Additions

I added three new papers from my technical writing class and added a description to my Anthropology paper.

Samples added

I have added the first two samples of my work.

The first is a term paper for an anthropology class. The class was about communication and we were supposed to observe people while they communicated. I chose to write about how food affects conversation.

The second is a proposal about the best way to use funds to buy 100 fifty-acre parcels of property. The purpose is to best protect the diversity in the region.

I've also added a copy of my most recent resume to the top of the page.

Publishing

I just received an email from my advisor at WSU- I can officially post the work that I've produced for classes. Apparently the only restriction I'm under is that I can't submit a paper written for one class as an assignment for another. So my biology papers can't do double duty in, say, Civil War history (not that they could, but that's the gist of the argument).

Look for updates to the portfolio in the next few days.

Beginning in Earnest

I am approaching the end of fall semester at WSU. While I'm supposed to be on "Thanksgiving break" I have an exam that is due next Friday, the 5th and I have to have the exam proctored. That means I have a test on Monday. The real issue is that I had a paper for this class due last Friday and now I have to cram four additional chapters worth of information into my brain in a week. And that's just my biology class. Thank goodness the anthropology paper is only supposed to be 4-5 pages.

As usual, I am indecisive about how I want to proceed, career-wise. I'm looking at craigslist and it's not particularly promising. That's part of the reason I started this blog (and I'm keeping this separate from my others because I'm constraining them in different ways). I'm hopeful that I'll be able to find something suitable, even temporarily, relatively soon. I'll make a concerted effort to avoid retail and worst case scenario may send me back to my former employer to see if they need some help. Fortunately I left on very good terms and my former supervisor has even called me a couple of times to offer per diem work and to try to bribe me back to her department. We'll see how this goes...