Welcome Letter

Congratulations! You've been accepted to view the blog of incoming graduate student Adam! Though there are millions of people on the internet, only a select few will find their way to this corner of the blogosphere. We're very pleased to have you here!

Let us begin with an explanation...

There is no us. Just me. And you, of course, decoding my messages rolling down the information superhighway. Remember that term?  Zoooooom!

So this blog is my attempt to remain sane and grounded as I navigate academia after a 5 year hiatus.  Though I'm actually interested in what I'm studying this time around, there is a lot to get used to and I will be ridiculously busy.  If you know me at all, you know that I can only maintain intelligent discourse for a limited amount of time before I have to crack a joke, make an awkward comment, or embarrass myself in some way.  In fact, if you're one of my former bosses reading this, you've probably had to talk to me about this whether you wanted to or not.  But I digress (this is how you say you've gotten off track or that you are rambling in grad school).  

Really, I just need an outlet to write and dump the various things clanging around in my brain onto a virtual sheet of paper and mess it up a bit.  And not always have good grammar. Or worry about how this will be judged or if I'm going to pass or fail miserably.  You certainly can feel free to judge me and leave a comment judging me.  

I will try to refrain from personal issues with fellow grad students and faculty simply because that could cause problems in the future and is just plain not nice.  I may make really vague references that people who know me really well will understand but no one else will. Maybe not. I don't really know what's going to happen here just yet.  (Disclaimer: I don't actually have any issues with fellow grad students or faculty at this point, but who knows what will happen)

BUT I DIGRESS.

Enjoy. Or don't. I'm just going to write some shit.