habitually probing generalist

My friend Jess talked me into participating in JaPoWriMo, or January Poetry Writing Month. At least that is how I am parsing it out. The idea is simply to write one poem a day. She insisted they could be a short as haiku and that there was no requirement for them to be any good. [...]

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Thought I’d post a little update regarding my plans for fall. First, a quick update on where I am currently. Update My hours at the BCU library were bumped up to 6 (from 5) hours/week so I could take on a weeding project of my own. I had already cataloged the backlog and current acquisitions [...]

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I have decided that I will not write my thesis and thus will not finish my Certificate of Advanced Study (CAS) from UIUC. Earlier this morning I emailed my Dean, who is also my advisor, with my decision. As some of you know, circumstances arose almost exactly 3 years ago that, at the time, I [...]

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[This post title is, for me, multi-meta in that it refers to several things.] It has been a long time since I’ve been here. Part of me is sad about this fact and part of me thinks that is just fine. A lot has happened since I last wrote here: I quit my job as [...]

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a little “mouse” grew up; became a new house spouse. wrote a little ditty because he is moving to Iowa; Sioux City. I posted that little ditty to facebook and twitter several days ago to announce that I will soon be moving. In the comments on facebook, I also wrote: I’m going to Sioux City [...]

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Twice in the last week I have been disappeared from assorted campus directories. Recently the Library debuted a new website for staff, including a new personnel directory. The personnel directory is available in 3 versions (that I noticed): Faculty by name, Staff by name, and by Department. I was in the old directory. I have [...]

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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 [...]

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I have come to realize that I am a failure at the professional role that I have been trying to adopt for the last several years.  It is one which, in many ways, I am perfectly suited for.  For instance, I can shoot holes in most any argument presented by most anyone, preferably with the [...]

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Atlanta’s a distant memory Montgomery a recent blur and Tulsa burns on the desert floor like a signal fire I got Willie on the radio a dozen things on my mind and number one is fleshing out these dreams of mine Cowboy Junkies — 200 More Miles A little over a week ago I wrote [...]

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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 [...]

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