This week flew by. I'm almost over my cold so I'm feeling a lot better but I was ready for the week to be over Tuesday evening. I think this week felt a bit long since I was on campus Saturday and Monday in addition to Tuesday and Thursday. I do finally feel like I'm finally catching up and finding my rhythm. Which is good because I signed up for four Coursera classes that all started this week. Fundamentals of Graphic Design by California Institute of the Arts Introduction to Typography by California Institute of the Arts Art & Ideas: Teaching [...]

I think I now get why some of my professor friends warned me about grad school being hard on a marriage. Though Karl and I physically inhabited the same space this weekend I barely felt present. To be fair, I am feeling extra overwhelmed from being sick, and a heavy freelance load, but just the sheer volume of research and pressure to work at a higher level for grad school is more than enough to cause me to be checked out. Karl's taking it well though. He's being super supportive and is catching up on sleep. He accompanied me to the [...]