Yesterday I was supposed to go to a meeting about my research and take an exam. This weekend I had two migraines, but they weren’t very bad, so I pushed through them to prepare. Working through those migraines is likely why I got the kind of migraine on Monday that made it impossible for me to attend the meeting or take my exam.
Perhaps I shouldn’t have worked through those migraines on the weekend and rested more. I probably would have been well enough to take my exam and go to the meeting, but I would have been unprepared.
Perhaps I should have started preparing earlier. I do try to stay a little ahead and avoid procrastination, but with so many migraines, I feel like I’m just playing catch-up all the time.
This semester I’ve been pretty frustrated with migraines. I’m behind at work, in my classes, and have piles of paperwork I need to take care of. At least the weather looks nice this week – some sunshine & migraine free days should go a long way towards cheering me up.
Yesterday I was supposed to go to a meeting about my research and take an exam. This weekend I had two migraines, but they weren't very bad, so I pushed through them to prepare. Working through those migraines is likely why I got the kind of migraine on Monday that made it impossible for me to attend the meeting or take my exam.
Perhaps I shouldn't have worked through those migraines on the weekend and rested more. I probably would have been well enough to take my exam and go to the meeting, but I would have been unprepared.
Perhaps I should have started preparing earlier. I do try to stay a little ahead and avoid procrastination, but with so many migraines, I feel like I'm just playing catch-up all the time.
This semester I've been pretty frustrated with migraines. I'm behind at work, in my classes, and have piles of paperwork I need to take care of. At least the weather looks nice this week - some sunshine & migraine free days should go a long way towards cheering me up.
I’d like to stay home this morning with my coffee and a novel, or maybe finish up some blog posts I’ve started, but not finished, in the last few weeks. But you’ll have to wait to hear what I think about The Wild Trees
, to analyze February’s migraine data, and to find out what music I’ve been particularly enamored with lately.
Because today, I’m going to work, and I’m going to stay there much later than I’d like. I’ve got a meeting tomorrow about my research, and I want to have some exciting new model runs to show off!
I'd like to stay home this morning with my coffee and a novel, or maybe finish up some blog posts I've started, but not finished, in the last few weeks. But you'll have to wait to hear what I think about The Wild Trees, to analyze February's migraine data, and to find out what music I've been particularly enamored with lately.
Because today, I'm going to work, and I'm going to stay there much later than I'd like. I've got a meeting tomorrow about my research, and I want to have some exciting new model runs to show off!
Finals were over in early May, and I was looking forward to long, warm days with time to go to work and cook and dance and read. Unfortunately, it’s been mostly in the 60s with cloudy and sometimes rainy weather nearly every day. Having a migraine every afternoon has made me pretty miserable and kept me from accomplishing much of anything.
My summer work list is a lot more daunting now that I’ve got more than a month less to do it all than I’d planned.
And my mother is coming to visit, which I’m pretty concerned about. My mother is a fundamentalist Christian and chooses to ignore the parts of my life that don’t agree with her beliefs. The person she says she loves and misses doesn’t actually exist. I’m wondering how long she’ll be able to maintain the delusion when directly confronted with the things and people I surround myself with.
Finals were over in early May, and I was looking forward to long, warm days with time to go to work and cook and dance and read. Unfortunately, it's been mostly in the 60s with cloudy and sometimes rainy weather nearly every day. Having a migraine every afternoon has made me pretty miserable and kept me from accomplishing much of anything.
My summer work list is a lot more daunting now that I've got more than a month less to do it all than I'd planned.
And my mother is coming to visit, which I'm pretty concerned about. My mother is a fundamentalist Christian and chooses to ignore the parts of my life that don't agree with her beliefs. The person she says she loves and misses doesn't actually exist. I'm wondering how long she'll be able to maintain the delusion when directly confronted with the things and people I surround myself with.
Outside it is snowing very hard and is very very cold. Last night the wind blew the ice into the windows so hard I couldn’t sleep. I am glad to be inside and wrapped up in my coziest sweats and am enjoying my work. If the deadlines weren’t so soon, I’d be enjoying it more. I’m working on a term paper about something I find very exciting. My mentor wants to use my paper as the basis for a grant proposal, which gives me the warm fuzzies. Hopefully she won’t change her mind once she actually sees the paper.
Later on today I’m going to put together a presentation for a modeling class I’m in. I’m the only undergrad in the class, and even though I know what I’m doing, I’m still pretty intimidated. Cross your fingers for me!
Usually on Tuesday or Wednesday, I give you an update on my migraines. I’m not going to be doing that anymore. Keeping track of my migraines is far too depressing.
Outside it is snowing very hard and is very very cold. Last night the wind blew the ice into the windows so hard I couldn't sleep. I am glad to be inside and wrapped up in my coziest sweats and am enjoying my work. If the deadlines weren't so soon, I'd be enjoying it more. I'm working on a term paper about something I find very exciting. My mentor wants to use my paper as the basis for a grant proposal, which gives me the warm fuzzies. Hopefully she won't change her mind once she actually sees the paper.
Later on today I'm going to put together a presentation for a modeling class I'm in. I'm the only undergrad in the class, and even though I know what I'm doing, I'm still pretty intimidated. Cross your fingers for me!
Usually on Tuesday or Wednesday, I give you an update on my migraines. I'm not going to be doing that anymore. Keeping track of my migraines is far too depressing.
I’ve been very very busy lately and will continue to be very very busy for the next month. I’m a little worried about how absent minded I’m becoming. The other day I wanted to plug the toaster in. Instead, I tried to plug a banana in – twice. Then yesterday I wanted to add something to my grocery list. I tried to write it down with a fork. Hopefully I’ll make it through this month without setting the house on fire or hurting myself. Last time I was like this I tried to take something out of the oven with my bare hands.
I've been very very busy lately and will continue to be very very busy for the next month. I'm a little worried about how absent minded I'm becoming. The other day I wanted to plug the toaster in. Instead, I tried to plug a banana in - twice. Then yesterday I wanted to add something to my grocery list. I tried to write it down with a fork. Hopefully I'll make it through this month without setting the house on fire or hurting myself. Last time I was like this I tried to take something out of the oven with my bare hands.
I know, I know – classes just finished. I’m very, very happy about that right now. But I’m doing an independent study over break, and I’m looking forward to most of my classes next semester.
For my independent study I’m getting cozy with the statistical programming language, R, and using it to recreate a model my mentor wants to adapt for our purposes. Overwhelming? A little. Exciting? Very! Luckily, this overlaps with my job quite a bit, so I get paid for it. My job is awesome, as I’ve said before.
Next semester I’ve got a good schedule: plant physiology, biochemistry, theoretical statistics, a plant chemistry seminar, a class associated with my research, and swimming and yoga.
I feel like there’s a lot of empty space in my schedule, but I’m trying not to overcommit. That way, I can spend more time doing what I like at work instead of stressing over club events or last minute hw assignments.
I know, I know - classes just finished. I'm very, very happy about that right now. But I'm doing an independent study over break, and I'm looking forward to most of my classes next semester.
For my independent study I'm getting cozy with the statistical programming language, R, and using it to recreate a model my mentor wants to adapt for our purposes. Overwhelming? A little. Exciting? Very! Luckily, this overlaps with my job quite a bit, so I get paid for it. My job is awesome, as I've said before.
Next semester I've got a good schedule: plant physiology, biochemistry, theoretical statistics, a plant chemistry seminar, a class associated with my research, and swimming and yoga.
I feel like there's a lot of empty space in my schedule, but I'm trying not to overcommit. That way, I can spend more time doing what I like at work instead of stressing over club events or last minute hw assignments.
Sometimes I leave work before dark. Sometimes.
Sometimes I leave work before dark. Sometimes.
This semester is going to be very busy, but doable. I’ve got a week where I’m going to Humboldt to do some work that could cause some problems because I’ll be missing an entire week of classes. Hopefully it’ll work out alright.
I’m taking differential equations, the second course of a three-course long physics series, and sort of a research methods course associated with my UMEB fellowship. I’m a bit worried about my physics course. I took an algebra based physics about electricity and magnetism in high school and I really struggled with some of the concepts. (I demonstrated my complete misunderstanding of said concepts by shocking the living hell out of myself every week in lab.) This semester I resolve to use the right hand rule with my right hand rather than my left. We’ll see how it goes… If I make my hair stand up, I’ll post pictures.
I’m also working about 30 hours a week. Almost all of it will be in the lab or in the field. I’m pretty excited. I get to go to a lot of beautiful old volcanoes across northern Arizona to collect tree cores. Best of all, I actually get paid (an incredibly small amount) for it! Financially, things are still pretty tight, but I’ve got enough for rent and I’m rich enough to have joined the Flagstaff CSA. Lots of vegetables every week are far better than peanut butter, peanut butter, peanut butter, ramen. I even bought a new bed with a nice firm futon mattress. I’m all grown up now, so my back hurts and a good firm mattress seems to help. Of course, presents are always welcome. Hugs and cookies too 
This semester is going to be very busy, but doable. I've got a week where I'm going to Humboldt to do some work that could cause some problems because I'll be missing an entire week of classes. Hopefully it'll work out alright.
I'm taking differential equations, the second course of a three-course long physics series, and sort of a research methods course associated with my UMEB fellowship. I'm a bit worried about my physics course. I took an algebra based physics about electricity and magnetism in high school and I really struggled with some of the concepts. (I demonstrated my complete misunderstanding of said concepts by shocking the living hell out of myself every week in lab.) This semester I resolve to use the right hand rule with my right hand rather than my left. We'll see how it goes... If I make my hair stand up, I'll post pictures.
I'm also working about 30 hours a week. Almost all of it will be in the lab or in the field. I'm pretty excited. I get to go to a lot of beautiful old vol
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