So, I turned in my final paper yesterday. I feel oddly blah. I thought completion of my first semester as a Ph.D. student would have me jumping up and down yelling shouts of euphoria. It must be the fatigue. I did treat myself to a pedicure though. During the spa treatment, I couldn’t really relax. [...]

I stayed up all night last night finishing one of my seminar papers.  I’m glad it’s finished.  Now, I only have one left–YEAH! We will be spending the holiday break in Arizona with my family and also going to Mexico.  It will be nice to have a week or so of relaxation before the new [...]

I finished my first of three seminar papers last night. The perfectionist in me wants to go back and keep editing; the realist in me knows I have to cut and run. I think it turned out okay. The paper was actually a proposal for a larger scholarly research project. The title of the proposal [...]

For one of my final projects, I am reading Emily Martin’s book Flexible Bodies: The Role of Immunity in American Culture frorm the Days of Polio to the Age of AIDS. It’s a facinating read. Her text looks at the implications of medical authority, science as a social process, and our relationship to our bodies. [...]