2018-11-27 21:01
The situation is super nuanced, guys. We’re touching on intimate shit today, so stay with me.
I’ve been emo for a couple of weeks now because, for the first time ever, and for v… Read More
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Ramblings about my life as a graduate student and an expat.
2018-09-22 15:58
Unlike Nick Miller above, I have rarely said ‘This is good’ while referring to my own writing. And yet, these days, I’m gonna have to start liking it or, at the very least… Read More
2018-08-09 20:20
Hey guys! Or, if I want to be a little more realistic, hey my friend Anastasia, who convinced me to write in here again! I’m not even going to acknowledge the amount of time it&rsquo&hellip…Read More
2018-04-22 17:06
Hey there! So… I’m not even going to make up an excuse. I haven’t been writing here at all because, for the past 9-or-so months, I have been working towards my comps. And… Read More
2017-08-02 20:26
I realize it would have been funnier to write ‘tail’ instead of ‘tale’, but Fievel did it before me, and I didn’t want… Read More
2017-06-07 00:48
A few years ago, when I was young, I had many fears. One of them was to become old, and another was to become boring. Actually, I had a very specific idea of what boring meant: for me, seri… Read More
2017-05-08 19:50
If I were Carrie Bradshaw, I would start like this: ‘I couldn’t help but wonder, am I exotic?’
But I’m not Carrie Bradshaw, so I won’t.
The thing is, this morn… Read More
2017-05-03 17:35
Everyone has thought of the fact that one single change in our actions could have led to a completely different outcome in our lives. For instance, had you decided to go home instead of goi… Read More
2017-04-17 20:38
Guys, I know (I’m saying ‘guys’ as if I still have more than one reader), I’ve been absent forever. But unlike my students, I’m not gonna try to make up a path… Read More
2016-11-15 00:12
Abuela is judging me.
I’ve been absent from this page for weeks now, for a lot of reasons, all related. The main word is work. I’ve had way too much to do, but it doesn’t m… Read More
2016-10-08 17:20
I like to let my mind wander when I drive. On my weekly commute yesterday, I got to thinking about social constructs. Mainly because of the discussion I had with one of my friends that same… Read More
2016-09-28 00:33
As much as I would love to be a Gabrielle Solis, I think I’m unfortunately more of a Susan Mayer. When you’re an embarrassment, being able to laugh at yourself is a good skill t… Read More
2016-09-26 23:46
A couple of weeks ago, I said here that dating stories are the best. I don’t think that was completely exact; sometimes, stories of non-dating can be even better. I don’t know i… Read More
2016-09-21 00:11
I’m just gonna come out and say it: I LOVE Ugly Betty. It’s my feel-good show, and it certainly is NOT a guilty pleasure, because there is nothing guilty about it at all. I feel… Read More
2016-09-20 00:51
I am what you may call an office gossip/wannabe-matchmaker. I have a coworker, let’s call him Tom, who is in desperate need of a girlfriend, and we are all super eager to find someone… Read More
2016-09-15 21:11
I know this is a lazy way to write an article, but a few things are battling each other in my brain and I can’t seem to find a point of focus, so here’s a bunch of thoughts… Read More
2016-09-14 02:33
I realize that I have talked about my boyfriend’s parents a bunch, but I rarely mentioned my own. Now thankfully, they are not as *cool* as Amy Poehler in Mean Girls, but I must say… Read More
2016-09-13 00:34
Last Friday, I had my own version of Leslie Knope’s banquet: my department’s yearly reception. I usually keep my private life and my personal life separate; with the exception o… Read More
2016-09-07 21:20
(Don’t you just love the Spanish translation?)
I’ve been awful at keeping up with the Kardashians lately. (No really, I haven’t watched the show in WEEKS. What is hap… Read More
2016-08-13 19:25
I like to think of myself as a strong woman. I mean, it’s not just that I *like* to think that, but when we look at the facts, I have proven to be pretty strong in my life. I’m… Read More
2016-08-10 16:22
These past few days, successful people have been sharing their first 7 jobs, in order to inspire little people like me. Well, mission accomplished, here I am writing a post about it. I… Read More
2016-08-05 20:45
I don’t think anyone has ever called me stupid beside myself. I’ve always been very good at school and after I pursued an academic career, people just assumed I was smart and th… Read More
2016-08-05 19:32
I was just painting my nails with a very Rogelio-inspired lavender nail polish when it dawned on me: I never wrote a post about Jane the Virgin. And yet, one might say that I am obsessed wi… Read More
2016-08-03 00:40
I am one of those obnoxious people who think they’re an expert in everything because they watch certain TV shows. I caught myself so many times trying to lecture someone abo… Read More
2016-08-02 00:28
Let me brag for a second: I’m really good at keeping in touch with my friends, or should I say, with the friends who matter the most to me. I know it’s easy to forget to reply t… Read More
2016-07-27 15:06
I wasn’t playing with you yesterday. I am really going to talk about something so futile that it requires a Kardashian pic. I’m gonna talk about makeup, or rather, the lack ther… Read More
2016-07-26 18:22
Fair warning: today’s post is not gonna be hilarious, folks.
When I first started this blog, I wasn’t sure I was going to make it clear where I was from. And then, by the 2nd po… Read More
2016-07-26 01:06
Like a lot of young women, I used to think Carrie Bradshaw was the cat’s pajamas. I annoyingly claimed that I was ‘a Carrie’, while I should have aspired to be a Miranda … Read More
2016-07-19 22:26
(WARNING: this post may contain nuts stereotypical views about French men.)
You may have picked up on the media conveying a romanticized idea of France: the Eiffel Tower (although I ne… Read More
2016-07-15 19:40
(I’m going to try to figure out how to talk about my relationship without being too cheesy. Please bear with me.)
I have been with my boyfriend for a little over 3 years now. When we… Read More
2016-07-12 22:26
OK, so this title is probably overselling the whole thing. But I do have a shameful habit, that would make me obnoxious to most people. And in the past few months, karma got me and I got wa… Read More
2016-07-11 18:02
This picture is totally unrelated, but it’s cute and this pug is clearly enjoying his summer.
Yesterday was the anniversary of my coming to live in the US. The 5th anniversary, which i… Read More
2016-07-06 23:33
As a PhD student, I have a pretty bad case of impostor syndrome. I constantly feel like this meme-dog who is mixing liquids in a lab -a lab in a lab, get it?- while saying ‘I have no… Read More
2016-06-30 20:13
As you know, much like Scott Disick, I’m an only child. But unlike Scott Disick, I don’t behave like a stereotypical only child very often. I don’t believe that I’m… Read More
2016-06-19 21:25
I’ve already talked about my actual age and how I’ve enjoyed the privilege of annoyingly lecturing younger twentysomethings about life. Today, I will tell you how I am, and… Read More
2016-06-18 20:57
I’m staying with my boyfriend this summer. I don’t have any classes, except some online teaching, so I decided to spend some time at his place. His upstairs neighbor is an adora… Read More
2016-06-17 19:54
This picture was deemed ‘representative of the French’ by my students. I don’t know whether to cry or…cry.
I am French, so you would think that I’m a good cook… Read More
2016-06-15 15:00
I have never been athletic. EVER. I don’t think I can stress that enough. Unfortunately for me, French middle schoolers and high schoolers are graded in PE class. Yup, we get grades f… Read More
2016-06-14 20:15
Well no, Angela, I cannot.
So, you probably gathered from my overuse of pug pictures that I am a dog person. Like, I’m obsessed with dogs. Cats, not so much. It’s not that I hate… Read More
2016-06-13 20:41
Last night, my boyfriend, who is about 9 months younger than me, asked me how it felt to be 26. My birthday was a few months ago already, but I guess he’s trying to prepare himself fo… Read More
2016-06-12 16:17
So, I really like Desperate Housewives. I always have, and I still rewatch some episodes once in a while. About a decade ago, my friends and I were so into it that we had Desperat… Read More
2016-06-09 21:37
I’m French. But I’m not super French. I’m not the kind who wears a beret, or rides a bike wearing ballerina shoes, with a bouquet of flowers in the basket. In fact, you pr… Read More
2016-06-08 23:31
So, I said yesterday that I would tell you about my deep love for Mindy Kaling ‘another day’. Well, this day has come, my friends.
I have loved Mindy Kaling since I discovered h… Read More
2016-06-07 17:30
(I will tell you about my deep, deep love for Mindy Kaling another day)
Like a lot of people, I have a complicated relationship with my body. I’m not a fat woman, but I’m exactl… Read More
2016-06-06 17:07
So, last time I talked about ‘guilty pleasures’, the ‘guilty’ part was more about what I’m *supposed* to like as an aspiring academic, than about it being real… Read More
2016-06-03 17:05
When you start teaching college classes at age 21, it’s not easy maintaining the balance between being liked and being respected. For my very first class, I donned my most serious-loo… Read More
2016-06-02 20:31
I can’t say I’m the most popular person in the world, far from it even, but I’ve always had a fair amount of friends and a comfortable entourage. I am what people call a n… Read More
2016-05-27 23:35
One of the many downsides of being an expat is loneliness, because of the lack of a family. The need for relatives becomes more urgent around family-oriented holidays, like Thanksgiving. As… Read More
2016-05-26 16:26
As you know, I am on my way to become a literature professor, although I still have a couple years ahead of me. That means I kinda *have* to be an avid reader. I have realized over time tha… Read More
2016-05-25 15:43
Hi there. So, I guess I’m supposed to introduce myself and say why I’m here, right? Well, that’s gonna be tough, because I don’t really know what I’m doing her… Read More
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