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Monday, 1 October 07 ::
i should update
it's been a long last week. lots of stuff happened. i went to the open education conference and presented the research that i'm doing on localizing within same-language multicultural countries. thats' the pointy headed way of saying - readability. ha! but seriously, i had a good time doing so, even though i got waay tired in the process. yes, conferences are EXHAUSTING.
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one thing that i did realize, considering where i was last year, is how happy i am, for the most part, at work. i mean, i love my job - for the most part. i love who i work with and for. last year i was beginning to realize that, while i was lucky to have funding, the situation was not what i wanted as far as a phd experience. it is continually humbling for me that i get to work for who i do, and, i am happy doing so. i also realize that i really like my chair. he's fairly new to the world of academia, but he is terribly conscientious about his job as a person's chair. he is also my friend h's chair and at least once a week i say to her 'we are incredibly lucky.' yes, yes we are. and yes, yes, i am. i am glad that i was able to advocate well enough for myself to get this new job working for this group of people who's way of being in the world is how i wish to be.
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in other news. i'm seeing that i love being at karate. i am now at the dojo 3 days a week, maybe more - i need to find out the saturday schedule. while learning the weapons is frustrating, the patience of our teachers is astounding. i am grateful for their time and willingness to help me. i love learning these skills.
okay.
that's it. i'm procrastinating.
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ps. have i mentioned that my house is a mess? yes. it is a big ol' mess, i mean huge mess. maybe sometime soon i'll get it clean. i hope so.
posted by brooke at October 1, 2007 10:46 PM
