Collaborating on a project with several colleagues, the grad student is unable to identify exactly what he is contributing ..read more

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ALT Happy Holidays! May the season bring you joy, rest, and luck on any submitted materials. I’ll be looking for all three in various chimneys ..read more

Scheduling all his upcoming obligations for after the winter break, the grad student offloads everything onto his future self ..read more

I am very sorry to say this, but it looks like there won’t be calendars for 2024. The company that helps to produce calendars has just stopped doing bulk orders, which is the only way this is remotely affordable. I just learned about this last week, and I don’t have the bandwidth to try to figure out an alternative in short order. I apologize for the inconvenience, but I thank you all for your support since I started making calendars in 2017. Who knows? Maybe it will come back for 2025. Or not. Who’s to say ..read more

For the six of you who might care: More information coming soon ..read more

Repairing his run-down laptop, the grad student is tempted to obliterate the anxiety-ridden piece of junk instead ..read more

Throwing a paper together just days before a conference, the grad student rides a turbulent wave of shame and exhilaration ..read more

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“So you’re seriously telling me that there are no spells that conjure scholarly citations of my work ..read more