So what kind of doctor am I? The kind with a Ph.D. in Engineering. I usually like to tell people exactly what type of engineering because I enjoy the impressed looks on their faces. Sadly, it’s too Google-able, and you’d all be able to figure out just exactly where I went to grad school which is unacceptable, as you all might be crazed internet stalkers. So let’s just all agree that I am very, very smart, and you just go right ahead and be impressed.
Don’t begrudge me my small pleasures, because the impressed looks are just about all I get out of my Ph.D. these days. My current job is in a completely different field and doesn’t require any of my mad engineering skillz. This is just fine, however, because the hours are fantastic; I work a mere two days a week, allowing me to be an almost stay-at-home mom to my son Jack, born on October 24, 2006. Add in free daycare by way of Grandpa one day a week and The Husband (whose name is Andrew) the second and you get a job worth keeping.
I wrote extensively about my time in grad school in my first blog, but even if I chronicled every single second of my time as a Ph.D. candidate (and trust me, you don’t want me to do that), I would eventually run out of stories to tell. And that’s what happened. My blog transitioned from amusing anecdotes about grad school peppered with the occasional off-topic story – maybe about shoes – into amusing anecdotes having nothing whatsoever to do with grad school, ever. So I finally decided that the time had come to move my blog.
And, only six short months later during which I waffled back and forth about blog titles, URLs, hosting services, and templates, here I am! Still at Blogger! Because it’s free! And I’m incredibly cheap! But I own the URL, so that’s something, right?
I write about whatever comes into my head, at irregular intervals. I like to think I’m funny; my mom says I am, and why would she lie?
Incidentally, you don’t have to call me “Dr. Maureen.” I’ll answer to it, but you can just call me “Maureen.” Or “Mo.” Or “Your Excellency.” Whatever.
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