this comic from the wonderful jorge cham explains it all. this is exactly how i’ve felt the last 6 weeks, and especially what i’m not looking forward to for the next 2 weeks…
letter of intent
Posted 19 Feb 2010 — by phdgal
Category pursuit
Category pursuit
Dear Proposal,
You will not be the end of me. I refuse to let the task of coming up with 60 daunting pages of information to be the downfall of my week. Yes, I understand the significance of getting you completed by April, despite knowing how many hours of sleep I will loose during this time. I also understand how “unfair” it is to my life partner and close friends, even though I have to constantly tell them that I am not in control of my life, but that you are. This is not an easy task either. So please, have a little mercy. So if I promise to give it my all will you cooperate and not be so difficult. thanks.
love, me
breakthrough
Posted 03 Feb 2010 — by phdgal
Category pursuit
Category pursuit
so today i found out that i passed my comps. so excited! it has been a long road, but now i can see some light at the end of the tunnel. naturally, after getting this news i managed to slack off and only type 6 words of my dissertation. (got to do better….) however, i did manage to get my office looking nice and organized. let’s see what tomorrow brings.
things i learned today:
(1) the smallest thing can put someone right over the edge (office mate making noise and using words that i can’t possibly repeat)
(2) academia has no money. i repeat. no money. can i get a piece of paper please?
(3) i didn’t bring enough for lunch and DON”T feel like cooking dinner. sushi anyone?
(4) trying to get anything done after 5pm is a wash. (hence why i’m blogging)
