Not hired

Posted by sarcozona on August 11, 2016. One comment.

So I was interviewing someone to clean my house since I’m too sick to do it myself. I made the mistake of mentioning my migraine and was treated to a mini-lecture on how I could cure my migraine if I learned to control my stress with yoga and meditation.

Thanks to years of yoga and meditation, I simply smiled and showed her to the door.

Prepping for a doctor’s appointment OR a meeting with my PhD committee?

Posted by sarcozona on August 10, 2016. No comments.

Read lots of scientific papers
Collect data
Make graphs
Write an agenda and script
Practice presentation
Intense hope and fear

Heroes aren’t malingerers

Posted by sarcozona on August 8, 2016. One comment.

I really hate that trope where one of our heroes is super sick or injured and to show how great they are the writers have them keep trying to get out of bed, push themselves, go against doctor/healer recommendations, etc.. Like, if you don’t push until you literally collapse, until your friends are tying you to the bed/magically sedating you/actually sedating you, you’re a big ole FAKER.

Heroes don’t take care of themselves; they push until they have a crisis and everyone is forced to take care of them or they die.

It’s so selfish and counterproductive.