Just a quick update on my PhD journey. I passed my compre last November. Barely. I presented my proposal last week. I need to revise it. Add a lot more of preliminary concepts. I don't even know where to start.
I also have a paper to write. And I hit a snag. The Lie algebra that I'm studying has a lot more elements than I thought. The results are still valid but describing them is a lot more difficult now. It's a nice problem to have though. It has become more interesting.
My adviser has asked me if I celebrated after my proposal. I actually didn't. I rested for a couple of days so I guess that counts as "celebration". And now I'm on my period so I can't work as much because of cramps. I haven't gotten out of the house either. I plan to after my period is over.
I don't know what to make of this discontent. I'm actually ahead of schedule. But the expectations are so high it feels like I'm lagging behind. Feeling grateful is not automatic.
I realize I'm learning a lot more now. Things that used to be difficult are easier now. But some things are still hard. I'll figure it out eventually.
I'm writing this post to remind myself that I'm lucky. Yes, I worked hard for them but there's still an element of luck in it. I actually manifested my research topic somewhat. It's crazy.
Words are indeed powerful.
This is the greatest love story ever told (and still being written). And I’m living in it! Since this blog has been instrumental in making it happen, it’s only fitting that I post it here. And so when people (me included) think it happened so fast, it’s actually years in the making. Having this blog fast tracked the “getting to know” stage. At least, that’s the logical part of me talking. But love is rarely logical. How it started A day after final exams for the summer term of AY 2023-2024, I received a bunch of anonymous emails. At first, I shrugged it off as a newsletter that I signed up to. A couple emails later, it became clear that it came from one of my former students. Didn’t know it was her until August 2nd. Realized feelings were mutual the day after. Made the relationship official on August 7th. I was the one who asked because “she didn’t wanna cross the line”. I used to say, in this blog , that I’m only interested in how couples get together, not really what’s ...
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