Thursday, May 19, 2011

[bearshorty]

I went up to University campus early this morning, and by early I mean I left the house at 6:45. I couldn’t sleep well past 5am anyway because I was going to see my Advisor today and really figure out my future. The last few years I have not really been working too hard on my dissertation. I let a million things distract me. And I was seriously thinking of just stopping, taking the masters and doing something else. But I just don’t like quitting. I took my Toronto Latin PhD exam many, many times just because I couldn’t not quit. So today I asked my Advisor if I could just have the summer. Either I get it together this summer and finish it or I’m done.

To encourage me in this venture – because I really don’t want to work on it even if it is more than half done (dissertations suck) – I am putting certain incentives in my way. I asked Advisor if I could email him every evening this summer (except for my vacation week) with the day’s progress report and if I don’t email him that he should bug me about it. Since the last thing I want is an email from the Advisor, that might help. I also got Bear to help – since we talk every night on the phone before we go to sleep, I need to tell him about daily progress if I want our nightly ritual – a definite incentive.

So this summer I need to be busy and I came up with a list of rules for myself – like limiting internet time and TV too. I really need to push myself despite my natural inclination for procrastination because the constant guilt I live under and the feeling of failure needs to go.

I also picked up the rest of the book I requested at the library – the books I will teach next semester in my “History of Law” class. I started reading “Roman Law” book by Riggsby – it is written for undergraduates and it will work really well, I’m glad I chose it and I will get a free copy too. This afternoon, I worked on Global Encounters syllabus for next semester too, with new dates and paper due dates and I started to figure out the “History of Law” syllabus too. I know this is not a priority right now but I just needed to feel like it is sorted in case I won’t have time closer to end of August.

Falafel for lunch and finishing National Geographic for May was a good lunch break too.

Bones S6E23 You know, show, there is one thing to have a plot twist and another thing to have fans really interested in two characters getting together and having them finally get together after years of waiting without showing a kiss or sex or even any declaration of love and just jump straight into ‘remember all that off screen sex, well, I’m pregnant’. That is a bit insulting. But at least they are together now. Finally. It was long overdue. I don’t know if I will watch this show next season. Probably. But it is not really the show it used to be and haven’t been for a long time. But this episode was pretty good. I did like it. Just for Hodgins and Angela, they acted so well. And baby Michael has Vincent as one of his middle names which was cute. And I did like Booth's smile at the end - his face did lit up.

Cross stitch: I started backstitch with dark grey. It stands out really well. I did the ball and the duck backstitch and a bit of a baby bear.

Comments

[somnolentblue]

‘remember all that off screen yes, well, I’m pregnant’

Wait, what?

[bearshorty]

I need to edit it. So yes, in the last episode, one of the interns is killed by a sniper that was intended for Booth. All are very sad and Brennan is staying on Booth's couch since sniper is still out there. There is some comfort snuggling in the middle of the night after they discuss their grief. And apparently off screen sex that the viewers were left guessing about - based on a mysterious conversation between Angela and Bones. And today, in the last scene, apparently Booth and Brennan did have off screen sex for however long after the last episode(after 6 years of build up) and now she is pregnant. Yea, way to insult your fans, show. Yes, the actress is pregnant in real life but some on screen affection might have been nice before this.

[somnolentblue]

I would also submit that Bones is totally the type to become a single mother.

I just... WTF IDEK.

[bearshorty]

Booth was extremely happy at that news - he gave a really great happy smile and I'm sure he will insist on marriage or something. And they had a conversation about Brennan wanted kids and for Booth to be the father a season ago. I just mind that it all happened off-screen since that is just a middle finger to the fans.

[vorvolaka]

WTF Bones? I gave it up half way through the last season and now I know why. Just urgh.

Good luck with the dissertation!

[bearshorty]

I know! WTF. The show runner is so insane to think this was a good idea.

Thanks! I'm going to need it.

[najla]

Wow, WTF indeed. I didn't watch to much of that episode and kind of wish I did just have somewhat of an idea of that it may have happened and apparently did happen.

I guess I should have paid more attention to yesterdays episode too. I was really tired and ended up just channel surfing.