Eburg BAR FIGHT

Did you hear about the huge brawl in the TAV?? Ha Ha, just joking to DLS. I'm over it now.

Who's your Bitch?

So I'm really learning lessons of acadamia this week. In submitting an abstract to my thesis committee for a conference I have coming up, I receive a massacred version of what once was my lovely 150-word piece. Now its not only too long, but a shadow of what it once was. One person removed the hypotheses, then the next person asked where they were (my fault right?). Crap. Now I have to be all diplomatic in my response explaining that I didn't turn it into a steaming pile, they did. They also said I have to include them as authors (with the professor from China), even though this is my original writing and thesis data. I guess I've just learned a very valuable lesson. I am an intern at work and a grad student at school, so I'm two, two, two bitches in one! Who's your bitch? Me! Me! Yeah, I'll take your crap if it gets me a raise, an M.S. and some good recommendations. Yeah, and I'll do it with a smile.

The 'real world' ALREADY?

So my boss pulls me into his office late this afternoon (yikes, scary) to say I should apply for a position that's opening up. This job is twice what I make right now, and twice the work too. But wait a minute! I'm not done with my thesis! Oh crap! A THESIS? Yeah, haven't been doin much of that lately. Well, I guess it's time I grew up! I won't have any more of that lovely (and low interest) Federal loan money coming in after June, so I better get at it. Damn. I was hoping to be in school forever. Wake-up call Lucy! Primatology doesn't pay as much as transportation. Alas, I belive I am about to become a 'lifer' with the state. Wake me up in a few years and remind me of my passions (but not till I've paid off all of my debts!).