I was about nine when The Return of the King released on home video, and every year since then, my family has upheld a yearly tradition of marathoning the trilogy on New Years Day. Like every good movie marathon, this activity was always accompanied by plenty of good food, and over the years my mother... Continue Reading →
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Games with Friends
I was late to the online co-op gaming party. A lot of that is probably because of the public perception (which, let's face it, is totally based in fact) of online gaming spaces being prohibitively toxic, especially toward anyone who isn't a cisgender, straight, white man. Yikes. However, it was when I was 26, in... Continue Reading →
Ph.D Field Exam Reading
I'm a graduate student in an English lit program. I know, that probably wasn't the wisest career decision. But I'm this far in and apparently dedicated to committing the fallacy of sunk costs. So I guess I'll be sticking it out. Which means that during the second week of August, I took my field exams.... Continue Reading →