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(FYI: The title was my attempt at what Opie from Family Guy sounds like.)
Ahoy! Well, I’ve had two weeks off, for the most part, but I’ve neglected this blog. Now, however, fishy89 and lunaticraft have checked in with posts, so I guess I should stop being so damn lazy.
In short, life is good, ladies and gents. After a productive finish to my first semester of grad school, I’ve had a restful and rejuvenating break. I’m ready to get back and I’m excited for my spring classes. Here’s my schedule, if you’re curious:
Mondays, 4:00 to 6:40 Comparative Political Analysis
Tuesdays, 11:30 to 2:10 Statistics and Quantitative Methods
Tuesdays, 5:40 to 8:20 American Political Development
Thursdays, 11:30 to 2:10 Theories of Democratic Transitions
Wednesdays, 4:30 to 6:30 Introduction to College Teaching (not for credit, offered through the Grad School’s TA Project)
I’ve had a blast since I’ve been home. I got to see almost all of the people I wanted to, partied it up with some great friends on a birthday weekend, ate to shocking excess with some zany friends at a Brazilian restaurant, saw a rodeo at the PA Farm show, walked on freaking mine fires in Centralia, and invaded several small island nations. Success!
You know, my pretties, it’s been a good long time since I’ve been as excited for a new year as I am this year. I’m getting to do something I love, in a great program, in a comfy apartment where I banter incessantly with iepoch, surrounded by wonderful people across something like five states. There’s a chance I might score some lucky breaks in 2011 (e.g., there’s already been strong hinting about a job at my alma mater once I get my Ph.D., if not before, which could gain steam) that would make things even more amazing. And, for whatever silly reason, I have a feeling this year could see fishy89, iepoch, and me finding girlfriends. Not that it’s necessary; I couldn’t be happier with things as they are (that’s a lie: I would love some Ph.D. funding, haha), but it might be nice to have someone special in my life, especially now that I’m settling into grad school. Who knows.
Well, there’s your catching-up entry. Future ones will be more fun and exciting.
This will be you.
