Damn it. I think a panic attack is coming.
Slay-er? Chosen One. She who hangs out a lot in cemeteries? You're kidding. Ask around. Look it up: Slayer comma The.
Buffy ,'Showtime'
Spike's Bitches 44: It's about the rules having changed.
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Hil R. - Oct 21, 2009 5:39:06 pm PDT #27404 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Cashmere - Oct 21, 2009 5:52:06 pm PDT #27405 of 30000
Now tagless for your comfort.
billytea has a goat cheese and onion tart in the Buffista cookbook. It is the nom.
I need to get out my copy. I have both onions and goat cheese. And crusts in my freezer.
Dana - Oct 21, 2009 5:54:56 pm PDT #27406 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Deep breaths, Hil. I know it's hard to be talked out of freaking out, but you're fine. You're totally competent, and you can handle this.
brenda m - Oct 21, 2009 5:57:23 pm PDT #27407 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Calm~ma to you Hil.
WindSparrow - Oct 21, 2009 6:03:27 pm PDT #27408 of 30000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Calm~ma to you Hil.
Yes, this. So very this.
Hil R. - Oct 21, 2009 6:05:27 pm PDT #27409 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
My advisor told me that he's worried about me writing a dissertation because he doesn't think my writing is good enough. We were going over a rough draft of something I'd written. He pointed at a word and said it was the wrong word to use there. I looked at it and agreed that it was the wrong word. I came up with a way to rephrase the sentence. I wanted to get on to the actual content of the paper. The content is the hard part that I want help on. Once I've gotten all the ideas I need onto the paper, I can go back and edit the way I wrote it. That's the easy part. But I ask for content help, and he tells me that he doesn't understand why I can't see that what I've written is written badly. Or, I even specifically ask "I don't think this is phrased well, but I can't think of a better way to phrase it -- do you have any suggestions?" And he replies by telling me that it's phrased badly.
Dana - Oct 21, 2009 6:12:22 pm PDT #27410 of 30000
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Your advisor has the problem, not you. Really, "advisor" sounds like a misnomer. He's not helpful, he's not responsive, and you can't get in touch with him.
DavidS - Oct 21, 2009 6:13:17 pm PDT #27411 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
And he replies by telling me that it's phrased badly.
You should explain that your writing process is different. Lots of writers depend on multiple revisions to refine their thoughts, once they get the basic idea down.
The writing process is itself a form of thinking and revising is part of that.
beth b - Oct 21, 2009 6:16:22 pm PDT #27412 of 30000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
Hil, the writing is the last thing you need to worry about. We have editors. If you need help from someone who understands math and has taugh English - I'm married to one.
next time the answer is "yes, it is, but as I have a better idea about how to improve the content, I will find it easier to rewrite. "
Hil R. - Oct 21, 2009 6:27:24 pm PDT #27413 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Thanks, guys. I'm trying to calm a bit.