raaaargh
lecturing undergrads for two hours starting at 9am is by no means better than being an undergrad lectured-to for two hours starting at 9am. does that even make sense? I'm tired.
I miss my old office 'cause it had a couch where I would crash in between classes / office hours. my new office has more privacy but no couch. we do have a fish tank, but that's not the same.
advisor's finally back! I'm meeting with her in half an hour to talk about research and classes. I also really need to talk with her about what I'd like to do with my life, if I should start applying to PhD programs now, what my other options are, etc. I'm kind of wary of starting this easily existential conversation, though, so I think that that'll be for next time, and today's talk will be just about research. my goal -- which I concretely stated to myself only recently (I have trouble setting concrete goals; so many things for me are nebulous), and which has made me slightly more focused -- is to get something published by the end of this school-year. it won't be absolutely groundbreaking, but it will be good research.
I miss my old office 'cause it had a couch where I would crash in between classes / office hours. my new office has more privacy but no couch. we do have a fish tank, but that's not the same.
advisor's finally back! I'm meeting with her in half an hour to talk about research and classes. I also really need to talk with her about what I'd like to do with my life, if I should start applying to PhD programs now, what my other options are, etc. I'm kind of wary of starting this easily existential conversation, though, so I think that that'll be for next time, and today's talk will be just about research. my goal -- which I concretely stated to myself only recently (I have trouble setting concrete goals; so many things for me are nebulous), and which has made me slightly more focused -- is to get something published by the end of this school-year. it won't be absolutely groundbreaking, but it will be good research.