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Posted on25 July 20123 August 2021Everyday Life, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

A poetic starter

by Just Frances4 Comments on A poetic starter

Since I turned in my dissertation draft yesterday, I’ve decided that I am going to take a week’s holiday to rest and unwind before I…

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Posted on19 July 201217 July 2021Everyday Life

I broke it!

by Just Frances2 Comments on I broke it!

Yikes! Were you on Just Frances yesterday? Well, if you were you may have noticed a 12+ hour period where the site was broken. The…

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Posted on11 July 201217 July 2021Academic Life

Dissertation month update; Part 3

by Just Frances3 Comments on Dissertation month update; Part 3

In less than two weeks, I have to have a full draft of my dissertation ready to send my supervisor for his review. (After which,…

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Posted on29 June 201217 July 2021Musings & Ramblings

Listening for the phone

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When I was in high school, my sister (I think?*) wrote a poem that went something like this: Lonely, all alone by Celeste Mills* Lonely,…

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Posted on7 May 201217 July 2021Academic Life

No more teachers; lots more books

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Today was my last day of classes. And that means no more teachers. No more admissions-determined schedules. No more sitting through lectures and seminars. No…

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Posted on1 May 201217 July 2021Everyday Life

Memory sparks

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Triboluminescence is awesome! It used to entertain me as a child and it still entertains me as an adult. Or, to translate into Plain English: It’s…

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Posted on28 April 201228 September 2022Everyday Life

Dusty books

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A couple of years ago, a friend took me to Glasgow for a surprise that would really excite my “geeky side”. As we made our way…

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Posted on9 April 201216 July 2021Academic Life

Work in progress; Part 1

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Yippee! I’ve just completed another chunk of my dissertation – and I managed to finish it more than 12 hours before it was due! I admit it…

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Posted on5 April 201216 July 2021Everyday Life

Break-less spring break

by Just Frances2 Comments on Break-less spring break

It’s been nearly a week since spring break started, but it’s been anything but a break! Still, this is what I signed up for so…

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Posted on2 April 201216 July 2021Everyday Life

Your challenge: Write a letter!

by Just Frances4 Comments on Your challenge: Write a letter!

One of the best joys in my life is personal mail. Letters, cards, postcards, parcels. I just love getting something in the post that doesn’t…

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Posted on30 March 201216 July 2021Academic Life, Everyday Life

Spring break

by Just Frances2 Comments on Spring break

Well, as of 4:00 pm I am officially on spring break. Only, that really just means that I’m not going to classes for a week.…

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Posted on28 March 201218 August 2021Musings & Ramblings

Journalist? Blogger? Writer.

by Just Frances6 Comments on Journalist? Blogger? Writer.

I’ve spent the last couple of weeks working on a paper that asked if there should be regulations or laws to distinguish between what professional…

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Posted on4 March 201216 July 2021Everyday Life

Moleskine inspirations

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I write. In fact, I think it would be fair to say that I’m a writer. And as any good writer does, I carry a…

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Posted on2 March 201216 November 2022Health & Wellness

Doing nothing, online

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A little while ago, I told you about my classes for the spring semester and how one of those classes included blogging. Well, yesterday I…

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Posted on20 February 201216 July 2021Academic Life

Still classy

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OK, since I bored you with descriptions of my modules last semester, I think it’s only fair I do the same for my spring semester…

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Posted on16 February 201216 July 2021Academic Life

First day, again

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Yippee! After a too-long, two-month winter break I have finally started back to school. The new semester began on Monday with classes starting yesterday, but since…

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Posted on5 February 201215 July 2021Everyday Life

Random thoughts: A challenge

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Two weeks ago I shared a post that was determined by random. It was a great way to find some inspiration for writing and the…

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Posted on29 December 201114 July 2021Everyday Life

Substitutiary locomotion

by Just Frances2 Comments on Substitutiary locomotion

Back in the day, kids’ movies were pretty gosh-darn awesome. So much so that (I think) they’ve survived the test of time. Movies like Pete’s…

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Posted on15 December 201113 July 2021Academic Life

One down

by Just Frances7 Comments on One down

Well, today marks the end of my first semester as a postgraduate student. It’s been a crazy and hectic journey to get to this point,…

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Posted on8 December 201113 July 2021Academic Life

A modest proposal

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Hey! Wanna know what I did today? (Of course, you do!) Well, today I turned in my dissertation proposal for my Master of Letters in…

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