Comments on: busy weekend http://www.orangewallaby.net/wall/2005/busy-weekend personal and professional notes from a naive chemistry professor Wed, 20 May 2009 18:19:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 <img class='wavatar' src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=5c33b55faf2677fe8d90af73d81d2f6b.jpg&s=80&d=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.orangewallaby.net%2Fwall%2Fwp-content%2Fcache%2Fwavatars%2F5c33b55faf2677fe8.png' width='80' height='80' alt='Wavatar' />By: Wallaby http://www.orangewallaby.net/wall/2005/busy-weekend/comment-page-1#comment-402 Wavatar Wallaby Wed, 13 Apr 2005 04:03:57 +0000 http://www.orangewallaby.net/wall/2005/03/190#comment-402 Eh, not really. I actually enjoy both research and grad school still, which surprises me occasionally. I suspect it's more that the department generally picks 1st and 2nd year students, or those involved in "special" programs (hot interdisciplinary topics, big training grants, etc.) for recruitment fun. I've lost track of which year I am and I'd rather spend my time at work on research anyway, so they don't ask and I don't offer. But I'm bitter-free ("now 110% less bitter than ever before!") -- a fantastic advisor helps a lot on that. Eh, not really. I actually enjoy both research and grad school still, which surprises me occasionally. I suspect it’s more that the department generally picks 1st and 2nd year students, or those involved in “special” programs (hot interdisciplinary topics, big training grants, etc.) for recruitment fun. I’ve lost track of which year I am and I’d rather spend my time at work on research anyway, so they don’t ask and I don’t offer. But I’m bitter-free (“now 110% less bitter than ever before!”) — a fantastic advisor helps a lot on that.

]]> <img class='wavatar' src='http://www.gravatar.com/avatar.php?gravatar_id=176e896a5973a4b795d56859970868be.jpg&s=80&d=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.orangewallaby.net%2Fwall%2Fwp-content%2Fcache%2Fwavatars%2F176e896a5973a4b79.png' width='80' height='80' alt='Wavatar' />By: Mo http://www.orangewallaby.net/wall/2005/busy-weekend/comment-page-1#comment-401 Wavatar Mo Wed, 13 Apr 2005 02:12:13 +0000 http://www.orangewallaby.net/wall/2005/03/190#comment-401 I just noticed the comment you left on my site (which wasn't emailed to me for some reason). I don't get a lot of traffic, so I'm always psyched when strangers comment. Anyway, I'm wondering if you are perhaps high on your bitterness curve, and this is why you aren't invited to help with recruiting? I just noticed the comment you left on my site (which wasn’t emailed to me for some reason). I don’t get a lot of traffic, so I’m always psyched when strangers comment. Anyway, I’m wondering if you are perhaps high on your bitterness curve, and this is why you aren’t invited to help with recruiting?

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