Kiki Y.

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Only two June goals

Kiki Y. posted an article on - Jun 1, 2010, 9:14 pm
Something you should know about me: I like making big plans. Ambition is not a problem. My problem is follow-through. I find it very easy to set goals, dream big, sketch maps, and make lists. But as shiny and beautiful as those goals and plans are at the outset, soon enough I am inevitably distrac...
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The Open Drawer Metaphor

Kiki Y. posted an article on - May 17, 2010, 7:55 pm
I seem to be unable to close drawers. This is a problem that Darcy first pointed out to me. When I was in the kitchen, I would open a drawer or a cabinet, pull something out of it, and just leave it open. I would be cooking away, and he would be trailing in my herb-sprinkled wake closing one drawer...
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A blessing in disguise

Kiki Y. posted an article on - May 11, 2010, 9:42 pm
20 job applications, divided among academic positions, postdoctoral fellowships, and museum jobs 3 phone interviews 6 on-campus or in-person interviews As searches go, that’s a very good ratio. In a bad year and for a humanities field, that’s an extremely good ratio. But in the end, a...
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The Future is Now – Stay Subscribed!

Kiki Y. posted an article on - May 11, 2010, 10:19 am
As I mentioned just this morning, I’m making the move over to WordPress. As I return to the regular posting schedule beginning TODAY, here’s what’s coming: *Updates on the job search, moving, and wedding *Life after the Ph.D. *What the Future looks like *My experience with Dan...
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School's out forever!!!

Kiki Y. posted an article on - Apr 26, 2010, 5:10 pm
As an art historian, I hereby submit visual proof that my dissertation is officially FINISHED!!!! Now I can get back to writing Yogademia :-)
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School's out forever!!!

Kiki Y. posted an article on - Apr 26, 2010, 5:10 pm
As an art historian, I hereby submit visual proof that my dissertation is officially FINISHED!!!! Now I can get back to writing Yogademia
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A year left to live

Kiki Y. posted an article on - Mar 13, 2010, 5:48 pm
On Monday and Tuesday of this past week, I was out in Silicon Valley on an interview at Liberal Arts College. I went out prepared not to like it, given the astronomical cost of living out there and a thread I followed on a forum about gang activity in the big city nearby. When I arrived, I found t...
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Yogini's Choice: Navy and Pink Edition

Kiki Y. posted an article on - Mar 7, 2010, 7:26 am
Yogini’s Choice is a collection of inspiring and thought-provoking items on a variety of topics sourced from around the web and world, published Sundays. At least, it usually is, but the whole point of it being a choice is that sometimes, I choose to do something different. I’ve been th...
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Unexpected in Columbus

Kiki Y. posted an article on - Mar 1, 2010, 6:46 am
So I’m on another job interview right now, at Small School in Tinytown, Ohio. I fly into Columbus, and one the search committee members picks me up at the airport. She drives me around Columbus for a bit, telling me how great it is, lots of faculty from Small School live there, it’s ver...
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Yogini's Choice: Good Karma Edition

Kiki Y. posted an article on - Feb 28, 2010, 8:02 pm
 Yogini’s Choice is a collection of inspiring and thought-provoking items on a variety of topics sourced from around the web and world, published Sundays. At least, it usually is, but the whole point of it being a choice is that sometimes, I choose to do something different. Kaileen Elis...
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Coming soon to Yogademia!

Kiki Y. posted an article on - Feb 24, 2010, 9:46 pm
*The beautiful results of my participation in the Good Karma Gift Swap (Thank you so much, Stephanie! Post with photos coming this weekend!) *A book review of Haruki Murakami’s What I Talk About When I Talk About Running *More thoughts on the practicalities of Doing Something Else *What I...
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