Dr. Shaun Duke, Professional Nerd

Editor. Writer. Professor. Host.

Life Log #01: My Back Isn’t Broken and Media Consumed

Currently Reading:  IT by Stephen King (pg. 380 of 1184) Currently Watching:  Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Season 1) Mood:  Pleasantly Unperturbed I had an appointment with a physical therapist today — the first of two. For the past two weeks, I’ve been out of commission from some sort of exercise-induced back injury. Nothing serious. Just a little localized […]

On Academic Brain and Compartmentalizing

As an academic, it is often very difficult to shut off the faculties I’ve spent the last fourteen years building.  Since I spend almost every day of the week analyzing literature, reading or thinking about theoretical/philosophical texts, I generally use my brain in a very particular way.  Turning that off is a chore, but a […]

I’m Reading: June 2014 (Week One)

The title tells you want you need to know.  Here’s are the physical books I’m reading: And here are the ebooks I’m poking at: And here’s what I’m reading for my new Mass Market Paperback Bingo feature: Why did I pick this book from the suggestions?  I realized that my “I’m Reading” pile is heavily […]