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Posted by Estella on August 30, 2006, at 22:15:53
Northern hemisphere has different start / end dates. To fall in line with summer break, I guess. Makes no difference to me anymore when the start and end dates are anyhoo since I don't do coursework or teaching anymore. I'm happy about the lack of teaching, but I kinda miss the coursework (especially multi-guess for psychology).
I expect I'll miss the teaching at some point... Or not, lol.
Coming up to a busy time for me...
6 month review (typically done at around 9 months). So a seminar for that and a seminar for conference in December and another seminar for conference in a month or so... Annual report (due before 6 month review strangely enough). So I'm going to be busy busy busy for the rest of the year. Also... I'm kinda changing my thesis topic. People aren't particularly happy about that... But they are sort of okay about it. One guy (main supervisor now) is fairly happy. I've been told it is a good line to do jobwise (researchwise too) so that is nice :-)
But I've got some readin and writin ahead of me.
:-)
or
:-(
Depending, I guess.
WIsh me luck...
Posted by Estella on August 30, 2006, at 22:21:46
In reply to good luck to everyone starting back!, posted by Estella on August 30, 2006, at 22:15:53
I was just thinking today that I'm happy :-)
I mean... I'm actually happy :-)
These are meant to be the best years of our lives and I kinda always brushed that off...
But talking to some of the academics, they have worse deadlines than us. Being hounded by publishers and being expected to get those grant proposals in on time and chasing up after slack *ss doctoral students lol. And that is for those who are lucky enough to get a research post (yeah, I consider that lucky lucky lucky). If you aren't so lucky then you have numerous undergrads to put up with (no offence anybody but it does indeed take a hell of a lot of time away from your readin and writin). So... Life is good. Spring has sprung (or at least it will on Sept 1. and the weather is nice and summery already). Lots of conferences at the beach and nice wines in the region and nice conference expendature budget :-) Life is good :-) And yeah... I have to do some work... But I can do ANYTHING I LIKE and it wouldn't be far off what other people are doing really because we just ARE interested in related issues. And while sometimes that is a pain in the butt (because everything looks equally moderately interesting and nothing stands out) it is GRAND really :-) Maybe... It is the seroquel... Maybe I'll keep that up after all :-)
Posted by Estella on September 4, 2006, at 1:38:39
In reply to Re: good luck to everyone starting back!, posted by Estella on August 30, 2006, at 22:21:46
what was i on???
that is unclear but i know i'm not feeling THAT great anymore. what is up with me? one of those days with that gnawing feeling inside. sometimes i get very self reflective / indulgant. i wanna t dammit. someone i can actually TALK to. someone who surprises me and gets me thinking. someone who can keep me a little off balanced when i get complacent and someone who can be stable when i start to unbalance.i miss my t :-(
i miss her soooooooooo much :-(
i tried to get into contact with her...
but i don't think she wants to get back into contact with me.
:-(
:-(
:-(
why not?
i'm not that bad am i?
<pout>
in a funny mood today...am i...
what is wrong with me?
i'm moving on from that...
tryin' to understand why it is that certain people say that certain other people have something wrong with them. not on their own terms... but trying to understand what is up with that.i don't know about me...
maybe my biggest problem...
is worrying about me all the time...
too self absorbed.well...
oh well...
there it is.
hope everyone had a good day.
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