Travel~ma for SLNRLBF, and OMG, finding-that-notebook-pronto!~ma to Fay.

Any chance you'll deny any contact to it if it'll be found in school by the muggles?

So. Today, I spent a total of about six hours doing actual work, and maybe half an hour or 45 minutes (spread out over several breaks) playing around on the internet. My advisor came to my office twice. And yes, both times, he walked in while I was playing around on the internet.

That reminds me of the days when I started to watch Buffy seriously, and I tried to convince my parents it's a good show, and every. freaking. time. they entered the living room while I was watching, what-do-you-know, it wasn't a Shakespeare reference, it was a fight/sex scene.

ION - what did I do wrong that Norway's song from the Eurovision is stuck in my head?

omnis, if you want to, I'll have more time to Skype today.

ION - what did I do wrong that Norway's song from the Eurovision is stuck in my head?

Hee. I only watched it once, and can't remember the song, but the dance is forever burned into my brain.

I think my issue with my advisor coming in when I'm slacking off is that I've usually got a pretty good idea of when he's going to want to meet with me, and I plan my day so that, say, if he's probably going to want to meet at 3, then I pick something to do after lunch where I'll probably be at a good stopping point around 3. So I get to there, and don't really want to start anything new because I know I won't have time to actually do anything, so I get online, and then I'm still online at 3:15 when he shows up.

He hasn't said anything about the amount of work that I'm doing not being enough -- I've done almost everything that he's asked me to, and for the stuff that I haven't done, I've shown him the work that I did on it and why it's not working -- but he has been telling me that it seems like I'm not spending enough time on my work. I'm not sure how to let him know how much time I actually am spending, since he's usually only there two days a week for a few hours each day.

Well, that could bring bad impression up, but I think that this day and age, everyone who thinks that they're colleagues/people who are working under them don't work because they're on the interwebs is just wrong.

Slacking for 45 minutes and working for 6 hours is very good. Most will slack for 3 hours, and work 4, best case.

Humm. I'm gonna try sending my resume for a job I might want, but there's also a phone number, and something tells me I'll have better chances if I'll call before I'll send an email.

something tells me I'll have better chances if I'll call before I'll send an email.

Absolutely. It's so easy to ignore an email. The more personality you can attach to your situation the better.

Hey ita. How are you?

Dealing better than yesterday, that's for sure. Not unrelated to me filling out a painkiller script, I'm sure. The same stressors are there, but it's not feeding a cycle of pain.

Which is longhand for--not too bad, thanks for asking!

You made that call yet? Huh? Huh? I know how Buffistas can be allergic to phones.

Well, my mom didn't freak out when I told her that I'm not eating dairy anymore. I really expected a bunch of questions about how I could get all the nutrients I need. Instead, she offered to take me to the fancy grocery store to get food.

Humm. I'm gonna try sending my resume for a job I might want, but there's also a phone number, and something tells me I'll have better chances if I'll call before I'll send an email.

I agree with ita. Absolutely call. It shows initiative, and they're much more likely to look at your résumé after talking to you.

ita, I'm glad you're feeling better, even if it's just a little bit better.

I know how Buffistas can be allergic to phones

So much this. I just made the call, I wanted to be sure the person I need to speak to is there - they only open around 9:00am, which is in a few minutes. I'll send my resume now. Wish me luck, it can be a nice gig.

Well, my mom didn't freak out when I told her that I'm not eating dairy anymore. I really expected a bunch of questions about how I could get all the nutrients I need. Instead, she offered to take me to the fancy grocery store to get food.

Yay Hil's mom!

Sent the email.

Hil, what is/are good egg replacement(s)?

I'm thinking about becoming more vegan (because I can't ever give up real chocolate and possibly honey), but I have a hard time to think about egg substitute - both for eating (taste wise) and baking. I think that as a first stage, once I'll have enough money, I'll move to soy milk. But I'm unsure about the rest. Plus, I always remember Mark Andersen's remark that collecting wheat mechanically murders tons of grass hoppers each year, so why it's OK to kill bugs?