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On Drinking From the Fire Hose
Well, January just about whizzed by at lightning speed. I have been quite busy starting my new co-op position at SNOLAB. It’s a lot to learn! Even though I went from one dark matter experiment to another, the technology is… Continue reading
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On Surviving
It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything. I hope everyone had a nice holiday season. I have been in recovery mode, myself. I survived exams and tomorrow I begin a co-op placement at an underground physics laboratory. I got… Continue reading
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The Equation I Never Solved: Adulthood, Academia and AuDHD
A couple of weeks ago, I attended an EDI talk given by one of my profs entitled Autistic in Academia. Her talk was about being diagnosed as autistic late in life and what it’s like being autistic in the world… Continue reading
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A Tribute to Women in Physics
Today I would like to celebrate some women in physics in honour of the birthday of Marie Curie (1867-1934) and Lise Meitner (1878-1968), two historic women who helped pioneer nuclear physics and showed the world that women can, in fact,… Continue reading
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On Being Your Own Hype Man
One skill that I thought I had a handle on from all of my experience in job searching and simply being in the working world was the ability to promote myself. I did my first ever job search back in… Continue reading
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On “Doing” School
If you have been following my posts, you know that so far this school year has been a bit of a struggle. Of course a big factor of this is the fact that I had an epic struggle with walking… Continue reading
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On Being Thankful
Yesterday was Thanksgiving here in Canada. Despite being on the mend from illness, I managed to go home and enjoy some good times and company this weekend and take a well-earned break from my school work. And as I did… Continue reading
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Sending Out an S.O.S
Last week I learned several hard lessons, none of which involved quantum mechanics or advanced dynamics. I am currently in what I was informed one of the toughest semesters in my program. Last week I happened to have three midterms… Continue reading
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Self-Help (a.k.a If I Had a Million Dollars)
If there is any overall message to get from my posts so far and my story (About Me), it’s that this road has not been easy. If you are travelling down a similar road and are hoping for me to… Continue reading
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On Being Joyful
This is absolutely going to be a “stop and smell the roses” post. I’ve talked about my story (About Me) and how I’ve had to overcome. I’ve talked about being anxious and fearful (On Being Afraid) and about my (and… Continue reading
