Am getting annoyed!
The conference I sent my abstract to *still* hasn't said who is presenting yet. It is under a month away! And I am away for a week of that! Eek, if they want me to present I am NOT anywhere near ready for it and wonder if I might just tell them no. It is seemingly badly organised - in fact maybe they haven't got enough interest... they had to extend the deadline for the call for papers by a month (to beginning May)... anyway I emailed them yesterday and have had no answer. I am bothered because it would be a 20 min presentation, I would be horribly nervous about it and I haven't written it yet *at all*. And I am busy enough as it is (as we all know lol). AND I am trying to go on holiday in June and over that time would be the best time for us! haha, holiday first! If they had told me then I would be loyal to that, but seriuosly, we need a beach and some downtime.
I am working really well btw. I am working most evenings and naptimes when I can. I feel like my brain rarely stops! I have totally bucked up my ideas though and have two excellent, PhD changing books (one of which am reading at the mo and is just amazing) and one report I have to print and read - all this will make my work and ideas much more current, and my confidence is back to pre-baby levels. hurrah. I feel on top of it again, that I *can* read, understand and filter ideas from clever people and am capable of doing this work.
Only took nearly a year!
x J
The conference I sent my abstract to *still* hasn't said who is presenting yet. It is under a month away! And I am away for a week of that! Eek, if they want me to present I am NOT anywhere near ready for it and wonder if I might just tell them no. It is seemingly badly organised - in fact maybe they haven't got enough interest... they had to extend the deadline for the call for papers by a month (to beginning May)... anyway I emailed them yesterday and have had no answer. I am bothered because it would be a 20 min presentation, I would be horribly nervous about it and I haven't written it yet *at all*. And I am busy enough as it is (as we all know lol). AND I am trying to go on holiday in June and over that time would be the best time for us! haha, holiday first! If they had told me then I would be loyal to that, but seriuosly, we need a beach and some downtime.
I am working really well btw. I am working most evenings and naptimes when I can. I feel like my brain rarely stops! I have totally bucked up my ideas though and have two excellent, PhD changing books (one of which am reading at the mo and is just amazing) and one report I have to print and read - all this will make my work and ideas much more current, and my confidence is back to pre-baby levels. hurrah. I feel on top of it again, that I *can* read, understand and filter ideas from clever people and am capable of doing this work.
Only took nearly a year!
x J
3 comments:
Hey J
I only recently discovered your blog and love it - it's like having a friend out there who knows exactly what's going on in my head and my life right now. Strange as it is but it does make me feel less lonely out there in PhD land even though I've never met you! You mention a couple of 'PhD changing' books that seem to really have buoyed you up. Would you be willing to share what they are? (especially the one you call 'amazing' :-)) Keep up the good work, it really sounds like you're on a roll right now! B
Aw thanks B! Am glad that you feel you have company, lord knows doing a PhD is a lonely life! Hmm well my PhD changing books are by Foucault and Georgio Agamben... still interested?! Lol, pretty personal to my course but you know how it is when you find a text that speaks to you and provides a shape and filter for your ideas. I have nothing general PhD-wise am afraid! Yup am doing ok! well, right now am eating crisps and looking at facebook. ahem. x J
Ah... well... might just pass on that then... lol. Ta anyway! B x
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