I love thursdays. Thursdays are the end of my academic week. I always give myself thursdays off (well, except during essay writing time) to go out with my friends. I started this tradition in my MA year so I wouldn't get so immersed in my schoolwork that I became isolated and hermit-esque. Forcing myself to be social turned out to be one of the best things I could do. I made wonderful friends last year (you know who you are if you're reading this ;D). So I'm continuing the tradition this year and going out with friends that are still in the KW area.
I caught up on my sleep, finally. But not in a good way. I have been so exhausted with SSHRC/OGS/grading/the conference/my coursework that I accidently fell asleep on the couch on Tuesday night and was out cold for more than 12 hours.
Pro: I caught up on a lot of sleep.
Con(s): I stupidly neglected to post something on a course message wall that was required for class the next day.
And less importantly, the couch was not as comfy as my bed and I got a massive neck cramp.
Here's a comic, from http://www.phdcomics.com/ (awesome website that I frequent when procrastinating) that I feel epitomizes my life:
I woke up with the sun beaming in on me, in the biggest freaked-out panic you can imagine. I had a moment of cognitive dissonance where all sense of a spatio-temporal reality faded and I didn't know what time of the day it was and part of me thought I might actually be missing class (bigger freakout). I frantically checked the time, realized I was not missing class, and then darted upstairs to post what I was supposed to put up.The most frustrating part is that I'd already prepared this a couple of days in advance, but I didn't have my password for the course website (a very obscure and difficult to remember password of random numbers and letters, some lowecase, some upper), so I decided to post it later...
After feeling like a total idiot, I got ready for class, and ready to feel even more completely humiliated! It wasn't so bad, but I did feel like a big loser.
After all this, I am really glad to have this week behind me, and that I get to relax tonight. And bonus: It's a long weekend! Yay, turkey!!!
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Oh no! This happened to me WAY too many times last year at Laurier! I always woke up short of breath, in a cold sweat, and possibly in tears....there may have been some tears.
I always feel weird reading PhD comics, because I'm usually doing some form of whatever the characters are doing at that moment. I know that's to be expected, given the target audience and such, but it feels creepy. Like eating a pan full of lasagna when I'm reading Garfield. Where does the narcissistic orange-haired animal end, and me begin?
I am thankful that I never had to battle the OGS/SSHRC war. I hope I never will!
I also hate having to post to message boards for my classes. It must be nice to have your SSHRC/OGS behind you....
Congrats on finishing SSHRC! Pulling all-nighters and being exhausted for the next week will be the things I don't miss about grad school when I finally finish :)
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