Usually by this time the office is full of grad students; right now there are only four, counting me. Where is everyone? Is today a holiday that I don't know about?
I'm not complaining. The quiet and lack of interruptions means that I've been fairly productive with a minimal amount of stress.
And yet... deadlines loom. Thesis!
This post's theme word: sciolist, "dabbler; an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge."
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Sore and tired
I erged (ergged?) yesterday and did my abs workout. This is a bad combination. Today all the muscles on the dorsal side of my body are achingly sore. On the bright side, I went to bed so early that I awoke before my super-early alarm. This is good, because I was so tired that I forgot to set the alarm.
It rained yesterday and all the snow melted and washed away. It was a pretty dismal day. (Exception: I got to talk to D., which was excellent.) I miss my family, my Harvard friends, and being able to use words like "pallor" in casual conversation without having to spell and define them. I don't mind having to do this for non-native English speakers, but for crying out loud -- doesn't anyone read books anymore? I would go hang out with grad students in the humanities, but they wouldn't understand my nerdy jokes. Sigh. It's so hard to be an academic elitist sometimes.
Perhaps next I'll memorize the alliterative v monologue from "V for Vendetta."
Good news: in a few weeks, I'll be at home. Cookie swap, Geometry Wars, pies, Patapon 2! Not soon enough!
Bad news: in a few weeks - ε, I want to submit a complete draft of my Master's work. Too soon!
This post's theme word: cacology, "poor choice of words" or "incorrect pronunciation."
It rained yesterday and all the snow melted and washed away. It was a pretty dismal day. (Exception: I got to talk to D., which was excellent.) I miss my family, my Harvard friends, and being able to use words like "pallor" in casual conversation without having to spell and define them. I don't mind having to do this for non-native English speakers, but for crying out loud -- doesn't anyone read books anymore? I would go hang out with grad students in the humanities, but they wouldn't understand my nerdy jokes. Sigh. It's so hard to be an academic elitist sometimes.
Perhaps next I'll memorize the alliterative v monologue from "V for Vendetta."
Good news: in a few weeks, I'll be at home. Cookie swap, Geometry Wars, pies, Patapon 2! Not soon enough!
Bad news: in a few weeks - ε, I want to submit a complete draft of my Master's work. Too soon!
This post's theme word: cacology, "poor choice of words" or "incorrect pronunciation."
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