I haven’t dropped off the face of the earth…
I think I just went through a period of not wanting to write anything down. I just realised I haven’t blogged since I finished my honours thesis! That was months ago. But anyway, a quick update in the life of me. Honours is finished. While there are still some loose ends to tie up which I will not go into due to the nature of the internet, I guess I’m officially done and I graduate in April. I’m aiming to write it up as a journal article and publish it before too long. The idea of being a ‘published academic’ is completely foreign and not something I’ve ever particularly strived for, and yet at the same time it’ll be great for boosting future career opportunities. I’ve been working as a research assistant and all in all I quite enjoy it. I’m managing a study that I actually care about which certainly helps when I have days full of data entry! I can almost call Microsoft Access my friend. Wow- I never imagined the day coming.
I’ve been on a few short holidays/weekends away which have been fun, although sometimes I feel like I come home for the holiday! I’ve even started reading again- novels that is- not text books! It’s been good and terrible all at the same time. I wish I could read a chapter of a novel at at time, put it away and then get about my daily activities. But no, I have to become completely engrossed in the story, struggle to put it down and then when I do I walk around on another planet for a good hour before I land back in reality. My dreams also change when I’m reading more. Often they become even more bizarre than usual. Just the other night I dreamt I was a man. And in my dream I found myself analysing the behaviour of girls from a whole new perspective! It was frightening! I woke up feeling quite odd.
Last week a very close friend of mine got engaged, and to my complete shock asked me to be her maid of honour! I certainly do feel honoured. I think the whole experience will be fun and challenging. Challenging in that I keep finding myself attempting to plan my own non-existant wedding and living vicariously through her!! I’m already dreaming up ideas about a fun hens night I can organise.
Sorry this post has been so dull in terms of actual content. It’s hard to jump straight back into blogging after such an extensive blog-drought!
