habitually probing generalist

Not sure where this blog is going this year. I said some things last year about where I wanted to take it / thought it might go and it got nowhere near any of those places.
I read through all of my posts for 2008 on the 1st and 2nd. Wow! What a year! Talk about [...]

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I’m still a little unsure since I do not have confirmation from the Board of Trustees—which is the official notice of employment—but based on my acceptance of the draft offer letter last Friday and receipt of the formal offer letter Tuesday I have a professional position. For a while anyway.
As of Monday, 6 October, I [...]

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I got a quick IM from a friend the other night wondering how I was doing as I have been quiet lately.
Yes. Yes I have.
There are a lot of reasons for this. Some of it is lack of time to do all the things I’d like to. There are probably other reasons, too, in certain [...]

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What a question. I feel like I need a recap of some of it myself sometimes.
I hope to have some semi-substantial blog posts and/or Flickr sets for some of these but I’d like to get them mentioned before they all become old news.
[some kind of division]
Been watching a fair few movies, started running (4x 5x [...]

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I have two lazy web requests.
Online job applications
I am in the process of filling out my first fully online job application and it is not pleasant for so many reasons. Complaining is not my point here, though.
The main issues are that in several places there is not enough room to add the information I need [...]

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The end approaches and Tuesday I spent preparing for it.
A few weeks ago I sent in a petition to the Grad College to move my “additional” 2 hours from my MS (42 vs. 40-required) to my CAS. That was approved last Friday (Feb 1st).
Seeing as I had 72 completed hours that put me at [...]

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I know I’ve been pretty quiet lately. Lots going on and not so well physically. I just seem to stay sick anymore.
Lots of things happening, though.
Bibliography class
I have a topic for my Bibliography class and I’m making great progress collecting things and entering them into Zotero. I’ve read a few previously and I [...]

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Sorry. Just needed to get that off my chest.
I have 2 jobs to apply to and I am losing my mind over résumés and cover letters.
I. Hate. This. Stuff. Just in case I haven’t mentioned it.
And, no. I’m not particularly looking for any sympathy. I full well know it is the price we pay [...]

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