I have had a thoroughly productive weekend! First, I went to the grocery store and have bought the ingredients for a big batch of mushroom risotto and spaghetti, both of which will warm up nicely for lunches. Also, Advisor brought a bottle of wine and a lovely boule of country bread with her from a bakery in Grad School City, so I bought some roast beef and jarlsburg cheese for sandwiches. I already feel like I'm detoxing!
Advisor's visit was truly fun - she's very low maintenance and completely understand if my need to work and plan classes this weekend. After all, she's the one who was goading me to maintain a work ethic all these years - I think she was secretly pleased when I said I needed to do work. I met some of her old friends and then last night we watched "Hannibal" on TNT and laughed at all the gross parts. We also talked a bit more about my project - I told her I needed to work up my book proposal and she looked at me quizzically and said, "You already have one!" - "That two page thing I used for the job market??" I asked. "What else???" she laughed. I guess I just need to send the thing out...
Also, I got accepted to the small but totally germane to my project conference I'd applied to and finally finsihed and submitted my proposal to the NCS 2008 conference (and not a moment too soon I might add). I'm trying to stick to 2 conferences this year and only proposing things that directly relate to my book. Finally all the grant apps and paper abstracts are in - woo-hoo!
I also spent practically the whole day doing The Activity - at first I was resentful about the rehearsal time, but I actually enjoyed it - it was like my panicky, tenure-track-addled brain could shut off for 8 hours.
I'm trying so hard not to get over-excited about TD's job opportunity close-by. I'm still applying for the position at Dutchman U and we're still keeping our eyes open for other positions together - we're pursuing all options until one of us signs on the dotted line! But I feel at peace about our situation for the first time in several years (not about things between us - that's always been fine - but about when we could move forward with our lives together). I realize how lucky we would end up being if this works out...and then I deliberately think of something else...
And last but not least: should I buy a gorgeous cashmere sweater that I saw? It's black and exquisite...
4 comments:
Hooray for the totally productive weekend! That's great!!
OK, I'll be an enabler: OF COURSE you should buy the totally perfect black cashmere sweater! When you find a perfect garment, and particularly if it's something soft and in a color (like black) that can go with lots of other things, it's downright irresponsible not to purchase said garment.
Oooh, fuzzy cashmere!
I think you should get a cashmere sweater because I have no cashmere of my own and then I could live vicariously through your closet.
BTW, I made red beans and rice for the first time this weekend and it was good ... if probably not authentically cajun. But I bet it would keep really well for reheating!
Congrats on the productive weekend! The sweater is your reward.
I can't imagine hosting my former advisor. I really do like him a lot, but he's just so... professorial.
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