Doctoral Hell

Friday, September 02, 2005

Blah...

I'm freaking tired.

Yesterday my classmates offered to take notes for me due to general chaos and distress on my part. I decided to stick around because I felt like I needed to just be a student for a little while. Plus, the prof was my supervisor last year, and he's a good guy. I feel safe in his class.

The first hour and a half we debated Freud's Lectures on Technique. (In particular, the surgeon metaphor, and the widespread classism and misogyny. In other words: what the hell is left when you take all that crap out?) We then did "slips of the week" and told eachother stories while listening for slips. I enjoy the class.

Went over to my brother's after class for a bit and got home a little before 10...

This morning I had an 8am, then taught at 9am. Some asshole prof took my overhead projector, and there I was trying my best to teach the brain with no visuals. (Well, no visuals other than my own MRI which I passed around...) It sucked.

I did some work up here and ran my VERY FIRST PAYCHECK OF THE SEASON!!!! down to the bank. We're donating to the hurricane relief, but not through campus (because they're only giving money to priests.) So, the paycheck has already been spent, but it's still a relief.

I met with my independent study advisor and discussed the performing experience of performance ethnography and where I want to zone in...it was a brief but useful enough meeting. He's up for tenure this semester so has a lot going on...

I did get an e-mail back from my advanced research prof. I basically asked him if we could meet. "No." he said. Actually, after class I asked him when he has office hours, and he said "it'd be easier to make an appointment, but I don't have my book, so e-mail me." I did. Today he wrote back that he's "all booked up" but that we can talk during class. Thanks.

I hate our administration, but I'll leave that up to a certain Big H's blog. :)

I have a freaking stats class this afternoon...I'm going to need to stop off for more coffee before class if I'm going to manage...

My class is going to dinner tomorrow, which will be wonderful.

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