For lo and behold I have finished my hellish two weeks and I am still here, with one tentative job offer (provided that I can secure funding for my project prior to joining the lab) and a blue belt. But really, LET US NEVER DO THAT AGAIN because the whole 6 hour+ interview then fly back for a full work day + 2hour of martial arts combination is awful and I doubt I have the stamina to last another week. (I might need to work on stamina, but I am considering this the idle way that I contemplate about working on my pain tolerance -- yes it would be useful, but do I REALLY want to go through the experience?)
20140419
20140412
My schedule for the next two week is as follows:
Fly out tomorrow for job interview Monday, fly back Monday evening.
Fly out next Sunday for job interview Monday, fly back Monday evening.
Train 4 hours of aikido per week in preparation for the test the Saturday after that.
In between this I am running experiments full-time, including two batches of behavior tests that I can't really shift around because the animals have to be that exact age. I am also supposed to have finished written my dissertation by next week except I'm afraid it won't happen. (I've written about 50-60 pages of a roughly 100 page monster and I haven't figured out how to get the formatting in yet, so the actual number of pages I have done is only an estimate.) I haven't figured out quite how to keep myself fed on a somewhat healthy diet when I barely have the time to buy food, much less cook, but I suspect a lot of sandwiches and maybe a thing with my slowcooker.
Also the drain-stopper thing in my bathroom broke last night and I haven't found a ride from the airport for my second interview yet (it doesn't get in until 10pm).
Ladies and gentlemen: my life.
Fly out tomorrow for job interview Monday, fly back Monday evening.
Fly out next Sunday for job interview Monday, fly back Monday evening.
Train 4 hours of aikido per week in preparation for the test the Saturday after that.
In between this I am running experiments full-time, including two batches of behavior tests that I can't really shift around because the animals have to be that exact age. I am also supposed to have finished written my dissertation by next week except I'm afraid it won't happen. (I've written about 50-60 pages of a roughly 100 page monster and I haven't figured out how to get the formatting in yet, so the actual number of pages I have done is only an estimate.) I haven't figured out quite how to keep myself fed on a somewhat healthy diet when I barely have the time to buy food, much less cook, but I suspect a lot of sandwiches and maybe a thing with my slowcooker.
Also the drain-stopper thing in my bathroom broke last night and I haven't found a ride from the airport for my second interview yet (it doesn't get in until 10pm).
Ladies and gentlemen: my life.
20140405
Sent off the first part of my dissertation to be proofread by people who may or may not have time for it. It's a bit like that moment right after you stepped out of the room after finishing the calc AP test, except with more "omg I don't know what I'm doing" and existential angst.
In short, 0/10, would not recommend.
In short, 0/10, would not recommend.
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