RESEARCH-CREATION & SCHOLARSHIP
This is where I post all of my research-creation and scholarship in progress. I manage the distribution of this content via Patreon. I invite you to become a Patron to support my independent research and creations so I can continue to bring new ideas and thoughts into the world.
books
I was just updating my list of books on LibraryThing and I reached my free-account limit of 200 books. Now the dilemma: do I pay the $25 for a lifetime account? Is this a service I need? Sometimes it seems like a valuable tool (especially since I have an associative...
notes
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this is the 21st century, right?
I got my notice from Netflix in the mail today that my plan is now $1 cheaper, and I can watch up to 9 hours of movies on my PC. Unexpected bonus! When I logged in to my account, though, I find out that not only is it not compatible with macs, it uses the new DRM-ed...
starry night
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swampy
When I was getting coffee this morning, one of the women in the office went to the sink to dump out a big bucket of water. I asked her what it was from, and she said it's from the dehumidifier in her office. It has a 2-gallon capacity, and she empties it out twice a...
job search hell
When I started graduate school last fall, I was still working full time, about 30 hours/week. I was also doing a 10 hour/week assistantship for the department and taking two classes. It was hard. When I was at work, all I could think about was what class work I hadn’t...
Garbage Paper
Today I had planned to revise a paper from several years ago to submit for a scholarship. The topic is to be anything related to Florida history. When I opened my paper about Disney, nostalgia, and Celebration, this is what I found (this is the truncated version - the...
MacBook strangeness
I've had my MacBook for about 9 months; I've had some problems, but I'm sure not as many as others have. About one month after I got it, the computer froze and the hard drive stopped spinning. I held down the power button, and after it shut down I couldn't restart it....
Statement of Purpose
I decided to start this blog because I feel like I need to write more. Class writing assignments, while challenging, are not enough. I felt the need to write on topics of my choosing: book reviews, short essays, etc....things that will help me when it's thesis-writing...
Books
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