Jerk in Progress

Jerk in Progress


Latest Episodes

Day 995 …with a whimper
September 23, 2019

This is, I’m sorry to say, not going to end with a great thesis. I’m doing fine, but stumbling toward Day 1000 with a lot of work and school juggling — exercise is okay, food is not good but I’m getting back on that today.

Day 995 …with a whimper
September 23, 2019

This is, I’m sorry to say, not going to end with a great thesis. I’m doing fine, but stumbling toward Day 1000 with a lot of work and school juggling — exercise is okay, food is not good but I’m getting back on that today.

Day 994: Back to Bed!
September 22, 2019

It’s Sunday! The one official sleep-in day of the week. I’m about to head back to bed, after a 120-page reading and annotation day yesterday — my brain is full — but with a bunch’o stuff to do today as well.

Day 994: Back to Bed!
September 22, 2019

It’s Sunday! The one official sleep-in day of the week. I’m about to head back to bed, after a 120-page reading and annotation day yesterday — my brain is full — but with a bunch’o stuff to do today as well.

Day 993: Allergy Rollercoaster; Too Much Reading
September 21, 2019

Allergies are up and down; last night was rough, with snuffling getting me up periodically. I’m also starting to feel the Masters pressure — it’s a lot of reading (170 pages this week alone), and I’m also supposed to be writing comments,

Day 993: Allergy Rollercoaster; Too Much Reading
September 21, 2019

Allergies are up and down; last night was rough, with snuffling getting me up periodically. I’m also starting to feel the Masters pressure — it’s a lot of reading (170 pages this week alone), and I’m also supposed to be writing comments,

Day 992: Fewer allergies, phoning it in
September 20, 2019

Feeling better, suddenly — maybe this was a bit of an autumn cold that coincided with allergies around me? Maybe my allergies are weird? Who knows. But taking a day of exercise definitely reinforced that I’ve been kind of phoning it in with exercise fo...

Day 992: Fewer allergies, phoning it in
September 20, 2019

Feeling better, suddenly — maybe this was a bit of an autumn cold that coincided with allergies around me? Maybe my allergies are weird? Who knows. But taking a day of exercise definitely reinforced that I’ve been kind of phoning it in with exercise fo...

Day 991: Allergies, Sleep
September 19, 2019

Oh, man! I have not had allergies my whole life, but now, these last few years… POW. This week has been especially brutal, and I literally hit the wall this morning… so, bonus sleep. Am I thrilled by this? No. Did I need this?

Day 991: Allergies, Sleep
September 19, 2019

Oh, man! I have not had allergies my whole life, but now, these last few years… POW. This week has been especially brutal, and I literally hit the wall this morning… so, bonus sleep. Am I thrilled by this? No. Did I need this?