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March 17, 2006my qualifying exams (and a favor)I need to ask a favor. My qualifying exam date is set: June 8. From now till then, i will be focused on getting material together for that exam. Please understand that i cannot engage with anyone's projects or research right now. I'm happy to talk with press who are working to end the culture of fear surrounding MySpace. But i need to embargo requests for advice, consulting, talks, attending things, etc. I can't even handle the requests from other academics right now. :-( I also cannot handle introductions to new people. I know that this is terrible timing considering that i met so many amazing people in the last two weeks, but i simply cannot engage and i feel guilty about all of the saying no that i'm doing. I really appreciate that my work has been useful to so many (and i hope that it will continue to be relevant), but i desperately need to focus for a while. I will still be blogging, more to keep my sanity than anything else. But i probably won't read other blogs unless people send me links that are relevant to my exams/MySpace/youth. I know everyone is well-meaning and i'm sooo sorry that i'm so overcommitted. Category: reflections & rants
Posted by zephoria at March 17, 2006 12:18 AM
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Comments (7)
danah, good luck with your qualifying exam.
I recommend Tim Horton's Hot Chocolate (available in Vancouver) to help keep you focused.
Posted by tyfn | March 17, 2006 12:58 AM
Posted on March 17, 2006 00:58
Completely understand. Do what you need to do and thank you for doing the work you do that enlightens us all.
Posted by John Mayer | March 17, 2006 10:25 AM
Posted on March 17, 2006 10:25
danah, miss you already! Loved seeing you in Austin. Talk to you June 9.
Posted by Trevor & Julie | March 17, 2006 7:49 PM
Posted on March 17, 2006 19:49
Good luck with your exams, Danah. And if you happen to be in Raleigh's Pub this summer, I promise to buy you a pint.
Posted by Chris Jara | March 18, 2006 8:21 AM
Posted on March 18, 2006 08:21
Best of luck with your exams (not that you need luck!)
It would be good to hook up - physically or virtually when you're done!!!
all the best,
Ben
Posted by Ben Metcalfe | March 20, 2006 5:06 PM
Posted on March 20, 2006 17:06
oh, come now, danah. you are probably one of the handful of the people on the planet who could win that game...
Posted by xian | March 21, 2006 6:08 PM
Posted on March 21, 2006 18:08
Great good luck with quals!
Posted by Ken | April 1, 2006 9:59 AM
Posted on April 1, 2006 09:59