and i get those funks all the time where i realize that i'm not cut out for this kind of thing. i got them all the time in undergrad. and here i am. and i still get them.
and it was a horribly geeky thing to be happy about and i am absolutely ashamed to know you.
"...where i realize that i'm not cut out for this kind of thing..."
Yes, I still flip-flop between feeling like I know what's going on to feeling like an idiot. And I can't tell what other people think 'cause they don't usually say. For instance, at the ICESat meeting, one guy (I think my age) thought I was still a grad student. When I told him I graduated 6 years ago, he said "Whoa, did you start grad school when you were five?" I said "Thanks...I think." Not really sure if he was commenting on my youthful grad-student-like appearance or if I just acted like one. At least penguins all blend in.
Ouch! Well, at least people don't think like you look like you're 17... I've gotten that more than once. HELLO! I really CAN watch R-rated movies without my mommy signing off on it! *sigh*
Congratulations, Jenni! You surely deserve chocolate ice cream! I am sure you are qualified to be a geek to write the words like RMS or KRR in your blog :-P
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and i get those funks all the time where i realize that i'm not cut out for this kind of thing. i got them all the time in undergrad. and here i am. and i still get them.
and it was a horribly geeky thing to be happy about and i am absolutely ashamed to know you.
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And I gave Hiroshi the URL here a week or two ago. I don't know if he'll ever read it or not.
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Yes, I still flip-flop between feeling like I know what's going on to feeling like an idiot. And I can't tell what other people think 'cause they don't usually say. For instance, at the ICESat meeting, one guy (I think my age) thought I was still a grad student. When I told him I graduated 6 years ago, he said "Whoa, did you start grad school when you were five?" I said "Thanks...I think." Not really sure if he was commenting on my youthful grad-student-like appearance or if I just acted like one. At least penguins all blend in.
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Congratulations, Jenni! You surely deserve chocolate ice cream! I am sure you are qualified to be a geek to write the words like RMS or KRR in your blog :-P
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And I am PROUD to be called a geek by one who contemplates the geocenter while at a dancing event!
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