Whoa, apparently, we blew up!

Hey, y'all!

Ok, so, yesterday at this time, the PhDiva blog had 39 hits on the little fire counter. Between last night and tonight we have had an additional 236 hits. Whoa! I'm loving it. L and I will be posting more in hopes that those of you who have checked in liked what you read. Hooray! We love it!

To pick up from yesterday, I am feeling much better. I was in a weird place last night, you know, like Opp, Alabama. Anyway, I looked over my transcripts today and re-familiarized myself with my work to this point. I am starting to get a little re-energized about the dissertation. I have set aside some time on Friday to pick up where I left off. Hopefully, I will be able to make some major headway.

I'll probably blog a bit in the next few days about the actual dissertation.

In the meantime, let me relay a story. So, the other day, I met with a prospective student at the school. As we are talking, this student says that he got accepted to a school very close to where he lives, but didn't want to go there . . . because . . . get ready . . . the faculty were very egotistical and did not seem very student friendly. OH MY-LANTA! All I could think was, sweetie, get used to it. Such is the nature of the academic environment. We went walking with another current student and he began to tell us about his visit to our school. He said that he had heard that it was optimal to let the chair of your committee pick the other members of the committee so that they all got along with the chair. Hmmmm, after my giggling fit ceased, and I picked myself off of the sidewalk, I said, "No, no, no, no,no, no". Cease and decist, my child. Do not listen to THEM. THEY do not have your best interest at heart. This committee is YOURS. It is there to work for YOU and only YOU. UGH on faculty for saying these things to newbies. This is the perfect example of the PhDiva! And, in addition, a perfect example of what WE will be avoiding when we make the transition!

Check ya, later!