Monthly Archives: February 2005

triathlon delusion training entry #1 Comments Off on triathlon delusion training entry #1

So after researching it for about half an hour on a bored Saturday afternoon I decided that I want to run a triathlon (which of course I have added to my 100things). So I guess this is the first training journal entry. It’s not going to be a good one, unfortunately. I decided to tell […]

all talk and no play Comments Off on all talk and no play

I realized this week that I had been telling everyone about the New York internship, but I actually had done nothing towards making it a reality. So, yesterday I asked a couple of my professors for letters of recommendation and I started writing my Professional Statement, which blows. I rewrote my resume to emphasize film-ish […]

prospective graduation date 2

I talked to my advisor this afternoon. If everything goes as planned, I’ll be graduating next May. How weird is that? I guilted her into writing me a recommendation letter for the internship I want to get in New York this summer. Nice. Along those lines. Well, not really. But Tom Cherones is coming back […]

astronomers think the world revolves around them 2

That isn’t just a bad joke, they really do or at least my professor does. He went on this half hour rant about global warming on Thursday and what was funny was the little pouting fit he had that academics in this country aren’t given the respect they “deserve.” He was actually pouting; I was […]

tenho um novo emprego 1

I had the interview with the Tuscaloosa School Board this morning. I got the job (which was no huge feat, getting a job where you work 3.5 hours a week). What they are going to have me do is sit with this Brazilian kindergardener in class and translate as needed. That will be cooler than […]