tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85827172070667718702011-04-22T01:05:13.164-04:00So what kind of doctor am I?Dr. Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17212098874323500022noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8582717207066771870.post-45110222585658168552007-12-31T19:30:00.000-05:002007-12-31T19:33:16.284-05:00So what kind of doctor am I? The kind with a Ph.D. in Engineering. I usually like to tell people exactly what type of engineering because I enjoy the impressed looks on their faces. Sadly, it’s too Google-able, and you’d all be able to figure out just exactly where I went to grad school which is unacceptable, as you all might be crazed internet stalkers. So let’s just all agree that I am very, very smart, and you just go right ahead and be impressed. <br /><br />Don’t begrudge me my small pleasures, because the impressed looks are just about all I get out of my Ph.D. these days. My current job is in a completely different field and doesn’t require any of my mad engineering skillz. This is just fine, however, because the hours are fantastic; I work a mere two days a week, allowing me to be an almost stay-at-home mom to my son Jack, born on October 24, 2006. Add in free daycare by way of Grandpa one day a week and The Husband (whose name is Andrew) the second and you get a job worth keeping. <br /><br />I wrote extensively about my time in grad school in my first blog, but even if I chronicled every single second of my time as a Ph.D. candidate (and trust me, you don’t want me to do that), I would eventually run out of stories to tell. And that’s what happened. My blog transitioned from amusing anecdotes about grad school peppered with the occasional off-topic story – maybe about shoes – into amusing anecdotes having nothing whatsoever to do with grad school, ever. So I finally decided that the time had come to move my blog.<br /><br />And, only six short months later during which I waffled back and forth about blog titles, URLs, hosting services, and templates, here I am! Still at Blogger! Because it’s free! And I’m incredibly cheap! But I own the URL, so that’s something, right? <br /><br />I write about whatever comes into my head, at irregular intervals. I like to think I’m funny; my mom says I am, and why would she lie? <br /><br />Incidentally, you don’t have to call me “Dr. Maureen.” I’ll answer to it, but you can just call me “Maureen.” Or “Mo.” Or “Your Excellency.” Whatever.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8582717207066771870-4511022258565816855?l=aboutdocmaureen.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Dr. Maureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17212098874323500022noreply@blogger.com2