Thesis
Ooo…I’m supposed to be working on the outline of my master’s thesis with the goal of submitting a first draft to my advisor on Friday and a second to him next Friday I think. And hopefully early the following week to my reader and then final draft … something or other…
Well wish me luck because it’s very hard figuring out an outline and writing papers! and I keep staring at my book and falling asleep! And my programme has a bug in it! 
Sometimes I really hate my undergraduate experience.
No projects, no papers, no research opportunities and they expect you to know if you want to do a reseach degree. So what happens is you end up wasting about 3 years of your life because when you realize a PhD isn’t for you it’s already somewhere in your second year and you think it’s probably better to at least get your Master’s, you know, something to show for all the time spent here.
I probably can’t even get a job…or a job I want.
If I knew what kind of job I wanted that would be good.
Not knowing what you want to do in life, everyone has that problem and no one ever knows. :)
Comment by Vitaliy — Saturday 1st, May 2004 @ 8:49 pm
yeah…i guess
so the real problem is my not wanting to do my thesis!
Comment by Lily — Saturday 1st, May 2004 @ 9:08 pm
I know many people who are not doing what they thought they wanted to do when they graduated from University (self included). And the vast majority of them are still happy and well-satisfied.
Comment by webjones — Sunday 2nd, May 2004 @ 12:03 am
i’m happy for them (and you!)
i just wish i didn’t have to (or wasn’t trying to) finish this masters
Comment by Lily — Sunday 2nd, May 2004 @ 12:10 am
Only way to get past it is to finish it.
Comment by webjones — Sunday 2nd, May 2004 @ 9:35 am
Crap. I’m sounding like a parent. ;-)
Comment by webjones — Sunday 2nd, May 2004 @ 9:35 am
hehehehehe
parent!!
well you could pretend to sound like an advisor or a sister or a younger brother instead
they all say pretty much the same thing!
Comment by Lily — Sunday 2nd, May 2004 @ 9:42 am
as one of those sisters, and on behalf of the younger brother, we just want to see you finish the Masters, so that you get some accomplishment out of your experience…no expectation on our part that you do anything with it..that’s up to you
Comment by Chennette — Monday 3rd, May 2004 @ 8:53 am
don’t you think living on my own, feeling out of touch with other human beings and not dying is quite an accomplishment?
Comment by Lily — Monday 3rd, May 2004 @ 9:03 am
Why would you feel out of touch with other human beings? You’ve got us, now don’t ya? :P
No really, that’s quite an accomplishment indeed…
I still don’t know what to do with my life…
Comment by MaThIbUs — Monday 10th, May 2004 @ 3:43 pm
well i’ve got allyuh *now*..hehehe…
<whisper>minions</whisper>
well let’s see i can go days without talking to anybody…(online or offline)…it’s weird..
Don’t worry, I’m almost 25 and I don’t know what I’m going to do with my life. I think I just wasted the last three years on my master’s…:-(
Comment by Lily — Monday 10th, May 2004 @ 3:59 pm
“wasting” time is all relative
living on your own for 3 years is an accomplishment
so think how it will be if you tack on a masters to that
Comment by Chennette — Monday 10th, May 2004 @ 9:06 pm
roflmao
a masters tacked on to living on my own
LOL
u’re very funny
Comment by Lily — Monday 10th, May 2004 @ 9:14 pm
well, it’s not like it tagged on to your living room or sth
and anyway, think how great it would be to tell everyone that you got your Masters before your older sister (especially when you had to RUSH to get your driver’s permit before your YOUNGER brother)
Comment by Chennette — Tuesday 11th, May 2004 @ 9:12 am
BOOHOOHOO!
i got my license on my first try :grin:
unlike somebody who took 3 tests?
Comment by Lily — Tuesday 11th, May 2004 @ 9:46 am