Once, I feared that at some future time in my life, I could be working in academia, worriedly wondering: “Am I really qualified or even capable of publishing?” (A serious concern, given my abysmal “effort” at nanowrimo, let it never be mentioned here again.) But no longer! I have bought myself reassurance that indeed ANYONE […]

Just wanted to say thank you to all the lovely people who gave me shout-outs on LiveJournal yesterday for my birthday (as well as folks who called or dropped by the house with cake!) Sorry I didn’t respond directly, but I was offline and at home all day. I had a very relaxing transition from […]