A Break Through... and then, A Break Down
Posted 06-04-2010 at 09:01 PM by EmmyNoether
I actually made a quasi-break-through on my math research. That feels really rewarding, especially amongst the downs of failure. However, it wasn't a complete "Eureka! moment." It was one where I could say: "huh, that MOSTLY seems right, but that one little discrepancy, I just do not get." Hopefully, one of these days it will all become super clear to me... I do so much hope for that, or else, that's the end of my defense.
For the rest of the day... not so much on the way of accomplishment. I'm about 15 pounds more overweight than I'd like to be, but cannot seem to drop any of it, despite running each day. I'm not feeling any better about the work I haven't yet accomplished for my adviser that he would have liked to see, and... (I know, too much information) I'm PMS-ing. Not that I am particularly happy to share this news with the world... it is one of those things that a female professional cannot incorporate into her life, despite the fact that it does affect her as a person.
In addition, I'm dealing with living at home with your parents and their idiosyncrasies about, well, pretty much anything. Plus, my parents aren't exactly a "Leave it to Beaver" replicated marriage.... So, here I am... playing a referee and dealing with everything that I need to deal with. Frankly, I used to think grad school was the hardship, but it is nothing compared to this. Again, this is one of those reasons that I have to continuously build defenses to be a stronger, better person.... hopefully at the end of everything, I'll get my doctorate.
For the rest of the day... not so much on the way of accomplishment. I'm about 15 pounds more overweight than I'd like to be, but cannot seem to drop any of it, despite running each day. I'm not feeling any better about the work I haven't yet accomplished for my adviser that he would have liked to see, and... (I know, too much information) I'm PMS-ing. Not that I am particularly happy to share this news with the world... it is one of those things that a female professional cannot incorporate into her life, despite the fact that it does affect her as a person.
In addition, I'm dealing with living at home with your parents and their idiosyncrasies about, well, pretty much anything. Plus, my parents aren't exactly a "Leave it to Beaver" replicated marriage.... So, here I am... playing a referee and dealing with everything that I need to deal with. Frankly, I used to think grad school was the hardship, but it is nothing compared to this. Again, this is one of those reasons that I have to continuously build defenses to be a stronger, better person.... hopefully at the end of everything, I'll get my doctorate.
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