I figured I would write a quick update. I always try to remind myself to do these but somehow the moment always eludes me.

As you can tell from the title, I’m on winter break. :D Sadly, it’s going to end in about two or three weeks but that’s okay. I’ve been doing what most people do: eat, sleep, laundry, feed my cats, and think about the new year. I’ve got a bottle of champagne and my favorite wine for when the day comes.

2019

I know coming into 2019 will be the time when I zone in on my second to third year of postgraduate school. I’ve basically fallen off the face the of the earth or found myself crawling out from under a rock depending on how you see it. Now that I am here, it’s doable but I don’t think grad school is for the undisciplined.

Grad School

This semester was the hardest I’ve ever done in my whole academic career and coming from someone who has taken seven courses at once in undergrad, it’s pretty fucking hard. At least I don’t have to wonder if it’s all worth it because I’m beyond that point. I’ve put out some of my best work and written in modes I never thought possible. I’m very proud of who I am as a person and I think academia has helped to nurture that.

It really helps that I’ve met a lot of likeminded people in my courses and on the London 2018 trip. These are my buddies I talk to everyday even though compared to them, they’re all bonafide teachers/professors.

More Travel

Shame on me but I still haven’t posted my London 2018 trip photos. The issue is I have thousands and a handful of videos that I have to curate. And since I have followers from multiple outlets, I wasn’t sure how to share it. I’ll get to it soon.

AWP 2019 is coming up. It’s in Portland, Oregon this year. I’ve never been to it but it’s all my grad school friends talk about, so why not? I’ll be going with my friend, Cyndi, and although people think you just walk around and have fun, I imagine we’ll be more occupied with bouncing from workshop to workshop learning everything we can. And there’s the bookstore. It’s going to be three football fields big. I’m excited but kind of scared, too.

New video coming soon

Well, I’m going to edit a video for you all now. It got interrupted months ago and never finished. It’s my results for the 23andme and genetics testing that you all have been waiting for. So see ya soon.