I've been looking at my calendar the past few days. I'm in the middle of two weeks with three presentations. It's kinda of balls, and I've been telling myself that I just need to get through Tuesday and I'll be able to relax. This is only partially true. I've got a paper coming up soon and another three all due at the end of November/beginning of December.
In sum: Grad School is a lot of work.
I knew that, but I'm not sure that I knew I would actually get up at 9am on a Saturday to spend the entire day in the Reading Room working on Presentation #3. Especially on the Thanksgiving Long Weekend.
I still like it mostly, but I kinda wish that I could be doing stuff related to my own interests instead of just more course work. Whatever - I totally signed up for this. And the courses are pretty good - it's just that they were better LAST year, and I apparently have poor timing. Whatever, I'm writing a thesis next year and I'll get to do my own interests for that.
I'm taking a bit of a break today and going to Chinatown with one of my fellow Greenies for lunch and tea shopping. And tomorrow the grad students from the department are getting together for Thanksgiving - I'm making Sweet Potatoes. Before and after these events - work, work work.
Also
I've been slightly avoiding using my Diva Cup, because I couldn't get it to sit right the last time I tried and there is far too many new things going on right now. But I tried again when I started my period this go round.
And I've got it. I've figured out how to get it to sit properly! And it's super comfy. I can tell it's there most of the time, but it's not intrusive at all. I think this is the first time I've had my period and nothing leaked at all. Also it was no messier to put in than a tampon - and sometimes considerably cleaner. This was not something I believed when other people told me about it. Now I know.
Am V. pleased with my purchase.
In sum: Grad School is a lot of work.
I knew that, but I'm not sure that I knew I would actually get up at 9am on a Saturday to spend the entire day in the Reading Room working on Presentation #3. Especially on the Thanksgiving Long Weekend.
I still like it mostly, but I kinda wish that I could be doing stuff related to my own interests instead of just more course work. Whatever - I totally signed up for this. And the courses are pretty good - it's just that they were better LAST year, and I apparently have poor timing. Whatever, I'm writing a thesis next year and I'll get to do my own interests for that.
I'm taking a bit of a break today and going to Chinatown with one of my fellow Greenies for lunch and tea shopping. And tomorrow the grad students from the department are getting together for Thanksgiving - I'm making Sweet Potatoes. Before and after these events - work, work work.
Also
I've been slightly avoiding using my Diva Cup, because I couldn't get it to sit right the last time I tried and there is far too many new things going on right now. But I tried again when I started my period this go round.
And I've got it. I've figured out how to get it to sit properly! And it's super comfy. I can tell it's there most of the time, but it's not intrusive at all. I think this is the first time I've had my period and nothing leaked at all. Also it was no messier to put in than a tampon - and sometimes considerably cleaner. This was not something I believed when other people told me about it. Now I know.
Am V. pleased with my purchase.
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Date: 2010-10-10 09:01 pm (UTC)From:Me, I arranged to mark 51 lab reports this weekend, as part of making the timetable so I don't have to take marking to Nfld. Fortunately (?) a lot of people figured it was efficient to take the late penalty (1 working day = Tuesday) so I don't actually have 51.