Positive Sociology

So, I've realized that my blog has been dormant for awhile...During this time, I've had that sinking, weighty feeling that you get when you have an unpaid bill collecting late fees, or a late homework assignment that constantly hangs over your head... This isn't to say that I haven't been writing.  I have.  But, my writing energies have been channeled toward my book, Blowing Up , which is finally nearing completion.  As I revise chapters that I've revised multiple times over, I find myself gaining new respect and admiration for everyone who has ever finished a book.  This is no small feat and something that I previously didn't quite appreciate. In fact, as I make my way through the revision process, I find myself cringing at memories of when I was a first year PhD student.  Like other eager grad students, I'd read an assignment book, mark the hell out of it with annotated questions (see snarky criticisms), and then come to class ready to really lay into