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Grad School: PHD Comics
Scandrea Started conversation Mar 28, 2006
The more time I spend in grad school, the more my life resembles this:
http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/comics.php
Reference in particular meetings with the advisor, the matrix parody ("What is the Thesis?"), and anywhere where free food comes in.
But I'm still enjoying it!
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Anyway, it's been about a month since I last wrote a journal entry. I'm trying to find time to work on my thesis in between math modeling PHD projects- seriously, we had to do something that an outgoing PhD did for his dissertation. And did I get it done? No- I was working on the stuff I had missed the week before for my field trip. I'm still stuck, and waiting for the prof to get back to me on my derivation.
My advisor is still as vague as ever. It's really becoming annoying. But good news on the thesis front! I'm proposing in April, and I've got four pages written already!
My grandmother is still in the hospital. She's on painkillers now, but insists that she's well enough to go home. Fortunately, the doctor isn't an idiot. As horrible as it sounds, I'm glad that my parents now actually have time to take care of themselves while the doctor is taking care of her.
Hiking is nice around here- I'm waiting for a stretch of decent weather to get out to Penn Roosevelt State Forest.
So, that's how things are on this end! How are you?
Grad School: PHD Comics
Reefgirl (Brunel Baby) Posted Mar 29, 2006
Are you back for long or is it a flying visit
Grad School: PHD Comics
Apollyon - Grammar Fascist Posted Mar 29, 2006
Funny comic...
Good skill and luck, Scan!
Grad School: PHD Comics
Scandrea Posted Mar 29, 2006
Thank you!
I'm back for good, but I won't be on as long as I used to be.
Grad School: PHD Comics
Jackruss a Grand Master of Tea and Toast, Keeper of the comfy chair, who is spending a year dead for tax reasons! DNA! Posted Mar 29, 2006
Hello Scan! and hello Reef!
Grad School: PHD Comics
Scandrea Posted Mar 30, 2006
Thesis... *grumble*... classes... 
...Matlab... 
... Parks department...
grading...
Seriously not enough hours in a day. 
Grad School: PHD Comics
Apollyon - Grammar Fascist Posted Mar 30, 2006
I know what you mean...Higher level education is awesome until you have to do work.
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- 1: Scandrea (Mar 28, 2006)
- 2: Reefgirl (Brunel Baby) (Mar 28, 2006)
- 3: Scandrea (Mar 29, 2006)
- 4: Reefgirl (Brunel Baby) (Mar 29, 2006)
- 5: Apollyon - Grammar Fascist (Mar 29, 2006)
- 6: Scandrea (Mar 29, 2006)
- 7: Reefgirl (Brunel Baby) (Mar 29, 2006)
- 8: Jackruss a Grand Master of Tea and Toast, Keeper of the comfy chair, who is spending a year dead for tax reasons! DNA! (Mar 29, 2006)
- 9: Scandrea (Mar 30, 2006)
- 10: Apollyon - Grammar Fascist (Mar 30, 2006)
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