Look for the wins.
It is almost the end of 2023, and as I reflect on the year, I have to fight myself to not see it in the light of all of the things that I...
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evanitallie
- Sep 10, 2023
- 5 min
Things I Did (and Didn’t) Do This Summer (and late Spring).
In early May, I got an eyebrow piercing. I had it done at a wonderful place in downtown Durham (Clarity Piercing). I had been mulling the...
evanitallie
- Jun 1, 2023
- 5 min
Walk/Jog/Run*
In dating app bios, or when asked about myself, I often say that I “like to be active outside.” Going for a walk or run just about...
evanitallie
- Mar 12, 2023
- 3 min
A local move.
Just before the start of 2023, I moved into a one-bedroom apartment in a rental complex very close to downtown. I love it! When I moved...
evanitallie
- Dec 18, 2022
- 7 min
What does it mean to publish a paper?
It is almost the end of 2022, and I haven’t shared one of the biggest pieces of recent news, my first co-first author paper was accepted...
evanitallie
- Nov 13, 2022
- 3 min
Life update - community, fall joy, shifting grief.
I have been feeling happy. Happy, not in a tied to specific event way, not in an overly elated way, just in that my most powerful emotion...
evanitallie
- Sep 3, 2022
- 7 min
I'm leaning into an old identity and remembering my father.
Incredibly, I have now lived in Durham for three plus months, and I have been at my job for two months! I am enjoying my work and putting...
evanitallie
- Jul 18, 2022
- 5 min
I started a job, and you have a chance to learn about HIV.
[Please please read the information about HIV below. Also, this post is not as long as the time estimate because the references are...
evanitallie
- Jun 20, 2022
- 4 min
Discomfort & Awareness & Gratitude.
Being pushed outside one’s comfort zone often leads to heightened awareness, dependence on others, and increased gratitude. One of my...
evanitallie
- May 30, 2022
- 2 min
Hello from Durham, North Carolina!
Last week, I moved to Durham, North Carolina. In many ways this move is a long time coming. I’ve known I wanted to try living here since...
evanitallie
- May 11, 2022
- 5 min
I'm making a quilt (and trying to level up my wardrobe).
I had a lot of anxiety when I started graduate school about what I would wear every day. I’m not totally sure why, I had worn a...
evanitallie
- Apr 14, 2022
- 3 min
What I'll miss: beauty, performance, and teamwork.
Today was my last day doing at-the-bench experiments at Harvard. On Saturday I will drive away from Boston. Wow!! I am ready for the next...
evanitallie
- Mar 14, 2022
- 3 min
Friendship and Travel
I consider myself to have strong staying in-touch skills. I enjoy phone calls, I love sending text messages when I’m thinking of someone,...
evanitallie
- Feb 22, 2022
- 5 min
A celebrity crush, computer programming, and an interview-inspired more positive take on my PhD.
A celebrity crush, computer programming, and an interview-inspired more positive take on my PhD are a few of the things currently bring...
evanitallie
- Feb 3, 2022
- 6 min
Queer + STEM PhD + Mental Health: Seeing parts of my own journey in Morgan Rogers's "Honey Girl"
One of my best friends excitedly texted me in March 2021 about the new book “Honey Girl.” He said: “This book is about finishing your PhD...
evanitallie
- Jan 30, 2022
- 3 min
Connecting to my queerness* through reading
The two most consistent routines of the last eight years of my life are drinking coffee in the morning and reading before bed. My coffee...
evanitallie
- Jan 8, 2022
- 5 min
“Let’s not hang-up until you are home.”
I’m in New Jersey right now with my mom. I was anxious about how it would feel to be back again in the house where I have spent so much...
evanitallie
- Jan 8, 2022
- 3 min
Running, being single, and PB&J.
Reflecting on 2021, it is easy to focus on the events that marked change. But I also want to reflect on some of the constants of the past...
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