Okay so I graduated. My lab left and an my PI is currently in Texas enjoying margaritas and tacos. I am stranded in Boston with nothing to do. It literally took me one week of nothingness before I started climbing the walls. I have no idea why I lost the ability to chill-ax, but I have.
To keep occupied, I have decided to take on some activities. 1) I help coordinate a program that has high school students working in labs. 2) I am a waitress at a hip Asian-food-for-white-people restaurant. 3) I am a lab technician for my friend who need to graduate by December. 4) I am reviewing fellowship grants for my former PI. 5) Making random visits to A's office with some kind of foodstuff. 6) Read journal articles to stay current and to make use of my library privileges before they expire.
I added the time I put in for all of these activities, and realized that it added up to over 50 hours for one week. Yet, I felt like I still had way too much free time on my hands. Did I really work that hard as a grad student? I thought I was a slacker. And what does that mean about my social life that I fill all my hours with these things?
Who knows, but hopefully it will make for an interesting summer.
4 comments:
I'm enjoying the foodstuff deliveries, although the foodstuffs are frequently unorthodox...
maybe you just need a good man to keep you occupied.
I remember the days you used to fill your days with random sci-fi (mostly) TV shows. This tells me you've grown up :)
If you have time to add up your time, you must have time left to do something else. Remain as busy as possible - do not slow the train down. I think your activities are too cerebral - how about some social activities? 6) Volunteer in a museum, and 7) Fingerpaint with children.
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