Some words of wisdom I found misquoted elsejournal earlier today, that nonetheless strike me as amazingly relevant to my current struggles, academic and otherwise:
"It is sometimes a mistake to climb; it is always a mistake never even to make the attempt. If you do not climb, you will not fall. This is true. But is it that bad to fail, that hard to fall? Sometimes you wake up. Sometimes the fall kills you. And sometimes when you fall, you fly."
-- Neil Gaiman, The Sandman
Hmm. I think it would be considerably easier to write this paper if my ears weren't under the mistaken impression that my head is, in fact, underwater.
Oh well. Less than 4 hours til
shivasaavik and I meet up for some massive RotK midnight geekery. (And by the way, thank whomever that Michigan Theater has reserved seating for this show so we don't have to go stand out in the cold for hours in order to get decent seats).
Need to make some progress before that so as not to feel like a complete waste of space. 1-2-3 go.
"It is sometimes a mistake to climb; it is always a mistake never even to make the attempt. If you do not climb, you will not fall. This is true. But is it that bad to fail, that hard to fall? Sometimes you wake up. Sometimes the fall kills you. And sometimes when you fall, you fly."
-- Neil Gaiman, The Sandman
Hmm. I think it would be considerably easier to write this paper if my ears weren't under the mistaken impression that my head is, in fact, underwater.
Oh well. Less than 4 hours til
Need to make some progress before that so as not to feel like a complete waste of space. 1-2-3 go.