to -- at the University of Pennsylvania, in their center where they study the science of science communication. Yeah, that probably sounds really boring. But I thought it might be kind of cool! Any case, I got such a nice rejection note… Continue reading The most gentle job rejection I ever got
“Yes, we’ll keep your resume on file”
I'm curious, was there ever a time during which the promise to keep the resume of the rejected job applicant 'on file' was actually honored, and something came of it? It never did for me. I soon learned to see this ploy for the base basket of false hopes that it was. When I read… Continue reading “Yes, we’ll keep your resume on file”
Job racism in Sweden and Europe
1. I applied for a job as a "Data scientist and GIS specialist" in Sweden. The job was located in a "peace and development" department. So the job title, and the job focus, were pretty much the summary of my PhD, which I had just finished. I sent my application in to SIPRI (Swedish International… Continue reading Job racism in Sweden and Europe
Job rejection: “never got through”
(Back in February 2019) I applied for a job in October at an environmental research center at UNC Chapel Hill. One of those jobs through a university application system where you get the feeling you're tossing your information into a black hole. But for a wonder, this black hole chucked something back out, because they… Continue reading Job rejection: “never got through”
More wildflowers in the Piedmont
A continuation from this post. First, I found this really nice website that has pictures of flowers. I was able to identify some that weren't in my book using it. Partridge pea -- this made me really excited. It's a very beautiful yellow flower, and it has taken over the area where the yellow whorled-leaf… Continue reading More wildflowers in the Piedmont
A cautious online presence for a PhD student?
When I was a Ph.D. student, I got "the talk" quite often from family members, telling me that my online presence was going to be "problematic". Not because there were pictures of me doing drugs or anything. But because I was writing an opinion column for the Daily Tar Heel (the nation's finest university paper),… Continue reading A cautious online presence for a PhD student?
Should you take time off after your PhD?
I took time off after my PhD, and here's my thoughts on the matter: 1. I was very tired after my PhD concluded. I really wanted to rest. And this felt like a more important consideration than needing to find a job right away for the sake of being able to have a ready, assured… Continue reading Should you take time off after your PhD?
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