Good Newsish
So good things are happening, lots of them, actually. However, lj is phobic to good news. So, I need your advice. (you = you, my friends, who only read this.) I just got more funding from my dpt (woohoo! I may actually end up with almost twice what I'm technically allowed. jesus christ I love my prof. also, I'm glad he uses his powers for good, not evil. that we know of). I also have the RA gig this summer. To use all of my funding, I should really drop one session of the RA thing. This means:
a) I get more time to do my own research - in fact, I may actually end up with something useful for my research! As opposed to a theoretical trip that will help me grow and yadah yadah, but won't be concretely helpful
b) I may pay to go gallivanting around europe with my own money. boo for paying. yay for Paris
c) I give up half my salary. This is real money that I won't get back and I have no idea how to earn more. boo.
d) The program is understanding about people dropping for fellowships (it happens all the time... that's the applicant pool, basically), but it is not ideal. If I want to get hired again... this could be bad. How bad? I don't know, frankly.
So what do you think, lj? I really want to go talk to my prof. since He Knows Everything, but I need to leave the poor busy man alone.
and before you all say it, what horrible problems to have, I know. (part of this is honestly the thought - when the hell else is someone going to PAY ME to go to LONDON? are these people insane??? take the money and run before they figure out what a mistake they're making!!!)
but still. I'm confused. Thoughts?
a) I get more time to do my own research - in fact, I may actually end up with something useful for my research! As opposed to a theoretical trip that will help me grow and yadah yadah, but won't be concretely helpful
b) I may pay to go gallivanting around europe with my own money. boo for paying. yay for Paris
c) I give up half my salary. This is real money that I won't get back and I have no idea how to earn more. boo.
d) The program is understanding about people dropping for fellowships (it happens all the time... that's the applicant pool, basically), but it is not ideal. If I want to get hired again... this could be bad. How bad? I don't know, frankly.
So what do you think, lj? I really want to go talk to my prof. since He Knows Everything, but I need to leave the poor busy man alone.
and before you all say it, what horrible problems to have, I know. (part of this is honestly the thought - when the hell else is someone going to PAY ME to go to LONDON? are these people insane??? take the money and run before they figure out what a mistake they're making!!!)
but still. I'm confused. Thoughts?