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Me too! Omg I can't wait till May! I will be the most obnoxious cat mom and post all the pictures. @hippyscientist That does sound dreadful! Sorry the visit was meh. I tend to avoid visiting people over the holidays if I can. Theres always so much tension and pressure. At least in my experience. See I haven't gotten into wine yet. But I love a screw driver

@hippyscientist It does! I'm trying not to get my hopes up though. Positive thinking is my new healthy habit. Sooo I'll prepare and see what happens. I love Thai food, I just tried it this year and my life has been changed. Its wonderful. I know what you mean by recharging, I have to do that alot too. Want to talk about the visit or naw?

Ok i will! And I've decided that I will get a cat! I have savings, a pet friendly place lined up, a job and I have a handle on grad school. I'm so excited!

@Pink Fuzzy Bunny It would be a summer internship! The only downsides is that if I got this internship then I can't get a cat. @Neist Yes I know exactly what you are talking about!.......Not really lol

Take them up on it! Not necessarily at conferences but going to talks/grabbing coffee with my mentor has opened so many doors for me. I was able to network and gain a lot of experience that I know for a fact that has helped me get jobs and into grad school. You have nothing to lose. Plus its coffee, if your advisor wants to keep it short they will.

@Pink Fuzzy Bunny That's great that you have built up some emotional toughness! I know what you mean about crying over grades, I use to do that too. The most famous one was I thought I got a B on a test but I received a D. I walked out of class to compose myself but it didn't work. My poor bf thought I was the person who got a 20 on the exam and was panicking on how to cheer me up. When he found out my true grade, he teased me a little and with his help I got a B in the class. @MarineBluePsy Hopefully everything goes well! It is lame about the half a point but you are handling it much better than I am. I got a 89.6 in a class in undergrad and it remained a B. Booo. @Neist What is the podcast about? I also forgot that too! Remember how big it was suppose to be?! Could you imagine grad students applying to Yale because they have that great building lol. It felt so nice to sleep in for once! I have worked over time so I don't need to go into work today, yay! But I still need to run errands that I've been putting off. I also found this amazing internship that I'm going to apply for. Its in DC with the Smithsonian and its exactly what I want to do. Also its paid!! Plus since my mom lives in DC I can crash on her couch and save all that money. I'm so nervous! Ahhh its like last year all over again

I'm busy watching some football at the moment! I'm trying to save my books so I have something to do on my flight

Sorry to make you a nervous wreck but my grades weren't due till the 19th and the last one was submitted yesterday. Soooo you wouldn't be that silly to be constantly checking them

Hope everyone's travels are smooth!

Btw if anyone is looking for new books to read, I just finished The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears and it was fantastic! I also recommend The Circle and Nobody is Ever Missing. One way that I know I have a good book is that I may dislike the ending, I was still satisfied. Also Small Gods by Terry Pratchett is amazing.

Haha I know what you mean. My school doesn't have A+ but they do have A-. A- and A are still 4.0 but that little minus sign irks me

Particularly since I felt like I did so much work, I know it sounds silly but I really liked seeing those As. I'm a person who loves the finished product instead of the process if that makes any sense?

Thanks! It's great because one of my fellowship's requirements was for me to make "satisfactory" progression in my program sooo my fellowship is safe ha. Now I just need to find a grant

Got my last grade, A-! I finished this semester with a 4.0. Super happy and excited.

It will be! we've been best friends since 6th grade and last time I saw her was when we were 18-19!

@hippyscientist Bf and I are planning on relaxing for the most part. But me and an old friend are going to see Cinderella in a month and I'm super excited! I haven't seen her in forever!

@MarineBluePsy I study/work by myself too. Luckily no one in my program takes offense to that, they still invite me ha. A lot of people in my program hang out/go out but most of them are extroverts. I go out with sometimes but its usually a once in awhile.

I'm using my electives as a selling point to libraries .

Its exactly like that. If I didn't a masters I would be stuck at $10 and part time employment. I'm glad we can relate! I've learned some interesting things but nothing mind blowing. I feel like my electives, the museum education class, and law class will be the most helpful/useful.

I'm still working over break, I need that money ha. But its only 15 hr a week so its not bad. I'm also going to be reading a lot but I like reading.

Welp then nvm my suggestion lol. I'm in the mindset of getting in and out as quickly as possible. Idk if I like flexibility, I'm definitely a 9-5 kind of person. I don't want to have to think about work during my off time. I'm in the mindset of I work to live, instead of the live to work. Tbh I've only had drama with one particular person but I'm hoping to avoid her for the rest of my time here.

Ah that makes sense, well i wish you patience and luck! Also I understand what you mean "behind the scenes". People are blah. @hippyscientist I know how you feel, my group project was a nightmare. I hope yours works out better than mine did. @Pink Fuzzy Bunny I'm only in grad school so I can have the MA on my resume. I already have 4 years in museums so I kinda hit my ceiling without an advance degree. Maybe get an MA instead of a PhD if you feel this way for an extended period of time? I'm doing this to be competitive in the market

I got two grades back. Both As! In my dreaded class, the TAs gave me a 75....well below what other people got. That dropped my grade down from a 92 to an 89.09. But my professor rounded me back up to an 90. So I didn't get screwed over but got close ha. I'm still waiting on one more grade. I like icecream in my coffee but its not my favorite dessert. I like pies and cakes better! I've eaten those mini pies you get at Walmart all the time ha. @MarineBluePsy Maybe grad school isn't what you want to do? Or is this grad school so bad that its turn you off completely? Don't feel pressured into continuing if you realized how much you dislike it. My bf decided grad school wasn't for him. I'm sorry its been awful!

Ah well that's good you won't be placed on probation! But I know what you mean. You should treat yourself and hopefully there aren't anymore giant ass spiders running around your place

I think its because I'm in a masters program, grades have a lot more weight than PhD programs. One thing I'm nervous about is finding grants/scholarships that I have a chance of getting them, liking them, and actually finding them. I've been either under qualified, the deadline has pass, or nothing is standing out. I have to apply to one since its a requirement for my fellowship. I found two I like but they are ALA (American Library Association). I want to work in libraries to so I emailed to see if I can qualify. No AAM scholarships have pop yet... @Pink Fuzzy Bunny What happens now? I'm sorry about your class! @hippyscientist I admire that you are actually going through a PhD. I know I lack the stamina needed for one. Plus I find what you do pretty cool.