A Dangerous Method

[mjmacky]

He discovered a new super stimulant in his lab- an 8 year old with a cup of coffee.

You know I don't drink coffee, right?

[megabyteme]

I figured you'd like a more resistive active "lab assistant".

[mjmacky]

Ohhhh, the 8 year old is drinking coffee. That's sort of ironically funny, because I thought they only drank sedatives.

[Squeamous]

I don't even know if that was entirely accurate, overcome with tension I guess? I've been working on some presentations, data, and deadlines, but have been having a horrible time staying focused on it, hence all my fucking around on here. Then I think I will never finish it. It's been keeping me up far longer than usual, something's wrong with me.

Like you've lost your peace of mind?

[mjmacky]

I don't even know if that was entirely accurate, overcome with tension I guess? I've been working on some presentations, data, and deadlines, but have been having a horrible time staying focused on it, hence all my fucking around on here. Then I think I will never finish it. It's been keeping me up far longer than usual, something's wrong with me.

Like you've lost your peace of mind?

No. I am thinking concrete biological problems.

[megabyteme]

Stress is a VERY real, physiological problem. I think you goofing off here is probably more beneficial than you realize. Just relax, dump the bodies you've accumulated (let the dirt wash away your sins), and relax. It's not like you are finishing a PhD, or anything important.

[mjmacky]

I've been simultaneously prepping my data defense as well as a proposal and data to show to a prospective committee member who I'm not sure will stay at the university come this Fall. Suicide sounds a bit more entertaining at the moment.

[megabyteme]

I've been simultaneously prepping my data defense as well as a proposal and data to show to a prospective committee member who I'm not sure will stay at the university come this Fall. Suicide sounds a bit more entertaining at the moment.

Ah, you've encountered the "inconvenient douchebag" portion of your trials. It is considered a milestone.

[mjmacky]

I've been simultaneously prepping my data defense as well as a proposal and data to show to a prospective committee member who I'm not sure will stay at the university come this Fall. Suicide sounds a bit more entertaining at the moment.

Ah, you've encountered the "inconvenient douchebag" portion of your trials. It is considered a milestone.

Well, I've already encountered that, I already had to replace one committee member who left a year ago.

[megabyteme]

I'm currently working on a 5-person team proposal/project with a major aluminum manufacturer. The deadlines have been nearly impossible, and we haven't had time to even organize "who will do what", and participated in a 4-person paragraph write where we ALL worked on the same sentences together.

Life is pain. Get used to it, I suppose...