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Dispatches from Quarantine, Part 4: Goodbye for Now by Cate Mahoney

Cate Mahoney2020-06-19T14:36:03-04:00

Dispatches from Quarantine, Part 4 Goodbye for Now by Cate Mahoney Parting is such sweet sorrow! But in the midst of the pandemic, it does feel a bit like another change that slips under the surface as everyone is dealing with so much already. This is my last post as a University Administrative Fellow. Having graduated this past month, I’m moving out of Princeton and into the world! Picture Hayao Miyazaki’s movie Howl’s Moving Castle when the castle moves on and I’m the tiny protagonist standing in the landscape planning how to take my next steps. Or let’s think of this [...]

Dispatches from Quarantine, Part 4: Goodbye for Now by Cate Mahoney Cate Mahoney2020-06-19T14:36:03-04:00

Dispatches from Quarantine, Part 3: How to Look Good Zooming by Cate Mahoney

Cate Mahoney2020-05-06T17:06:52-04:00

Dispatches from Quarantine, Part 3 How to Look Good Zooming by Cate Mahoney Now that we’re all working at home, giving presentations at home, and trying to stay sane at home, users of Zoom, the suddenly ubiquitous video conferencing platform, will want some tips and tricks in their digital tool belt. I offer these suggestions as someone who recently (and successfully!) defended her dissertation virtually. (Thank you, thank you—you’re too kind.) (1) Find your light! And by this I mean placing your light source in the right position so that you are illuminated and don’t look like a cave dweller. To [...]

Dispatches from Quarantine, Part 3: How to Look Good Zooming by Cate MahoneyCate Mahoney2020-05-06T17:06:52-04:00

Dispatches from Quarantine, Part 2 by Cate Mahoney

Cate Mahoney2020-04-13T20:27:01-04:00

Dispatches from Quarantine, Part 2 by Cate Mahoney Hello, world! I hope this finds you safe and sound and keeping a level head for as much of the daytime and nighttime hours as you can. Here in New York City, we’re finally leveling off the curve of the virus, but I expect we’ll be staying in quarantine for much, much longer to make sure we keep it that way. I don’t know about you, but the days are blurring together for me. I try to keep a routine of when I wake up, take the dog out, and try to get [...]

Dispatches from Quarantine, Part 2 by Cate MahoneyCate Mahoney2020-04-13T20:27:01-04:00

Dispatches from Quarantine, Part 1 by Cate Mahoney

Cate Mahoney2020-03-30T14:44:03-04:00

Dispatches from Quarantine, Part 1 by Cate Mahoney Hi, all! I truly hope this finds you and your loved ones in good health. Time seems to blur these days as we stay inside to flatten the curve of COVID-19. There has been a lot of talk across social media about writing in this time of crisis. You’ve heard of Love in the Time of Cholera? Who’s writing Love in the Time of Corona? (Ouch.) Many people are saying something along the lines of: "Well, you’re stuck inside, so use this time to be ultra-productive! There is simply no better time to write than [...]

Dispatches from Quarantine, Part 1 by Cate MahoneyCate Mahoney2020-03-30T14:44:03-04:00

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