Boom! AI is the New Dynamite
I'm not a PhD Candidate
        I’ve been thinking a lot about the title “PhD Candidate” versus “PhD Student.” I’ve passed my proposal defense, so I am a candidate, but I realized I lost something when I insist I’m no longer a student: I’ve lost the ability to not know things.
        
        
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    Time is an arbitrary social construct
but that doesn't matter...
        I cannot believe it’s been over two years since my last post. My life since then has been a steady bombardment of my thesis, job hunting, and physical therapy. Between all of that, I forgot that writing can also be fun. Writing isn’t just about defining my thesis’ methodology or...
        
        
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    Gratitude is complicated
Or, thoughts after brain surgery
        So I had brain surgery on Monday at 8 am. By 2 pm I was awake and alert and (the nurses assure me) making very funny jokes. How crazy is that?? Just a few hours ago they were in my BRAIN!
        
        
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