Author Archives: Wilbur

Change is good, right?

Well Ive gone and done it. I did a comestic change to the website. I would like some feedback as to the sight especially about the new navigation menu. Is it to complicated? Too hard to read? I might never … Continue reading

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Light a candle . . .

A good friend of mine, Shai, reminded me that today we should remember the Armenian Genocide. He asks that we light a candle in remembrance of the innocent civilians who were murdered in Ottoman Turkey between the years 1890 – … Continue reading

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Celebrations ?

First off, I successfully passed my MA Comps. This means I only have to complete and defend my Thesis to finish. Last week was pretty rough. Tuesday morning I came home from work coughing my throat sore. I took some … Continue reading

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I will teach you my townspeople / how to perform a funeral

I remember stuttering flashes of moments which are faintly illuminated by her wit, her humor, her smile, and even her stubborness. I remember sitting in the small brightly lit kitchen with grandfather and her, eating dinner, amazed by the pride … Continue reading

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Tomorrow it begins( or ends). . .

Tomorrow I take my MA comps. I will know positively whether I have what it takes to get my Phd or pursue anything in academic studies. I am scared. I havent studied enough or worked hard enough the past 2 … Continue reading

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MA COMPS!!!!!!!!!!!

blahblah blahblahblah blah blahblah I blah blah blah soliloquy blah blah blah im tired 4 days till comps i want to be a fry cook at McDonald’s. fuck im tired wilbur

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12 days left . . .

As I try to scramble to complete everything, I think of all the times I slept or visited with friend or watched a movie with Amanda and David or did anything which did not concern itself with my degree and … Continue reading

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New York City?

Well its been an interesting few days. I was informed that April 15th I must turn in my COMPLETED thesis. *gulp* I guess I need to get off my lazy butt and finish it. Little under 3 weeks till comps … Continue reading

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One small step for Wilbur, one giant step for Wilbur-kind.

I went ahead and did it. Took one of the first steps to becoming more than a graduate student. Now my mind races in anticipation about how in the hell I will procure the funds to finance the trip. What … Continue reading

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Rumors of my . . .

I appologize to everyone for not updating this website in a timely fashion. I have been inundated with deadlines and exams. I am completing my final semester of the MA program. I have to complete a thesis(roughly 100 pages) and … Continue reading

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