I've been playing with the idea of starting up the ole blog again. Now, when I should probably be focusing on writing other things (dissertation, projects, applications, etc.). Still, I've always found this version of screaming into the void a tad bit more appealing. At least the stakes are lower. Since my last post, I have:
- gone through numerous cycles of executive (dys)function
- seriously considered quitting my PhD
- Published an article
- Submitted the first article from my PhD to a journal
- Submitted an co-authored article to a journal...only to have it rejected
- Resubmitted said article
- MOVED TO VANCOUVER
- witnessed the world going through the early phases of what will most likely be (at least) a year-long pandemic
- Seen the people of the country where I happened to be born collectively mobilize because people that look like me can and continue to be murdered by the police with impunity
- started dealing with the mental health repercussions of those last two things
- extended my stay in Vancouver until December
- not worked as much as I should have
- Eaten a lot
- tried to work out because I have the time
- experienced yet another debilitating back problem
- stopped working out
- bought a number of video games to try and escape
So now, I guess I'm using this blog to process. Not entirely sold on the format, but I think it might be good for me to get back into the regular habit of a kind of writing that doesn't make me feel incapable.
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