Recently I had a surprising conversation with my good friend Dan. He is working on his Masters in bio-engineering or some such difficult area. He deals with cells a lot. Anyway, I know that he's been dragging his feet a bit with his thesis, and in this conversation he told me that he was given a one month deadline to finish his big essay.
If it's not done, then *poof* no more funding. So he was staying up late on his last night of not working on his project so that he could extend his last day of procrastination. This was kind of surprising to me because I know that Dan is a hard worker in addition to being a procrastinater. And because he really is considering just giving up on his masters. I think that we have to figure out what's right for us, not just do what we think seems right because it pays more or it's more academic, and I hope Dan can find the right path, whether it's finishing his masters (frankly, advisable after all the work he's put in) or doing something completely different such as becoming a scuba instructer (that would be cool).
As for me, I'm definitely wallowing around in some kind of misery here, lately. I'm not doing much of anything and I'm not motivated to start much of anything, either. I just want to get back to Toronto and start my life there, hopefully with a minimum of financial pain. I want to be active, physically, but it's like I'm waiting for my return to Canada before that can start. I know that I should start working out here, but I just wish there were some people I could do it with. Well, there is one other ALT at my gym who I know. This big black man named Jerrold. He's friendly, and maybe I can get him to work out with me sometime. Hm. Okay I'll give it a try.
Signing off,
Captain Rhubarb
3 comments:
there is nothing more depressing than feeling like you are waiting for your life to start. i know this first hand. so don't. whether it be a walk or research or planning travel, living arrangements or finances, you can work on the future in the present.
i haven't done any exercising either and should and plan on it. what i'm waiting for i haven't a clue. always some episode of SVU on that i could watch, i suppose. when you do come back to canada, we could go for swims together.
Update: I did work out that evening but I haven't gone since then. Now I do push-ups in my kitchen and sit-ups on my tatami. Tatami is actually a good workout mat!
Maybe I'll run tomorrow. Yeah, that's right. I'll do it.
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