Welcome! Let me
give you some background on my new endeavor . . . aka this blog.
My unconscious desire to blog has resided within the back of
my mind for quite some time now . . . perhaps even a decade. I’ve always enjoyed writing (and
reading) but I always found excuses not to actually write anything for myself. Perhaps it was lack of time, lack of
motivation, lack of ideas, or maybe even fear that whatever I wrote wouldn’t be
important enough to permeate the internet waves. However, recently, I’ve been inspired in two ways. Not only have several friends started
their own blogs and encouraged me to do the same, but my mother-in-law also
inspires me when she talks about the 52 books/year she reads (averaging a book
a week – WOW). So what do
you get when you put reading and writing together? A blog about books, of course! So I’m taking the plunge, putting on my brave face, and
sending out my words for the world to read.
I am, as the title of my blog suggests, an academic. To be more precise, the scientific kind
of academic, the kind that studies the intricate details of the cancer
cell. This kind of study is incredibly
fascinating, particularly when one thinks about how such tiny cells can contain
so much complexity. If I were to
describe my academic experience, I might compare it to a roller coaster, filled
with highs, lows, and even the loop-de-loops where seemingly nothing is
accomplished. Now, with the PhD behind me and the
postdoctoral experience before me, I’m allowing myself to re-indulge in those
things that I loved before graduate school consumed me.
And that brings me back to this blog. I love books, both as the object and in
the stories within. I’ll pretty
much read anything. . . from non-fiction to fiction, classic to
bestsellers. While I generally
thoroughly enjoy all that I read, I have a tendency to forget all those great
details. With this new
endeavor, I can share my random meanderings on those books, record the history
of my reading, and convey my love of books.
Enjoy!
