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Self-Isolation Diaries – Week 55

April 2, 2021 ~ Val ~ Leave a comment

Greetings, Internet! Hope everyone’s staying as safe and sane as can be. Evanescence released a new album, pretty much all of my NY friends can get vaccinated now, and I took myself out to brunch! Daily summaries below! Day Three Hundred and Seventy-Nine (3/26/21) Did the FES cycle.There’s a chance I may start taking vocal … Continue reading Self-Isolation Diaries – Week 55

Self-Isolation Diaries – Week 53

March 19, 2021 ~ Val ~ Leave a comment

Greetings, Internet! Hope everyone’s staying as safe and sane as possible. I uploaded my first dissertation-related vlog to my channel, graded a bunch of assignments, and got my first dose of the covid vaccine! Daily summaries below! Day Three Hundred and Sixty-Five (3/12/21) Last night, I went onto one of the NYC vaccination appointment websites, … Continue reading Self-Isolation Diaries – Week 53

Self-Isolation Diaries – Week 51

March 5, 2021 ~ Val ~ Leave a comment

Greetings, Internet! I hope everyone’s staying as safe and sane as can be. This week, I had my teaching judged by my professor (spoiler alert: did not go well), had all the feels while watching “WandaVision,” and continued to trudge through my dissertation. Daily summaries below! Day Three Hundred and Fifty-One (2/26/21) Did the FES … Continue reading Self-Isolation Diaries – Week 51

Self-Isolation Diaries – Week 50

February 27, 2021 ~ Val ~ 2 Comments

Greetings, Internet! I hope everyone’s staying as safe and sane as possible. The dissertation is moving along slowly, I’m learning how to grade assignments, and I turned thirty! Daily summaries below! Day Three Hundred and Forty-Four (2/19/21) Finally uploaded the mini lecture to the course site (after spending another hour fixing it this morning), and … Continue reading Self-Isolation Diaries – Week 50

Self-Isolation Diaries – Week 49

February 19, 2021 ~ Val ~ Leave a comment

Greetings, Internet! I hope everyone’s staying as safe and sane as can be. Both my parents got the vaccine, I finally started the first draft of my first dissertation chapter, and I sent in a copyright application for “Jackass”! Daily summaries below! Day Three Hundred and Thirty-Seven (2/12/21) Did the FES cycle.I don’t know what’s … Continue reading Self-Isolation Diaries – Week 49

Self-Isolation Diaries – Week 47

February 5, 2021 ~ Val ~ 2 Comments

Greetings, Internet! I hope everyone’s staying as safe and sane as can be. This week, I drunk-ordered a camera, outlined my first dissertation chapter, and began TA-ing over Zoom! Daily summaries below! Day Three Hundred and Twenty-Three (1/29/21) It was COLD last night. I went to sleep wearing four layers.Did the FES cycle for 45 … Continue reading Self-Isolation Diaries – Week 47

Self-Isolation Diaries – Week 46

January 29, 2021 ~ Val ~ Leave a comment

Greetings, Internet! I hope everyone’s staying as safe and sane as can be. This week, I started doing the FES cycle for the first time since surgery, I spent way too long audio mixing a song, and my mother got her first covid vaccine shot! Daily summaries below! Day Three Hundred and Sixteen (1/22/21) Surgery … Continue reading Self-Isolation Diaries – Week 46

Self-Isolation Diaries – Week 44

January 15, 2021 ~ Val ~ 2 Comments

Greetings, Internet! Hope you’re staying as safe and sane as can be. I had surgery, and then spent the remainder of the week recuperating by watching movies and eating pie. Daily summaries below! Day Three Hundred and Two (1/8/21) Surgery at noon-ish. Fasting until then. I am so hungry. And thirsty. Oh, and the covid … Continue reading Self-Isolation Diaries – Week 44

Self-Isolation Diaries – Week 43

January 8, 2021 ~ Val ~ 2 Comments

Greetings, Internet! Hope everyone’s staying as safe and sane as can be. More “Binge Mode,” more “Clone Wars,” and more doomscrolling social media as our government was attacked by domestic terrorists. Daily summaries below! (The explanation mark is meant less as something cheerful and more along the lines of incredulity that people seem shocked that … Continue reading Self-Isolation Diaries – Week 43

Self-Isolation Diaries – Week 42

January 1, 2021 ~ Val ~ 2 Comments

Greetings, Internet! Happy New Year! I just passed 100 subscribers on YouTube (feel free to subscribe if you haven’t yet!), started bingeing “Binge Mode,” and I’ve got my 2021 resolutions all set. Daily summaries are below! Day Two Hundred and Eighty-Eight (12/25/20) A very merry Christmas to those who celebrate it!My parents came over, we … Continue reading Self-Isolation Diaries – Week 42

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(Medieval) History PhD, Princeton (2025). Wheelchair user since 2008. Bylines in The New York Times, PopSugar, and Healthline.

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