Perhaps I should go as a physicist this halloween...
I just attended a colloquium of three graduate students giving talks on their research in magnetism. Two of them were brilliant Chinese students, and the last speaker talked on the Hall effect, which with the accent came out as "Horror" effect. This student had just handed in a draft of his thesis (PhD) to his proud supervisor, who introduced him - after 2.5 years. He had also published 11 papers. The effect on my already fragile self esteem was pretty horrendous...
Other halloweenish features were invented in my dreams of last night. Imagine mutated bedbugs, taking on the characteristics of ticks, in very detailed and credible dreams. Yep. I didn't have a hard time jumping out of my bed this morning. After the fumigation, life has been glorious for a few weeks, but the morning David jumped the ocean to surprise his mum on her birthday, I accidentally created a bridge to the bed by leaning the backpack to it, allowing a small bedbug to get a last supper off of my finger, before being trapped in a trap and killed with a hairdryer (no, I'm not evil, that is the quickest way of killing them!). Hence the nightmares...
Now going back to face the first horror. I don't know which is worse - finishing a PhD or bedbugs, but right now the PhD wins. IF my nightmare turns true, it might change later on...
(good thing the rest of my life is so beautiful... :)
5 comments:
Hmm No experience of bugs here. They wouldn't stand the Swedish west coast klimet I guess. The only bugs I seen are the ones in the internet. They seems quite busy for the moment so I write this a second time now.
Kramar from old dad
Good Heavens! No doubt that you are having nightmares. Doing my undergrad was stressful enough for me. Good thing that you are smart and have a great work ethic. You can do it Theresa!!! KRAM!
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You should NEVER, NEVER, NEVER compare yourself with anyone. But, can I add, I think you are brilliant.
Nightmares like those would be truly frightening.
Hang in there.
You can do it!!!!!!! Just follow your own plan and do it at your own pace and who cares what everyone else is doing.
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