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Wedding Or PhD? What’s More Important?
No, no, no … this is certainly not my latest dilemma … but today one of my cousins is getting married. I was, of course, invited. And I had to decline the invitation. My mom understood (the bride is the daughter of her sister). But her mom called me and I sensed a whiff of disappointment in her voice.
I totally understand, her only daughter is getting married and she would like to share this with the world. But, on the other hand, my mother’s only daughter is just a blink away from what can be perceived as quite exciting moment as well - finishing PhD. From my currently extremely selfish position, which I learned to develop through this period of writing and self-centrism as, in my tentative conclusion, the only way to finish, my handing in is just as much important as getting married (*at the moment* I have to emphasise, one day, *of course* I want that as well, lol).
Well, so today, I am not gonna go and support my cousin getting married, although I wish her all the best. Instead, I am gonna be sitting here, fine-tuning Chapter 6 to be sent to proofreading.
After all, finishing a PhD is still more or less one-time-occurrence;)))
By Nana | August 26, 2006 | Topics: Familiy |
August 26th, 2006 at 12:48 pm
I’m sure you could spare few hours of your time. It would be very nice of you if you decided to go there and at least congratulate her in person.
August 26th, 2006 at 1:48 pm
And you cannot divorce a phD
August 26th, 2006 at 2:06 pm
Marko, I’d love too, but I really have to be disciplined. Plus, once I got there would probs be pretty impossible to leave;)
Domen, hahahahaha, indeed! can u imagine: Sorry, I’d like to divorce my PhD, it did not give me enough of publications as promised at the beginning of our marriage;))
August 29th, 2006 at 7:49 am
I would say fuck it and just go to the wedding. But that’s just me and my crazy schedule planning
August 30th, 2006 at 10:48 am
phd.
any given moment.
August 31st, 2006 at 3:21 pm
CCfly, how’s ur eye,btw;)?
Trik, indeed. Any …
August 31st, 2006 at 6:50 pm
Hmmm, I think that you could have gone to the wedding. I still got drunk on xmas day evening a week before submitting my thesis! It was a good break from the agony of proofreading and making improvements. Ah well, hope you’re making progress.
August 31st, 2006 at 8:14 pm
Ian, dear, I might have made a mistake for not going, but I have no regrets. I am really tired these days (also still from the summer school), so it was a good choice anyway. In these last days, I have been producing some 1500 words a day and moving towards the light, indeed;) Just a bit .. a tiny bit …
August 31st, 2006 at 11:13 pm
CCfly, how’s ur eye,btw;)?
My eye is much better now. I’m still waiting for my X-ray vision upgrade to kick in though :>