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I love the worlds mundane details
Oct. 17th, 2010 11:18 pmSo many results came this last week, and I think I'm at the point where I can embrace them.
Remember that whole job search thing? I did my damnedest to put together a top-notch application and then I waited. And I've now done the first phone interview, and been invited to the first on-site (at my first choice school.) I would and have considered this sufficient success, but I also have interest from other schools coming through, and I'm very pleased about that too.
I have known, though, that so much to do means that some things are not done as well as they might have been. I've been careful, but I know some things have not been done as well as they might have been.
I have a special snowflake student, who has needed a lot of extra special everything. Last week she came by with another request for time away from lab due to time issues (mostly self-imposed) and I said no that time. Other students have come by with one-time only requests like this, and they have been granted; the time was also made up elsewhere. I think it was the right call, on balance, and I'm mostly fighting off the feeling that I could have adapted or handled better to avoid the drama of her flouncing off to my advisor about her woes. He backed my decision, withheld judgement and is letting me resolve the issue on my own (with lots of advice and discussion.) I am glad to be where I am, and glad to have a mentor for my first flouncy, personality-conflict student. I am also glad I can still feel terrible when I do something mean, but I own that it's okay to not fix every problem that students drop on me.
I hope this is the worst of the effects of being too busy this semester, and the best too.
My sweetheart had to reschedule his visit to work around the interview trip. I was almost heartbroken to cancel that time, I am so glad he rescheduled and didn't give up coming to see me.
I sliced the hell out of my finger cooking today, and while it doesn't hurt to type, it does *hurt*. I also note for completeness sake that I'm eating less at the same number of meals, which is probably fine. I am also possibly anemic, which is a first, and was noticed by the nurse who administered my flu shot (ickle students are germ factories, yes they are,) and noticed more than the usual bleeding. It could also be the semi-regular pain medication I take for my head, but I'm watching my iron and vitamin intake just in case. My finger did bleed like hell, but it also stopped quickly enough, and didn't need a change of bandage.
For escapism and community, at some point in the future I hope to post on the following topics:
1. How weight-lifting helps control my migraines, or, why muscles are the minions of stress and must be turned from the darkside.
2. Why Undercovers is adorable, and might be worthy of your patronage. (Link goes to Hulu in the USA, where all four current episodes are available for free.) With Yuletide coming up, this seems like good timing.
If you are particularly interested in one or the other post topic, please do vote in the comments. Write in topics are welcome too.
Remember that whole job search thing? I did my damnedest to put together a top-notch application and then I waited. And I've now done the first phone interview, and been invited to the first on-site (at my first choice school.) I would and have considered this sufficient success, but I also have interest from other schools coming through, and I'm very pleased about that too.
I have known, though, that so much to do means that some things are not done as well as they might have been. I've been careful, but I know some things have not been done as well as they might have been.
I have a special snowflake student, who has needed a lot of extra special everything. Last week she came by with another request for time away from lab due to time issues (mostly self-imposed) and I said no that time. Other students have come by with one-time only requests like this, and they have been granted; the time was also made up elsewhere. I think it was the right call, on balance, and I'm mostly fighting off the feeling that I could have adapted or handled better to avoid the drama of her flouncing off to my advisor about her woes. He backed my decision, withheld judgement and is letting me resolve the issue on my own (with lots of advice and discussion.) I am glad to be where I am, and glad to have a mentor for my first flouncy, personality-conflict student. I am also glad I can still feel terrible when I do something mean, but I own that it's okay to not fix every problem that students drop on me.
I hope this is the worst of the effects of being too busy this semester, and the best too.
My sweetheart had to reschedule his visit to work around the interview trip. I was almost heartbroken to cancel that time, I am so glad he rescheduled and didn't give up coming to see me.
I sliced the hell out of my finger cooking today, and while it doesn't hurt to type, it does *hurt*. I also note for completeness sake that I'm eating less at the same number of meals, which is probably fine. I am also possibly anemic, which is a first, and was noticed by the nurse who administered my flu shot (ickle students are germ factories, yes they are,) and noticed more than the usual bleeding. It could also be the semi-regular pain medication I take for my head, but I'm watching my iron and vitamin intake just in case. My finger did bleed like hell, but it also stopped quickly enough, and didn't need a change of bandage.
For escapism and community, at some point in the future I hope to post on the following topics:
1. How weight-lifting helps control my migraines, or, why muscles are the minions of stress and must be turned from the darkside.
2. Why Undercovers is adorable, and might be worthy of your patronage. (Link goes to Hulu in the USA, where all four current episodes are available for free.) With Yuletide coming up, this seems like good timing.
If you are particularly interested in one or the other post topic, please do vote in the comments. Write in topics are welcome too.