The Essence of My Grad School Experience

I don't blog much about my grad school days because the wounds are just healing and I don't like to dredge up too much of that past. But as time passes, and I have a different perspective being on the faculty side of the experience, I can occasionally look back and laugh, or at least marvel at the bizarre world of the University of Chicago.

Today's trek down memory lane was prompted by a perusal of U of C groups on Facebook. Here are my favorites:

• Aaaand, I'm Awkward (yep, they just wear it like a badge)
• Keep UChicago Nerdy (as if there's a real opposing force)
• I Am Aware of My Own Ongoing Academic Self-Destruction, and Yet I Do Nothing to Stop It (so sad, yet so true)
• Manly Men for the Resolution of Personal Disputes by Duels to the Death (and you thought I was kidding when I said Beauty and the Geek was reminiscent of the dating scene in grade school)
• UChicago Has Killed My Soul (or would have if I didn't move out of state)
• I Want to Mechanically Divide Durkheim's Organic Solidarity (sigh, need I say more?)

If you're really brave and want even more insight into this enigma, you can check out this list of U of C You Tube videos.