Academic update and a need for shoes
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theatokosEven though Adam and I are still not completely set up here (we are still without dressers or a couch or internet) the ~holy crap, we live in Wales' feeling is quickly diminishing. We've been here for only 2.5 weeks but we feel like it's been much longer - in a good way. What strikes me more often and more intensely is the 'holy crap, I'm doing a PhD!' What the hell was I thinking?
I've met with my adviser formally twice so far. We meet every Thursday afternoon at 4 to discuss my reading and writing. Which means I actually need to do both. Yesterday I turned in 1000 words that felt like vomit on a page. It was painful to try to think formally. In fact, what I'm finding is not that it's all that difficult (for me anyway) to think originally, what is far more difficult is following that idea through and unearthing the reasons and sources to back up the idea. In fact, twice in our meeting yesterday my advisor told me my idea was original but I left thinking that the hard part is expounding in a way that has meaning for others.
I vascilate between 'yay! this is so great! I love my subject matter!' to 'oh my god I'm wasting my time and money, what am I doing?' I suspect this is normal.
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Also, Bennett needs shoes. Like, urgently and last week. He's had two pairs of soft soled shoes. One pair has holes in the toes, so I chucked them today after dithering about that for a week. His only other pair are bright red, beautiful but threatening holes, won't fit if he's wearing socks and if the grass is wet they soak through. And it's wet and cold here. However, finding shoes that will ship tomorrow, send to a UK address with a US card and aren't ass ugly has proven more challenging than I thought. There is a children's store in town, but they have one pair of boy's shoes that are far too large for B. Eep!
I've met with my adviser formally twice so far. We meet every Thursday afternoon at 4 to discuss my reading and writing. Which means I actually need to do both. Yesterday I turned in 1000 words that felt like vomit on a page. It was painful to try to think formally. In fact, what I'm finding is not that it's all that difficult (for me anyway) to think originally, what is far more difficult is following that idea through and unearthing the reasons and sources to back up the idea. In fact, twice in our meeting yesterday my advisor told me my idea was original but I left thinking that the hard part is expounding in a way that has meaning for others.
I vascilate between 'yay! this is so great! I love my subject matter!' to 'oh my god I'm wasting my time and money, what am I doing?' I suspect this is normal.
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Also, Bennett needs shoes. Like, urgently and last week. He's had two pairs of soft soled shoes. One pair has holes in the toes, so I chucked them today after dithering about that for a week. His only other pair are bright red, beautiful but threatening holes, won't fit if he's wearing socks and if the grass is wet they soak through. And it's wet and cold here. However, finding shoes that will ship tomorrow, send to a UK address with a US card and aren't ass ugly has proven more challenging than I thought. There is a children's store in town, but they have one pair of boy's shoes that are far too large for B. Eep!
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Date: 2009-09-25 03:51 pm (UTC)also, maybe ebay.co.uk?