Friday, April 16, 2010

A gloomy post

It's a beautiful spring day. I'm sitting outside on the front porch, drinking iced tea, and listening to a cat meowing as she tries to decide whether she'd like to be inside or outside more. And I am more worried than I have been in months. Maybe I sailed through my defense with too much ease, and now it's my karmic turn to take one on the chin. I've spent the day alternately worrying about my revisions and worrying about my vacation. To wit, writing under a tight deadline is proving excruciating to me. I'm a planner, so when I have a deadline, I allot sufficient time for each step in the process. But any way you slice it, there just isn't a lot time. So I'm annoyed that I have to work so quickly, I'm frustrated when things don't go well the first time, and I'm bothered that I have to ask other people to work on my abbreviated timetable, which doesn't seem fair to them.

And then the volcano. I had not even dreamt of the possibility that a volcano could derail my vacation plans. Of course it's a natural disaster, and the Icelanders actually bearing the brunt of the ash and possible floods have it far worse. I think it'll be next week before we know whether we'll get an abbreviated vacation or whether the whole holiday is gone. We planned this trip to start before my new job, so I don't think it's likely that I can reschedule; I just won't have the vacation time.

On the up side, I guess a cancelled vacation gives me more time to revise my dissertation. Sigh.

6 comments:

Stacey said...

If Europe doesn't work out, is it possible to rework your travel plans and go somewhere else?

Stacey said...

p.s. Ohio is just beautiful this time of year. (just kidding) :) Hoping everything works out for you and A.

Stef said...

i have my fingers crossed for you on all fronts!

unclem-nm said...

Ditto with Stef.

alexis said...

don't worry the news is looking up! I think they're doing their best to get flights going again.

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