Life as a graduate student, graduate assistant, and teaching assistant is grueling and not glamorous.

I have successfully moved into my studio apartment. It’s nice, spacious, newly renovated and on the top floor of a four-story building with no elevator so you can imagine how much trouble my former roommate and I had getting my furniture up there.

It gets pretty lonely in my apartment, but honestly I pretty much use the space to crash/pass out, so I’m hardly there these days.

I’m behind on my hours as a GA constantly, largely because one member of the faculty doesn’t really need me yet, and my hours as a TA don’t count. Overall though I think they are happy with how I’m doing… I hope. Most of my work is just running errands like copies, etc. I will start cataloging and digitizing video materials soon, but I’m hoping my work will expand to some research work… Continue reading Obligatory Life Update… →