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I'm not a fan of hyper-relativism. I got assigned to read a book written by a hyper-relativist. Hence, I feel the urge to kill myself.
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:D:D:D
My current advisor finally remembered I exist. So we met, and I got the data I've been trying to get for a whole month. I got (positive) feedback on my research paper proposal, and got advice on it. Now I am actually excited about it!!! My RA stuff will finally start next week. Hence, I will soon be a REAL grad student... and get more $$$ bwahahaha. I am going to be a tutor starting Thursday. In a week and a bit I will see my previous advisor and reunite with my fellow trench wench from the summer.
:D yaaaaaay
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Stuck in my head: Bruises by Chairlift
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I have some rather random and disjointed thoughts that I don't really want to write down coherently. So I'm just gonna spew them out. I hope you're not fussed either.
1) I don't always have to come out first - that's not what I want. What I want is to be given the same opportunities as other people. What I want is for my words to be valued as equally as others'.
2) I find it strange when old people are pleasantly surprised that I hold doors for them. I infer from their reaction that people don't always do that for them. We should!
3) I am not a robot. I cannot give straightforward outcomes given particular situations. I don't do algorithms. That's because I am human and whatever I do is influenced by whatever has come before. All my memories, all my experiences and my interpretation of these contribute to how I think and behave. When I am wronged, I have difficulty forgiving because bad feelings accumulate for me and do not easily dissipate. I disagree with the view that this is irrational behaviour. I won't argue against the proposition that it's a weakness of mine, but just because I don't react ONLY to the immediate situation doesn't mean I'm stupid and illogical or incapable of finding the "appropriate" response. It's just how it goes for me.
4) Not that grad school is a breeze - it most definitely is not - but I feel valued and I feel more confident than before. I am assured in so many different ways that it's okay to do what I like. I'm still finding my voice, but I feel assured knowing I have a place. Hehe :)
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