It’s been a good few months for science, especially mine. As there is a nonzero chance of being home to stay for Christmas, I’m thinking more and more about how to write my thesis and what my proposals (“props”) should be on. (We’re required to write three: two in-field, one out-of-field, and only one can [...]
At 9:43 pm PST on New Year’s Eve my boss e-mailed me with a demand for slides “today.” Since it arrived in my inbox at 5:44 am GMT and hit my eyes as the sun was going down, I’d say that places it squarely in 2008, leaving my 2007 conveniently unsullied by physically impossible demands. [...]
I was told some time ago by someone much older than me that, “It doesn’t get easier.” Only a week or so ago, after much rattling around in my head, did I come to that fact’s logical conclusion. Everyone at every time is dealing with things that are more complicated and stressful than they’ve ever [...]
Dear Me, Please remember that kicking the power cord out from your supervisor’s laptop is not conducive to a happy or healthy academic environment. This is particularly so if the laptop does not have battery power and goes dead. Love, My Own Self.
I’m taking a class This term; it’s taught by my boss. Much has become clear.