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Monday, February 27, 2006 5:46 PM
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Originally posted by fathounddawg:
[Hey, jughandles are a beautiful, beautiful thing! :)
Well, I was born in NJ and raised in NJ and don't feel any special attachment to my hometown (outside of friend and family, who won't be there much longer anyway). I'm ready for some new scenery.
Plus, it's expensive to live there and as an English major, I've resigned myself to a life of poverty.
Perhaps the jughandles take some getting used to.
I see. New scenery. I understand. Partly how I ended up down here.
Always fun to go new places. Have ideas for a "dream" locale to set up shop?
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Monday, February 27, 2006 5:51 PM
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Perhaps the jughandles take some getting used to.
I see. New scenery. I understand. Partly how I ended up down here.
I could understand if circles were upsetting, but jughandles just work so nice. I'm always a little confused when I get to places that don't have them. lol
Where I get into grad school determines where I'll be for a little while, and that could be anywhere in the US. I've always wanted to go to Scotland, maybe live there for a bit. We shall see, we shall see...
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Monday, February 27, 2006 7:28 PM
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Where I get into grad school determines where I'll be for a little while, and that could be anywhere in the US. I've always wanted to go to Scotland, maybe live there for a bit. We shall see, we shall see...
Ah graduate school. I went through that (though, not in English). I would be interested to hear how graduate school works for English majors. I would imagine that some things are the same while others are quite different. What do you plan on studying?
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Monday, February 27, 2006 9:58 PM
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Ah graduate school. I went through that (though, not in English). I would be interested to hear how graduate school works for English majors. I would imagine that some things are the same while others are quite different. What do you plan on studying?
I'm going for the MFA (Master of Fine Arts) degree, which is centered around creative writing - fiction, poetry, screenplays, etc - and critical theory. I plan to study/write fiction.
The other option, a straight Master of Arts, in English is generally literature-based, as I understand it. I definitely want the MFA first, but certainly may return for an MA or even PhD later on.
I'm in love with the written word, you could say.
What did you get your Masters in?
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Tuesday, February 28, 2006 1:39 AM
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Originally posted by fathounddawg:
I'm going for the MFA (Master of Fine Arts) degree, which is centered around creative writing - fiction, poetry, screenplays, etc - and critical theory. I plan to study/write fiction.
The other option, a straight Master of Arts, in English is generally literature-based, as I understand it. I definitely want the MFA first, but certainly may return for an MA or even PhD later on.
I'm in love with the written word, you could say.
What did you get your Masters in?
Cool. The MFA sounds interesting. I would love to be able to write a novel someday. I used to *try* writing short stories and poems when I was in high school and college. Never was any good at it, though.
Do you want to try your hand at writing as your career in the future?That would be neat-o. 
I would be a little jealous.I got a PhD in toxicology. Hey! I am a science nerd. I like fictional novels. Thus, I like science fiction. Hahaha.
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Tuesday, February 28, 2006 9:03 PM
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Originally posted by est120:
Cool. The MFA sounds interesting. I would love to be able to write a novel someday. I used to *try* writing short stories and poems when I was in high school and college. Never was any good at it, though.
I got a PhD in toxicology. Hey! I am a science nerd. I like fictional novels. Thus, I like science fiction. Hahaha.
Ooooh, a smarty pants!
And what are you doing with that? Living the glamorous life of a doctor or research or what?I'd love to someday publish a book or two or six. I don't know that I would make it my full-time career (so hard to support yourself that way!), but it's definitely something I'd like to do all my life in one way or another. Lately I've been toying with the idea of teaching creative writing at the college level, so maybe that. Or maybe go into publishing/editing, stuff like that.
It's all just speculation for now.
I still have a year before I graduate and then (hopefully) grad school after that, so...there's time to make up my mind. Then again, the Real World is scary. Maybe I'll just stay a student all my life.
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Tuesday, February 28, 2006 10:57 PM
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Ooooh, a smarty pants!
I'd love to someday publish a book or two or six. I don't know that I would make it my full-time career (so hard to support yourself that way!), but it's definitely something I'd like to do all my life in one way or another. Lately I've been toying with the idea of teaching creative writing at the college level, so maybe that. Or maybe go into publishing/editing, stuff like that.
It's all just speculation for now.
Then again, the Real World is scary. Maybe I'll just stay a student all my life.
No smarty pants here. Just a working stiff.
I think persistence is a big part of being successful in graduate school. the desire to keep going even when things are not going as well as you had hoped or like. It is not the only thing, nor the biggest thing, but it is a part of it.Teaching would be good. There is always a shortage of good and willing teachers in this world. I would love to publish a novel. That would be so cool. I hope you succeed.
The real world is not so scary. More things to think about (insurance for various things, retirement, savings etc) but it is not so bad. I was glad to leave the student world behind when I finally finished graduate school.
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Wednesday, March 1, 2006 12:34 AM
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Originally posted by est120:
I have a couple of friends that live in New Jersey. Visited there a couple of times myself. No desire to go back? Why is that, if you do not mind my asking? Aside from the full service gas stations and the "jughandles" for making turns, I thought it was a nice place.
Hey, jughandles are a beautiful, beautiful thing! :)
Well, I was born in NJ and raised in NJ and don't feel any special attachment to my hometown (outside of friend and family, who won't be there much longer anyway). I'm ready for some new scenery.
Plus, it's expensive to live there and as an English major, I've resigned myself to a life of poverty.
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Zoe: "I don't think she'd harm anyone."
Jayne: "Butcher knife!"
Zoe: "Anyone we can't spare."
Oh man, don't even get me started on NJ. I went on road trip to Ocean City with a bunch of my friends. I still have nightmares about it. I swear every gorram driver tried to pretend we weren't there and drive through us
. I saw my life flash so many times I can recite it now. Pretty boring stuff though. Nice to see someone someone else from PA. I live in West Chester, PA.That sounds...special.
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Wednesday, March 1, 2006 1:17 AM
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Originally posted by est120:
No smarty pants here. Just a working stiff.
Teaching would be good. There is always a shortage of good and willing teachers in this world. I would love to publish a novel. That would be so cool. I hope you succeed.
The real world is not so scary. More things to think about (insurance for various things, retirement, savings etc) but it is not so bad. I was glad to leave the student world behind when I finally finished graduate school.
Aw, geez...you make grad school sound scary.
I'm scared about "growing up," but excited too. I want to have adventures and see the world and do the things I want to do, intrepid Beagle in tow.
I still feel woefully unprepared, though, like I have twenty years of knowledge to cram into my head and only two years to do it.--------------------
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Zoe: "Anyone we can't spare."
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Wednesday, March 1, 2006 12:17 PM
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Originally posted by fathounddawg:
Aw, geez...you make grad school sound scary.
I'm scared about "growing up," but excited too. I want to have adventures and see the world and do the things I want to do, intrepid Beagle in tow.
Graduate school is not scary, it does require work, though. Of course, your path through graduate school will probably be quite different compared to mine. Taking the GRE is not really fun but at least you only have to do it once. It is like the SAT.
I would imagine many people are intimidated by starting out in the world when they are finishing school.
I love beagles. They are adorable. I have wanted to get a dog, but with my work schedule, there is not really any way to take care of one.
Maybe someday....
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