Category: I Drink Your Milkshake

A long day at work today.  I have to spend a good solid bunch of hours on the night shift, so they feel loved.  However, my enthusiasm for spreadsheets dimmed when the sun went down (aka after the fifth hour), and so in lieu of a lunch break I’m going to have a milkshake.  In…

Feeling a little parched in the dusty and hot town of . . .   Abilene, TX   Campus Look – 5 Campus Feel – 1 Town – 5 School Size – 1400 Student:Faculty Ratio – 14:1 Faculty – 100 4BR 3BA – $280,000 Comments:   Abilene is located in very close proximity to the…

Things aren’t looking good for the I Drink Your Milkshakers over here in NC.  The recession means that a lot of schools have frozen hiring, which does not bode well for soon-to-be-graduated PhD candidates.  But, what the hell, it ain’t over til the fat lady sings and she’s still warming up her vocal chords, so…

Can.  Not.  Type.  Hands.  Freezing.  46.  Degrees.  This.  Morning.  Gaaaak.   Have I mentioned that I was born and spent many of my formative years in San Diego, CA?  This is not something I recommend.  It set a very high bar for climate expectations, which no other part of the country/world could ever hope to meet. …

Let’s have a milkshake in Lewiston, ME!    LEWISTON, ME   Campus Look – 7 Campus Feel – 7 Town – 2 School Size – 1700 Student:Faculty Ratio – 10:1 Faculty – 207 4BR 3BA – $199,900  OR $375,000, depending on something I cannot discern from the internet Comments:   Lewiston is pretty durn little. …