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Most of a month has passed since my last entry. There's several reasons for this. One is that I haven't really felt up to writing about some of the stuff going on. Another is that I've been using twitter for a lot of the small things. Third is that it's been a crazy month.
Research
A lot of my time recently has been taken up with research. There've been ups and downs, and I keep getting pulled away for another paper. We had one submitted march 3rd I think? Sounds like people are pretty confident that this time, we put together a good paper. Other than the last 2 times we started, and failed to submit. This paper's been in the pipes since january, so that made it a kinda stressful few weeks. I've started making some progress on my Qualifier, but I keep getting pulled off for other things. I spent a few days on references for a grant, and now we've got another system in the pipes that's been worked on last week and this. System's due friday, and I think the paper is 10-14 days after that. Somewhere in the middle of all this, I desparately need to finish my qualifier. The department might very well start causing trouble for me if it's not done soon. THe problem is that I need a bunch of computers to run the processing, because otherwise it just might take too damn long. And at the end of it all, my idea might just not work.
Gaming
The other thing that's been eating a lot of my time is gaming. I was pretty excited for all the games earlier this semester (and still kinda am), but it's eating up so much time, that I'm going slightly crazy. I definitely overstreatched this time, and will have to cut down seriously for next semester.
Classes
I'm not taking any classes this semester, but I've scheduled myself for next semester. I've decided to either take or sit in on a class on ontology. Looks like, given my choice, I'd be going for a logic bent over statistical reasoning for my research. Truth is, a lot of the work in my field(s) is statistical in nature, but I always have a hard time wrapping myself around it. To be perfectly honest, my perfect system would be neither statistical nor logical, but I dont' know what it would look like, so I haven't made any progress on it.
Health
I had a fair number of dr appts. in the fall, and some things are getting better, others aren't. My knees have actually been feeling better since I stopped fencing. It's not great, but it's only 1-2 times a week, instead of daily. Which is good. Had some issues with the insurance and a massive bill. but I'm working some of that out. My ear thing hasn't really gotten better, so I"ve started on the meds for it again. It seems to be helping, I think last time I stopped too early with it. I've also become concerned about the heartburn I've been feeling lately, so I scheduled an appointment yesterday with health services to get it worked out. She was pretty non-sepecific as to what's going on, and made a rather unprofessional joke, but I was more amused than pissed at her, so she's gonna get away with it. Anyway, I'm going to be taking pills for a few days while she tests me for bacteria, and watching when I eat. She also suggested I see a dietician, but I don't think that was related to my symptoms so much as her joke.
Everything Else
Most of the other stuff falls under the category of stuff I haven't really wanted to talk about. I've recently become concerned over a few of my habbits and am considering another round of counseling, but I'm kinda afraid since every time I go in they've been really unhelpful. I don't really have the cash to go to a professional, so I'm stuck with what the school has to offer if I decide to do anything at all. But I can't really talk to anyone else about it because the last thing I need is to have it verified right now. Soo instead I'm just trying to get through the next couple of weeks and hope that once my qual and stuff is done, I'll be able to deal with it.
About the only thing left that i can think of to talk about, I promised a friend I wouldn't discuss, so looks like you're stuck with this for now. Until next time peeps.
Research
A lot of my time recently has been taken up with research. There've been ups and downs, and I keep getting pulled away for another paper. We had one submitted march 3rd I think? Sounds like people are pretty confident that this time, we put together a good paper. Other than the last 2 times we started, and failed to submit. This paper's been in the pipes since january, so that made it a kinda stressful few weeks. I've started making some progress on my Qualifier, but I keep getting pulled off for other things. I spent a few days on references for a grant, and now we've got another system in the pipes that's been worked on last week and this. System's due friday, and I think the paper is 10-14 days after that. Somewhere in the middle of all this, I desparately need to finish my qualifier. The department might very well start causing trouble for me if it's not done soon. THe problem is that I need a bunch of computers to run the processing, because otherwise it just might take too damn long. And at the end of it all, my idea might just not work.
Gaming
The other thing that's been eating a lot of my time is gaming. I was pretty excited for all the games earlier this semester (and still kinda am), but it's eating up so much time, that I'm going slightly crazy. I definitely overstreatched this time, and will have to cut down seriously for next semester.
Classes
I'm not taking any classes this semester, but I've scheduled myself for next semester. I've decided to either take or sit in on a class on ontology. Looks like, given my choice, I'd be going for a logic bent over statistical reasoning for my research. Truth is, a lot of the work in my field(s) is statistical in nature, but I always have a hard time wrapping myself around it. To be perfectly honest, my perfect system would be neither statistical nor logical, but I dont' know what it would look like, so I haven't made any progress on it.
Health
I had a fair number of dr appts. in the fall, and some things are getting better, others aren't. My knees have actually been feeling better since I stopped fencing. It's not great, but it's only 1-2 times a week, instead of daily. Which is good. Had some issues with the insurance and a massive bill. but I'm working some of that out. My ear thing hasn't really gotten better, so I"ve started on the meds for it again. It seems to be helping, I think last time I stopped too early with it. I've also become concerned about the heartburn I've been feeling lately, so I scheduled an appointment yesterday with health services to get it worked out. She was pretty non-sepecific as to what's going on, and made a rather unprofessional joke, but I was more amused than pissed at her, so she's gonna get away with it. Anyway, I'm going to be taking pills for a few days while she tests me for bacteria, and watching when I eat. She also suggested I see a dietician, but I don't think that was related to my symptoms so much as her joke.
Everything Else
Most of the other stuff falls under the category of stuff I haven't really wanted to talk about. I've recently become concerned over a few of my habbits and am considering another round of counseling, but I'm kinda afraid since every time I go in they've been really unhelpful. I don't really have the cash to go to a professional, so I'm stuck with what the school has to offer if I decide to do anything at all. But I can't really talk to anyone else about it because the last thing I need is to have it verified right now. Soo instead I'm just trying to get through the next couple of weeks and hope that once my qual and stuff is done, I'll be able to deal with it.
About the only thing left that i can think of to talk about, I promised a friend I wouldn't discuss, so looks like you're stuck with this for now. Until next time peeps.