the month of June

and in turn my blog has been neglected.

I start my first exam on Friday (as in *this* coming Friday…as in three days from now) morning. The second exam the following Friday, and my (teleconference version of) orals on Friday, the 16th. My oral portion will be a teleconference as one of my committee members is now on faculty at a school in Texas.

It may sound crazy, but I’m not sure of the best way to “prepare” for these exams. I’ve mostly been busy clearing space. Taking care of NUTs (nagging unfinished tasks), grading up a storm, etc., so that when the exam questions arrive in front of me, they’ll have my full attention. I can’t say I’m not scared. But I’m almost beyond that point. I’ve thrown up my hands. There is not much more I can do.

I don’t know that I’ll be blogging much or doing much blog reading over the next couple of weeks, but I’ll try to do brief updates after each exam. I’m sure my NetNewsWire will announce something like 2,000 unread articles and blog entries by the time I return to my “real life.”

Until then….