End of an Era

2005:
after school, in shadow

webcam

LEEP away game from 52

Started school, got a great job, felt like I’d finally figured it all out, took some library classes but was much more into the social informatics-type stuff and also my job my job my job. Went to France, dated some, felt pretty alone but also more like myself than ever before, applied to the doctoral program.

2006:

ssh

e's thinking about grad school process

Started dating Shane, met a bunch of fantastic people, walked the Camino, lost weeks of my life to Moodle, started the doctoral program, got a for real job with the longest title ever, broke my arm, became a master of science!

2007:
Graduates!

ITO Crew

Launched Moodle, left the doctoral program, walked at graduation, nationwide job hunt for both of us while working full time and taking three classes, moved to DC, started at the library, took a semester off.

2008:
Day 205 - 2/13/08

Day 309 - 5/27/08

Metadata, classes at GW, felt disconnected but actually able to do research at work, had an epiphany and put together a thesis project that addressed practical work and also my research interests, read and worked and collected data, hated job.

2009:
4.15

Done!

Last class, six weeks of frantic writing and revising, defense and Kams, and now….?

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0 thoughts on “End of an Era

  1. I am sorry you were in a job you hated in 08. I hope that is not still the case. There is little that’s worse than that, in my experience.

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