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Pin Pricks and Pennies

by Anna Blanch on February 2, 2012

No matter how happy you are for the success or happiness of life milestones of others, and believe me, I am…I am happy and joyful for them..sometimes they still act like pin pricks, or knives, or red even hot pokers, reminding you of what you haven’t done, where you’re not at. Let me be clear [...]

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Sleepless in the PhD wilderness

by Anna Blanch on January 30, 2012

They say that going without sleep for 17 hours is equivalent to being under the influence of alcohol to the tune of .05. Lately, sleep hasn’t been easy. It has either come very slowly or been interrupted. The hours between 0100 and 0400 feeling interminable as I toss and turn. Ocassionally, I just give up, [...]

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Stupid Decision to Go to Grad School: Your Work Space

by Anna Blanch on January 30, 2012

Have you made the Stupid Decision to Go to Grad School? Contemplating your fate? Watch now for more on what your office space might look like …. Read the book, Surviving Your Stupid, Stupid Decision to Go to Grad School, by Adam Ruben, Ph.D! Learn more about the book at Random House What does your [...]

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Unintended impact of #project333

by Anna Blanch on January 14, 2012

Today is the third part of my #project333 for the grad student set up. In the first post I explained the project, in the second, I shared my list, and today, I share some observations about #project333. Observations scarves and tights I wouldn’t say I have a scarf-problem but I would say that I realised [...]

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List: #project333 for the grad student

by Anna Blanch on January 12, 2012

Today is the second part of my #project333 for the grad student set-up. In the first post I explained the project, in this one, I share my list, The rules are simple. 33 items for 3 months. more details here. Let me remind us of the process: Take inventory. [I detailed this process in the [...]

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A naked theologian

by Anna Blanch on January 11, 2012

I’m a lateral thinker inclined to make connections between seemingly unrelated things. In writing about 19th century women poets lately I’ve been thinking about the challenges of their domestic lives in the midst of their creative pursuits. I was also challenged by Joy’s recent post reflecting on Billy Coffey’s thoughts on ‘naked writing.’ It got [...]

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All Bull Aside (The Grad School Song)

by Anna Blanch on January 10, 2012

I am from the bush. In Australia that the bit between the coast and the outback. It’s not really the bit that you hear much about outside Australia. People are too busy reveling in tales of the desert or waxing lyrical about Sydney harbour and all its wonders, or Melbourne and its weather! It’s there [...]

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Project 333 for the Grad student

by Anna Blanch on January 8, 2012

Living on 3 continents over the course of 5 years has enforced a kind of ‘less is more’ approach to life. Yet a  focus on minimalism isn’t about scarcity, nor is it about not enjoying the things/stuff/art I have. There are some special objects that have made all moves with me. It is about knowing [...]

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Christmas Poetry and CASE Magazine

December 22, 2011

I’ve been sharing Christmas poetry and will up until Christmas. This is partly because I wanted to share the work of some of my favourite Australian poets, but also because of the prompting of an article I wrote for CASE Magazine’s Christmas issue about Australian Christmas poetry. It was an incredibly fun piece to write! [...]

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Stupid Decision to Go to Grad School: Undergrads & You

December 13, 2011

Have you made the Surviving Your Stupid, Stupid Decision to Go to Grad School? Contemplating the fate? Watch now for helpful tips on dealing with your undergraduate students For more, visit Facebook.com/StupidDecisionToGoToGradSchool and be sure to read the book, Surviving Your Stupid, Stupid Decision to Go to Grad School, by Adam Ruben, Ph.D! Learn more [...]

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