school

Did i tell you i was back at school again? yes...after a 2 year break, i am back.  this is my second semester back! of course, it seems like i am always in school.  i came to the RU campus in 2000 and never left.  between work and 2 graduate programs, i have been there ever since.  i do love it. the work and the school.  last semester, i brought back about 20 books to the library (my old dissertation topic) and hung out in the stacks getting 20 or so new books (on my new dissertation topic).  

picnik formatting into Polaroid 

i am in the stage of the doctoral program in which i am really working on my own except for meeting with my chair from time to time.  it is a difficult stage for me, without the structure.  i loved when i was in classes, and i had exams and papers due on exact days...now it is all up to me and my energy, motivation, and focus.  working full time and fighting cancer impacts all of that, but i actually have more written for my proposal then i have ever in the past!! so i am staying positive here and enjoying it. i am  trying to concentrate on the dissertation without getting extremely overwhelmed (tricky business!).  my friends/peers are helping me feel motivated too - thanks guys!!

snowy campus; Kaimal Mark II lens, Alfred Infrared 'film' 

Kaimal Mark II lens, BlacKeys Supergrain 'film'