One of my lab mates told me today that I was dealing with this whole illness thing well. This was after I went off about how they were canceling our weekly Friday afternoon seminar because of the snow. If I had known they were going to do that, I wouldn't have started a particular experiment yesterday and would have stayed home. When are they going to reschedule these students for because seminars are already scheduled to June (?!). This is New England, for crying out loud; it snows! Four inches is not. that. much. snow. Can't people just learn to drive in the snow?
And then I apologized for my negative attitude and said I wouldn't take it so badly if I felt completely healthy. I then accepted my fate, stuck it out until when seminar would have started (because that's how I'd planned my day!), and came home.
BUT, it's snowing and I love the snow. It makes everything so quiet. I also enjoy shoveling (I think I have a problem) and did enough to pull my car into the driveway (I'm sick, I probably shouldn't be out shoveling).
AND, because of snow emergencies, the parking garage on campus was open on campus, so I got to park there for free today. Normally I just park on the road, but that would have ended with a very expensive tow at some point during the day!
I have a lot of crap to do in the coming weeks. I am on special assignment for tutoring next week, which essentially means I have to meet with 12 students in less than a week. That is a guaranteed 12 hours out of lab. Not good. Plus only 6 of them handed in rough drafts, so I can't get most of those hours in this weekend as planned. BUT, I do get paid for 12 more hours of tutoring.
SO, with my taxes back and a long week of tutoring, I splurged on a new camera. Ordered the Canon Elph 850 IS this morning and I can't wait until it gets here!
AND, KHC and I are going to have dinner tonight. I just looked up the bus schedule and it is relatively regular, so no driving for me! I may be comfortable driving in the snow; it is the other people about whom I worry!
I totally did not need my advisor playing devil's advocate in our meeting today. Keep in mind, this is the first time we've sat down since before Christmas (I think). She knew I have felt crappy all day, this wasn't supposed to be some big planning meeting, and I had told her that due to the crappiness that was my health this week, I wasn't going to have stuff super organized. BUT, I did get to tell her that I wasn't going to be going to the regional meeting that she had [enter sarcasm] so graciously invited me to. Then she countered with her opinion that the conference I was suggesting to go to instead wasn't really relevant to my project. I think it is just not relevant to her. It is very relevant to my interests!
Oh, yes. The dog went home yesterday. Her owners brought us a thank you gift of chocolate. A mixed package of Ferrerro Rocher and Ghirardelli dark chocolate squares with caramel. YUM!
6 comments:
ugh ugh ugh
Sometimes, your advisor sounds like such a tool. I get frustrated when they don't have your best interests at heart. Stick to your guns and go to the conference that you think is most relevant to your work.
Seminars until June sound really painful.
And my third ugh is at your tutoring issues.
I laugh at your love of the snow. You are a true, blue New Englander.
Congrats on the camera, though! I can't wait to see the new pics. You _do_ have a flickr account, right? Maybe you'll have to start using it more.
Advisors who are tools seem way too common this week. A student in my building had a particularly tool-filled committee meeting this week. :P
Sleep a lot this weekend, and feel better!
I couldn't help but focus on this one point:
You LIKE shoveling?
!!
Well, more power to you, I guess. I'm just glad that I live in a condo. I hope to never have to lift a shovel again!
1. I am drooling over your chocolate.
2. Helpful supervisor! Not! Hopefully she is useful/helpful in other ways. And at least you told her you're not going to the conference you don't want to go to. That takes courage.
3. An elph! An elph! Enjoy :-)
Danielle, I think maybe I will have to start using Flickr more. :) Luckily, my seminar will be over in a couple of weeks and then I can just sit back and relax.
Ern, thanks!
Spark, I know there is something wrong with me. But it's good exercise and I like being outside.
Aurora, I'll think of you when I have some.
As for the advisor, she has her good and bad moments, just the bad ones seem more frequent. :)
Oh, your advisor... yet another motivator for getting your bad self out of that program asap. Sorry she was yucky... AGAIN. Feeling any better?
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