tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post2282949068258729948..comments2023-06-11T02:19:27.429-07:00Comments on Academic Cog: The Great Drizzle of 2009Sisyphushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09880634753539329199noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-25953383185049138532009-10-16T13:29:10.326-07:002009-10-16T13:29:10.326-07:00I'm right there with you. This year is my thir...I'm right there with you. This year is my third year on the market, and I am none too happy about it. It sucks being an overachiever your whole life only to get to the point where everything should be working out and you realize that you're at the edge of a cliff instead of riding on a nice tidy bridge to career happiness. I feel like a failure all the time. Maybe this time it will work out. Who knows?Fie upon this quiet life!https://www.blogger.com/profile/12047096700049201873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-32681577887847595132009-10-15T08:16:35.607-07:002009-10-15T08:16:35.607-07:00I'm sorry Sis. But you can do this and you wil...I'm sorry Sis. But you can do this and you will do this.<br /><br />Thinking of you.Flaviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17832765671541392835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-12558662128997062372009-10-14T16:41:01.542-07:002009-10-14T16:41:01.542-07:00Rock it like a hurricane.
You can totally do this....Rock it like a hurricane.<br />You can totally do this.the rebel lettristehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08369013300190217105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-824840658349407392009-10-14T13:41:04.750-07:002009-10-14T13:41:04.750-07:00I'm sorry you're having such a tough time....I'm sorry you're having such a tough time. I've had that very same overwhelming desire to just pack it in and walk out, mid-sentence, during final exams. But staying in the room (metaphorically or literally) is part of the process and sometimes, it's a major achievement in itself.Bavardesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10737120234578385755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-311077297346826132009-10-14T09:26:59.342-07:002009-10-14T09:26:59.342-07:00/hugs
I sent out at least ten letters with the wo.../hugs<br /><br />I sent out at least ten letters with the word "Renaissance" misspelled.<br /><br />I wish something could make this whole phd/job process reasonably humane.Bardiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-89858005093660973082009-10-14T08:37:30.645-07:002009-10-14T08:37:30.645-07:00A huge amount of success in this field is simple p...A huge amount of success in this field is simple persistence. It's so fucking hard and demoralizing, particularly at your stage, that lots of people do just chuck it. But you've overcome this before, and you can again: push through it. <br /><br />Why? <br />Because you really want to, deep down.<br />Or because it's as good a thing to spend time on as anything else.<br />Or because <b>I</b> told you to, and you need someone else to tell you to do it.<br />Or because, whatever happens, you want to know that you didn't screw yourself. <br /><br />Whatever the reason, push on through.Phul Devihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17001424066432419292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-5712169878840595652009-10-14T03:50:51.018-07:002009-10-14T03:50:51.018-07:00I know it's not much, but I'm cheering for...I know it's not much, but I'm cheering for you!!<br /><br />Let me know if you need a pair of eyes for proofreading or whatever. :)Maudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11918488082176862598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7366909960546184927.post-41121970344792078592009-10-13T22:34:43.269-07:002009-10-13T22:34:43.269-07:00If you're in the same part of CA as Bitch, Ph....If you're in the same part of CA as Bitch, Ph.D and I (read just north of LA), then there was much more than a drizzle. I was at the B & N in Ventura and it was a solid rain for several hours. This made for extremely enjoyable writing on their covered porch. <br /><br />On the subject of CA drivers in the rain? Yes, they are idiots. They don't know to turn on their headlights; they forget to leave more space to avoid misting the cars around them; they slow down and speed up erratically; and they assume you're okay with them driving like scared ninnies. It's disgraceful. <br /><br />Keep up the faith on your applications. What a nightmare now, right? But as everyone keeps telling me about my future in the academy--you'll make it. Your dedication to your blog and the application process shows you're not likely to throw in the towel anytime soon. Thank goodness, because I'm definitely likely to throw in the towel at the first sign of trouble. You remain a model of persistence for lots of us out there making our way through our programs and the (poor) markets in our own fields.fatedplacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13711127341102704213noreply@blogger.com