*hugs* I suspect it's something in the air or water. I'm also having a semi-crappy day, starting off with the bird biting the piss out of Ben (the boyfriend) for what seemed to be no good reason at all.
When I started up my tiny little website, I was totally sure that I wanted to keep it as a small personal site that folks could read and poke through if they felt so inclined. I had some other ideas, and communities can be really great, but they're a lot of time and work and full of more drama than I can deal with on a regular basis. So, that's the background behind my tiny little site (sans any feedback areas) in a nutshell.
I feel your pain on the PhD thing. I never bothered with applying to any programs once I finished the MA program. I was burnt out and really and tired of living in general isolation in Massachusetts. I also wasn't looking forward to crash-course French, German, Japanese, and Classical Chinese after 6 years of a full course load and near full-time work AND more debt and a high probability of finding no work in the field. I just had to say no. /ramble
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When I started up my tiny little website, I was totally sure that I wanted to keep it as a small personal site that folks could read and poke through if they felt so inclined. I had some other ideas, and communities can be really great, but they're a lot of time and work and full of more drama than I can deal with on a regular basis. So, that's the background behind my tiny little site (sans any feedback areas) in a nutshell.
I feel your pain on the PhD thing. I never bothered with applying to any programs once I finished the MA program. I was burnt out and really and tired of living in general isolation in Massachusetts. I also wasn't looking forward to crash-course French, German, Japanese, and Classical Chinese after 6 years of a full course load and near full-time work AND more debt and a high probability of finding no work in the field. I just had to say no. /ramble