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I found compherensive exams… different

Months ago GradLife McGill blogger Fannie wrote her post I found comprehensive exams… easy, and now that I have passed my comps as well, I’d like to echo her post with  this one. My post will not be a list of recommendations—Fannie already did this very well, and I have little to add to her sensible… Read More I found compherensive exams… different

July 4, 2018 Alice in the Anthropocene3 Comments

That yearly diary entry

I was in middle school, and the teacher was explaining what a diary is, highlighting the total freedom we have when we write on our personal diary: we can write, draw, use some slang, attach pictures, have a spontaneous handwriting, and choose the cadence of our entries. Someone raised the hand and asked, in a… Read More That yearly diary entry

January 3, 2018January 3, 2018 Alice in the Anthropocene1 Comment

The Writing of a Thesis: The Isolation

I never realized how social grad school actually is until I started writing my thesis. It’s a silly thing not to have thought about before, but never the less, these past few weeks have brought to mind how much I usually get to interact with people at the lab, and how essential that is to… Read More The Writing of a Thesis: The Isolation

December 18, 2017December 13, 2017 LauraJones3 Comments

The Writing of a Thesis: Too Much and Not Enough

Too much and not enough, that is the sentiment that seems to sum up my thesis so far. For the past few weeks I’ve been focusing mainly on my introduction, though I have the unfortunate tendency to jump around a little. My dilemma du jour is deciding what to include in my introduction; I keep… Read More The Writing of a Thesis: Too Much and Not Enough

December 13, 2017December 13, 2017 LauraJones1 Comment

The Writing of a Thesis: Musings of a Confused Grad Student

“The time has come, the Walrus said. To talk of many things. Of shoes and ships and sealing wax. Of cabbages and kings.” And like Lewis Carroll’s Walrus, I too have many things to talk (or write) about and sadly my thoughts are just as scattered. And thus begins my final series for the GradLife… Read More The Writing of a Thesis: Musings of a Confused Grad Student

November 30, 2017December 11, 2017 LauraJones1 Comment

From NaNoWriMo to #AcWriMo: learning from failure

Dreams of NaNoWriMo I first found out about NaNoWriMo – short for National Novel Writing Month – just over a decade ago. I was in high school, and secretly dreamed of writing novels about all kinds of strange situations and characters (some examples: a society living on the branches and roots of a World Tree in… Read More From NaNoWriMo to #AcWriMo: learning from failure

November 8, 2017 sophcousineauLeave a comment

Paper Prep Panic

Well maybe panic is a bit strong, but you gotta love alliteration. In any case, it’s that time again when my boss pops by almost daily to ask me where we are on my current paper. In many ways it’s a good thing, meaning that this one part of my research is almost ready to… Read More Paper Prep Panic

September 11, 2017September 10, 2017 LauraJonesLeave a comment

The Last Post

So, this it. The last blog entry for me. I have had an incredible year, and writing this blog has been an important part of the year. Writing this blog has given me an opportunity to take a moment and reflect on the highs and lows that I experienced in the moment.  In the moment.… Read More The Last Post

June 27, 2017July 4, 2017 heathermcpLeave a comment

Procrastination

Having a crazy amount of writing to do this weekend, I have decided to start things off in the most productive way I can think of: intensely procrastinating. My plan is to check emails – maybe every 15 minutes, while watching CNN (I don’t even like CNN). Maybe eat a box of chocolates until I… Read More Procrastination

April 12, 2017April 9, 2017 heathermcp1 Comment

(Write) Night at the Museum

As I was scrolling through my Facebook feed, as one does on a cold and windy night, I came across this interesting event for Concordia Write Nights. These events are a chance for writers of any sort to gather and write in atypical locations. Their next event is on April 7th from 2-5pm at the… Read More (Write) Night at the Museum

March 30, 2017March 28, 2017 LauraJonesLeave a comment

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