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I am good at many things, but one thing I am really not good at is failure. Over the years I have gotten better at it --
"Never mind..."
"Always look on the bright side of life"
"Tomorrow is another day!"
-- but I'm still not good at it.
Yes, I know, it happens to everyone. Yes, I know I shouldn't take it personally. But I was attached to this particular research proposal, dammit. Clearly I am simply unfundable, persona non grata with this funding agency, or the equivalent of a leper in the research world. Why else would they have turned my application down? *fumes, entirely irrationally*
(And yes, I know; element of luck; simply too many good ideas to fund them all; need to prioritise; only as good as the person reading it, yadayada. I am going to indulge in spoiled-child whining anyway, for the moment at least.)
I am also totally, hopelessly, completely and utterly overwhelmed by work at the moment. I have stopped writing the things I have to do on my Whiteboard of Doom (the purpose of which is to help me keep track of the things I have to do) because I'm too afraid of how far behind I am and how many things I haven't done.
These things combined mean that I am good for nothing much except moping and ranting right now. Do not expect me to do anything useful. Do not expect me to reply to your cheerful, upbeat messages on Facebook asking when I want to hang out, or do anything fun. Do not expect, in fact, any reply to anything. I am in offline mode until further notice. Now if only I could figure out how to set an auto-reply on my life...
"Never mind..."
"Always look on the bright side of life"
"Tomorrow is another day!"
-- but I'm still not good at it.
Yes, I know, it happens to everyone. Yes, I know I shouldn't take it personally. But I was attached to this particular research proposal, dammit. Clearly I am simply unfundable, persona non grata with this funding agency, or the equivalent of a leper in the research world. Why else would they have turned my application down? *fumes, entirely irrationally*
(And yes, I know; element of luck; simply too many good ideas to fund them all; need to prioritise; only as good as the person reading it, yadayada. I am going to indulge in spoiled-child whining anyway, for the moment at least.)
I am also totally, hopelessly, completely and utterly overwhelmed by work at the moment. I have stopped writing the things I have to do on my Whiteboard of Doom (the purpose of which is to help me keep track of the things I have to do) because I'm too afraid of how far behind I am and how many things I haven't done.
These things combined mean that I am good for nothing much except moping and ranting right now. Do not expect me to do anything useful. Do not expect me to reply to your cheerful, upbeat messages on Facebook asking when I want to hang out, or do anything fun. Do not expect, in fact, any reply to anything. I am in offline mode until further notice. Now if only I could figure out how to set an auto-reply on my life...