by Cooper West | Jul 9, 2012 | Modus Operandi
I love to travel, although I do it rarely enough that it makes me a nervous wreck. A huge personal goal of mine as a writer is to make enough money to be able to travel the world…maybe not all at once, mind, but in pieces over time. Meanwhile, I have a...
by Cooper West | Jul 7, 2012 | Modus Operandi
As my graduate school career draws to a close this summer (at least for now, as I’m undecided right now about going for a PhD), I’m faced with the wretched game of job hunting. It makes me sick to my stomach. Not because I hate the process, which seems to be why most...
by Cooper West | May 9, 2012 | Modus Operandi
So I’m off to see the Avengers in a few minutes. I’m more of DC girl (Wonder Woman!!!!) than Marvel one, so I’ve been kind of meh about the movie franchise. I enjoyed Iron Man I & II, but then, Robert Downey Jr. could read a car manual and...
by Cooper West | May 6, 2012 | Modus Operandi
The update today is that there is no update. I spent the day suffering from a stomachache (brought on by the past week’s poor yet extravagant food choices while on the road) and doing nothing but pleasure reading. Sometimes, a person just needs a Sunday to...
by Cooper West | May 5, 2012 | gradschool, Modus Operandi
Finally back from that professional conference! It was actually a good trip but it always feels good to come home, yeah? One thing that was a hot topic is jobs. The conference was for a state-level organization of information science professionals (librarians,...
by Cooper West | Apr 27, 2012 | gradschool, Modus Operandi
Last night was my FINAL final exam; it was not horrific but was two hours of handwritten long-essay answers (I know! Weird!) and when I turned it in, I was DONE. I am doing an internship in my field this summer for credit for a specialized certificate, so I’m...
