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actual footage of me and my grad student on this one paper for a year:
I just spent the last four hours reworking one paragraph.

It has become four paragraphs.

It has become a single sentence.

It has become half a page.

It has been completely deleted.

Now back to a couple paragraphs.
September 16, 2024 at 7:30 PM
My friend is on 99% invisible with some community activists talking about surviving climate change in the U.S. Check it out! 99percentinvisible.org/episode/nbft...
Unbuilding the Terrace - 99% Invisible
All across the country thousands of people are living in locations that regularly flood, and many of these places will only get more flood-prone as the climate continues to change. Residents who live ...
99percentinvisible.org
September 5, 2024 at 2:56 PM
I have to say coming into year 4 on the TT feels good. So much of the nervousness and stress and confusion is lessened, replaced with a sense that this is important but not an emergency/the most important. Imperfect, but feels qualitatively better. Or maybe it is the new school year tricking me.
September 5, 2024 at 2:21 PM
Reposted
For all my academic friends
Good morning! Happy Labor Day!
September 2, 2024 at 2:39 PM