Entries from August 2008

August 2, 2008

Four More Years (of poverty)

The school year hasn’t even started but I’m already feeling the money crunch.  Pursuing a doctorate is kind of like taking a vow of poverty.  I have gone into savings mode realizing that I can’t really afford my bills.  This month I will start paying rent and buying my own groceries.  I suppose that’s when [...]

August 1, 2008

wtf

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
CAMPUS ALERT
July 31, 2008
There have been several reliable sightings of an animal fitting the
description of a cougar on the campus.  The description of the sighted
cat is: light tan and tawny brown, about 4 feet long with a 4 foot tail,
and weighing about 50 pounds.  Several sightings have been reported from
the [...]