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Felt like I should post something to replace my last downer post. Grad school often still sucks, but it probably sucks less than a lot of other things I could be doing right now. I'll get my PhD and then, I don't know, find a real job or something.
The Ben Folds concert in Detroit was pretty cool, though their incredibly posh theatre lacked chairs. Seriously, maybe if people were dancing or something, it'd make sense. But all it gave me was pain from standing still for 3 hours. Also, I had mini cheeseburgers for the first time. They are like normal burgers, except smaller. And you get three. ALSO: They had deep fried onions on them @_@ Say what you want about the United States, but don't dis their cheeseburgers. They got that shit down pat.
Um, hung out with Kelly's family for Thanksgiving. Got homemade donairs, saw the Oktoberfest parade and ate Turkey. It was a delicious weekend that saw me get pretty behind on my work when paired with the trip to see Ben Folds.
I discovered this webcomic: http://picturesforsadchildren.com/
I ... can't explain why I like it so much. I've read about the first 80 comics or so, and I really like it. It's weird.
MOVING! We're moving. And totally are not packed. It is stressful. But we'll have help, so it's cool.
I miss creative writing. And fun stuff. Grad school suddenly doesn't feel like a ton of work anymore, though I suppose that's a state of mind, more than any significant change in my situation. I still pretty much just do school, then crash at home, lather rinse repeat.
I'm incredibly unfocused at the moment. Better shape up, since I have a presentation to give on Friday that isn't done yet. It's one of those not-for-marks research presentations that I'm expected to give, so that the Institution won't make me feel guilty and unwanted. A little hard to get motivated for it. ALSO: I need research assistants. But there's no funding.
Wow. I just sort of let all my brain juices leak out here. Everything is the same right now, more or less, but I feel a bit better about it on average.
Felt like I should post something to replace my last downer post. Grad school often still sucks, but it probably sucks less than a lot of other things I could be doing right now. I'll get my PhD and then, I don't know, find a real job or something.
The Ben Folds concert in Detroit was pretty cool, though their incredibly posh theatre lacked chairs. Seriously, maybe if people were dancing or something, it'd make sense. But all it gave me was pain from standing still for 3 hours. Also, I had mini cheeseburgers for the first time. They are like normal burgers, except smaller. And you get three. ALSO: They had deep fried onions on them @_@ Say what you want about the United States, but don't dis their cheeseburgers. They got that shit down pat.
Um, hung out with Kelly's family for Thanksgiving. Got homemade donairs, saw the Oktoberfest parade and ate Turkey. It was a delicious weekend that saw me get pretty behind on my work when paired with the trip to see Ben Folds.
I discovered this webcomic: http://picturesforsadchildren.com/
I ... can't explain why I like it so much. I've read about the first 80 comics or so, and I really like it. It's weird.
MOVING! We're moving. And totally are not packed. It is stressful. But we'll have help, so it's cool.
I miss creative writing. And fun stuff. Grad school suddenly doesn't feel like a ton of work anymore, though I suppose that's a state of mind, more than any significant change in my situation. I still pretty much just do school, then crash at home, lather rinse repeat.
I'm incredibly unfocused at the moment. Better shape up, since I have a presentation to give on Friday that isn't done yet. It's one of those not-for-marks research presentations that I'm expected to give, so that the Institution won't make me feel guilty and unwanted. A little hard to get motivated for it. ALSO: I need research assistants. But there's no funding.
Wow. I just sort of let all my brain juices leak out here. Everything is the same right now, more or less, but I feel a bit better about it on average.