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Grad school has kept me busy these past few months, so I haven't had much time for anything else. But in two short weeks I will graduating - yipee! - with my Master's degree.  I am a dummy!  Then it's time to find a paying job, ideally in a museum. In the meantime, I'm taking some online professional development courses and recuperating from the stress of writing my thesis.

For now, I'm still living in New York City, but I'm open to relocating depending on where the job search takes me. These next few months are going to be interesting. Wish me luck!
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Livin' it up

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I'm living it up in NYC - if by 'living it up' you mean 'working my butt off.'  Who knew grad school would be so hard. :sarcasm:

But I am making time to have fun and explore the city.  Just today I went to an exhibition about Monet and his beloved water lilies at the New York Botanical Garden.  It was the perfect autumn day.  The leaves are just beginning to change color and a cool breeze rippled the waters of the lily pond.  You can see a few photographs from the exhibition in my gallery.

I hope everyone had a good weekend.  Tomorrow it's back to work.
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The summer has gone by so quickly!  In a few days, I'm going to be moving to the Big Apple to start grad school.  I have a lovely, little studio apartment in Manhattan, and I'm so excited to get settled in and start exploring. :happybounce:

Of course, I'm going to miss my family and friends like crazy, and it's odd to realize that this could be my last summer in Florida, where I've lived pretty much my whole life.  I'll be back to visit, but will it ever feel the same after having lived in the big city?  Will I be the same?  These are just a couple of the questions I've been ruminating on as I prepare to take this plunge.

Even though I don't know what classes I'm taking yet, how I'm going to make friends, or how I'm going to survive a snowy winter, I'm confident in my ability to adapt to any environment, rise to any challenge, and take advantage of everything the city has to offer.

To wrap up, here are some random things that happened this summer:
-I graduated from UF, fulfilling my lifelong dream of being on the O'Dome's jumbotron.  I took the opportunity to raise the roof.
-The anthropology department gave me $500 as a parting gift.
-I bought myself a Kindle. :nuu:
-After my graduation ceremony, I got into a car accident.  There wasn't a scratch on the passengers; the car was a different story.
-We got a used car to replace the wrecked one.  Its alarm is spastic, going off at the sound of thunder and the lawn mower.
-My friends continue to be awesome. :heart:

And now, to pack.
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My final research paper - Negotiating Identity in Online Contexts: A Look at the deviantART Community - is now available to read here: columbia.academia.edu/Lesleyan…

If you do read it, feel free to drop me a note and let me know what you think.  The review committee at my university liked it enough to recommend me for highest honors (summa cum laude) but I haven't really had the chance to discuss my findings with anyone yet.

Thank you again to everyone who participated in this project.  It wouldn't have happened without you.
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My thesis on identity expression in the DA community is finally DONE!  After it has been reviewed by the committee at my university, I will certainly make it available to anyone who wants to read it.  That should happen near the beginning of May.  The thing is nearly sixty pages long, though, so I won't be offended if you choose not to read it.  :XD:

In life news, I'm now enrolled in Columbia University's M.A. program in museum anthropology.  NYC, here I come!  :w00t:

Also, I was tagged by :iconinokithefox:

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1 Post these rules
2 Each tagged person must post ten facts about themselves on their journal
3 Choose ten friends and put their icon on the same page
4 Go to their page and send a message saying you tagged them
5 NO TAGBACKS!

1. My favorite non-dessert food is ravioli.
2. I've never broken a bone.
3. I've been to nine countries.
4. I wear contact lenses.
5. I was a Girl Scout from kindergarten through high school.
6. I have a Golden Retriever.
7. I suck at any and every video game.
8. I don't know how to ride a bike.
9. My favorite color is blue.
10. Right now I'm obsessed with Avatar: The Legend of Korra.

I'll tag... :icontalknight2: :iconbadgercheese1994: :iconartsygirl2011: :iconthe-theory-liz: :iconivychubb: :iconsageofmagic: :icontentacutie-creations: :iconthesugarray: :iconabbyyukiko: :iconbonoh2o:
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