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15 years ago @ Katie [blogs] - The Hardest Post I\'ve... · 1 reply · +1 points

Incredibly brave. Thank you for sharing. (And good luck with the counseling path--you'll change people's lives, I'm sure of it.)

15 years ago @ Stratejoy with Molly M... - No Such Thing as the Q... · 0 replies · +1 points

Oh, and I have an amazing transitions professor (he got his MA in Ceramics right around the Vietnam War era, no joke), and he also put a positive spin on Gen Y. He reminded us that Gen Y might demand a lot, but we come in with the ability to find information fast and collaborate using methods that are dizzying to his generation.

15 years ago @ Stratejoy with Molly M... - No Such Thing as the Q... · 1 reply · +1 points

Some of us like to make our own coffee! Others like to take a perfectly good cup of coffee that's been made for us, sprinkle some cinnamon and organic soy milk in and go from there! And some of Gen Y thinks they don't need to share with the generation above us, but some of Gen Y wants to let the older generations know that just because we like whipped cream and a bazillion shots in our lattes, doesn't mean we're any less accountable than an 8oz. black, brewed coffee.

Wow. Coffee analogies, for the win!

Grad school is absolutely wonderful (I say as I type from one of my offices, heh). We're almost done with the first term, and I definitely think student affairs was the right choice! I'm starting the process to apply for summer internships here there and everywhere, as well as lining up internships on-campus for spring and winter. Love love love this program.

15 years ago @ Stratejoy with Molly M... - No Such Thing as the Q... · 3 replies · +1 points

Well, the thing is-- when we say that we don't want to work at the bottom... that's what makes people think we think we're entitled. The perception is that we _are_ told that we can be whatever we want to be and then we're also somehow conditioned to think that just by being "good enough" or "smart enough" that will be just fine. And then when, for some reason, it doesn't happen, we get sad and upset.

What we need is a dose of Real Talk 101. That sometimes, you don't have to fall in step with how things have always been done, but that sometimes, you do. And either way, life isn't easy. And that it's perfectly fine to take time out to be yourself, and travel, and have fun, and that there aren't necessary, linear steps in life.

15 years ago @ Stratejoy with Molly M... - Redefining Success in ... · 1 reply · +1 points

Reading blogs is a break from my grad school projects! Are you doing overall good work? Are you staying engaged, especially when working with students? I bet you're an awesome teacher/professor-in-training-- and that personality is going to be something that Ph.D. programs will want, too. Nothing worse than an uninteresting professor, can you dig it? Looks like you have the right attitude anyway. Learn from something that may not have turned out as well as you would have liked, and move forward. That's what's important.

(Also, what sort of program are you in?)

15 years ago @ Katie [blogs] - The Evolution of the I... · 0 replies · +1 points

Comments are fun! Even if they're from your best friend telling you she's convinced you have syphilis. No fingers pointed or anything.

I have a severe discrepancy between "views" and "comments." And I suppose that's alright. For now... but I would like to be a bit more interactive.

16 years ago @ Katie [blogs] - I\'ll Punch You In You... · 0 replies · +1 points

AGREED.

I wrote a whole bunch about other updates I hate, then this site decided it hated me. So, in a nutshell, I hate:
- overly alarmist/far-winged political updates
- updates that do nothing but tout "how much better I am than other people!" You're conceited. Stop it.
- updates about your new baby peeing, pooping, getting sick, etc. No. Not allowed on my feed.
- poorly-written updates where the person thinks they sound smart and insightful, but really... no. Stop using words you don't understand.

16 years ago @ More is Better - trader joe’s, abnorm... · 0 replies · +1 points

I want this. Your description of soggy pizza-like sustenance has me in a craze.

Also, it could be that I just overloaded on carbs and my body's already burned through them, so I don't know. I just don't know.

16 years ago @ Stratejoy with Molly M... - Being Myself. No Matte... · 1 reply · +1 points

I may not know all that much about you, but I can tell that you're awesome.

16 years ago @ Katie [blogs] - Same Road, Different D... · 0 replies · +1 points

I've been thinking about this new "public" face I've adopted on my blog. My friend actually called my blog "G-rated." Seriously. Me.

But on the subject of you, I think you're hilarious and insightful. It's nice to meet you, New Katie.

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