Emergency Landing at LAX

A jetblue flight is attempting an emergency landing at LAX in the next few mins. abcnews.com has a live video feed. Gripping stuff.

I just finished reading the first section of "Proz…

I just finished reading the first section of “Prozac Backlash”. Right now, I am pretty scared of taking my next tablet. I am going to talk to SmileyFace about this tomorrow and get off the meds. I will be the first in line to agree that the meds have helped me tremendously, and I will be ever grateful for that. On the other hand, permanent brain damage is not a risk I am willing to take. I am better of depressed than dead.

This is Scary

I am currently reading “Prozac Backlash” by Joseph Glenmullen, and have to say, it scares the shit out of me. I am not done reading the entire book, but what I have read so far is making me have second thoughts on taking meds. I have been on seratonin for the last 2 weeks, and I can see the difference. But the question that remains unanswered is, at what cost?

A pretty productive day. Well not so much producti…

A pretty productive day. Well not so much productive as much as busy. Thats a good thing considering I have spent most of last week perfecting the ass print on my couch.

• Got an early morning emergency appointment with the dentist. He fiddled around for a while took a couple of X-Rays and said he didnt know why I was having pain. How did he get a degree? I dont know. Anyways, I am going to call my dentist from back home and see if I can get her to run a diagnosis over the phone.
• Attended the weekly meeting at internship. Went ok. Aparently I know a lot more than I think I do.
• Met with QoH. We spoke for over an hour. Good meeting. He is much more understanding these days. He is letting me progress at my own pace, and tries not to pressure me. I am starting to like him again.
• Met with J after that (you remember J, my supervisor at internship, dont you?) He deceided that we need to move up deadlines by a month. I am not sure why, but he looks like he is under pressure to deliver results by the end of this year. I think its ridiculous to demand results in research. You can gaurantee only effort, not results. If we could, it is not research, its production. Anyways, I agreed to his new deadlines. Like I had a choice.

I have to go into crash mode to even stand a chance of meeting J’s new deadlines. I emailed QoH about the crunch and told him I have to cut back on his work. I figured its always better to be honest upfront rather than panic later. He seemed to understand my position and has agreed to soften his timeline.

On the whole a pretty Good day (except for the tooth ache… stupid tooth ache).

Question for the Masses

Do you evaluate yourself based on what your advisor thinks of you? or are they two independent things?

Zen Level Truism

I was reading Phinished looking for inspiration; something; anything. I found this advice in the profiles of what I can only assume to be the wisest guy I have come across:

“It’s a PhD, not the Nobel Prize…” – Get on with it: think of it as an important stage in your career, but not as the last thing you’ll ever do.

True.. True.. Oh god, so True

Weekend Update

Lets see.

• Went on an impromptu hiking trip with a friend on Friday
• Officially broke it off with ED over email on Saturday
• Did absolutely nothing on Sunday
• Tried to write a section of a research proposal, but ended up staring at a blank sheet of paper all weekend.

Right now I have a bad tooth ache and none of the dentists are available.

I was in a book shop earlier today, and saw this w…

I was in a book shop earlier today, and saw this woman sitting across the room. She was just an average looking regular person. Somehow, I cannot seem to get her image out of my mind. If I could kick myself for not going over and talking to her, I would.

iPod Nano

I have read about it. I have heard people talk about it. I have seen pictures of it; but none of it prepared me for the moment I actually held one in my hand.