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Mar. 6th, 2001 04:13 pmToday i took ten drivers' tests in a row, and i now feel purty stoopid. It's a miracle i have my license. But oy, there's a ton of stuff for the would-be getters of licenses. I need to get Ildiko and Nafije together and make them both study their keisters off (preferably tomorrow), because while i love to help them, and they're wonderful people, it is a little nerve-wracking knowing they *need* a license big time bad, and are depending in part on me to help them get it. So, as soon as the license is in hand, i can relax a tad.
I'm sure that studying like mad and taking and failing the test over and over again can't be any good for their self-esteem either, so the sooner the better, before they quit out of frustration.
Plus, school's coming up at the end of March, so i won't be able to help out much until the beginning of June. Funny, i've been reading books and working on projects and trying to get things together For the End of March When My Life Will Have To Be Put on Hold, like i'm going to kick the bucket on March 26 as soon as i step into class. It's not a prison sentence, Mary- you've paid good $$ for the honor!!
Sometimes i still can't believe i'm a grad student. It doesn't sink in here, while i'm here on the base, but as soon as i get on campus, i feel like a whole 'nother person. they don't know anything about me, i'm just another anonymous student, and it feels *cool.* I'm learning stuff, pounding my brain into mush, and all the while i'm pinching myself thinking i'm finally back in college. Unless IU at Bloomington tells me "no way!" when i transfer, in which case you'll see a lot of sad bouncing emoticons.
Had a good, mellow day-- i've got class all prepared for tonight, just have to photocopy some stuff and make up a couple of questions for Sachiko, then that's it. I spent a lot of time surfing through LJ's today, through all the people i'm linked to, who they're linked to, their webpages, etc. It was fun.
i noticed a prevailing Walter Mitty-like vibe, all of us retreating from reality and going into our thoughts for refuge where we reign supreme and having secret lives and stuff. Not that i think there's anything wrong with that, as long as we don't retreat too far, i guess. but i'd answer my own question by asking if you can't reign supreme and retreat into a journal and put down your own thoughts, what's the point, right?
I also got so carried away thinking about Ron kissing the small of Harry's back while Harry was making love to Hermione that my brain spun out and i ended up staring at a blank screen for a couple of minutes and realized that the page hadn't loaded yet.
I've been pithed by Harry Potter. See the vacant, glassy stare?
I'm sure that studying like mad and taking and failing the test over and over again can't be any good for their self-esteem either, so the sooner the better, before they quit out of frustration.
Plus, school's coming up at the end of March, so i won't be able to help out much until the beginning of June. Funny, i've been reading books and working on projects and trying to get things together For the End of March When My Life Will Have To Be Put on Hold, like i'm going to kick the bucket on March 26 as soon as i step into class. It's not a prison sentence, Mary- you've paid good $$ for the honor!!
Sometimes i still can't believe i'm a grad student. It doesn't sink in here, while i'm here on the base, but as soon as i get on campus, i feel like a whole 'nother person. they don't know anything about me, i'm just another anonymous student, and it feels *cool.* I'm learning stuff, pounding my brain into mush, and all the while i'm pinching myself thinking i'm finally back in college. Unless IU at Bloomington tells me "no way!" when i transfer, in which case you'll see a lot of sad bouncing emoticons.
Had a good, mellow day-- i've got class all prepared for tonight, just have to photocopy some stuff and make up a couple of questions for Sachiko, then that's it. I spent a lot of time surfing through LJ's today, through all the people i'm linked to, who they're linked to, their webpages, etc. It was fun.
i noticed a prevailing Walter Mitty-like vibe, all of us retreating from reality and going into our thoughts for refuge where we reign supreme and having secret lives and stuff. Not that i think there's anything wrong with that, as long as we don't retreat too far, i guess. but i'd answer my own question by asking if you can't reign supreme and retreat into a journal and put down your own thoughts, what's the point, right?
I also got so carried away thinking about Ron kissing the small of Harry's back while Harry was making love to Hermione that my brain spun out and i ended up staring at a blank screen for a couple of minutes and realized that the page hadn't loaded yet.
I've been pithed by Harry Potter. See the vacant, glassy stare?
