Thatâs a big event out of the way, well done! Youâre so close to getting this done, some deep breaths in the fresh air and you can do this!!
Comment on Discussion Thread đȘ Thursday 26th June
just_kitten@aussie.zone âš2â© âšweeksâ© ago
Presentation was a total clusterfuck - took waaaaay longer than I expected and absolutely bombed some of the questions asked - but at least itâs over and I will absolutely not dwell on what went wrong (although I have a bit of a pit in my stomach)
All I need to do now is finish up the penultimate version of this thesis for my supervisor to make final comments and then Iâm submitting the damn thing tomorrow. Fuck, Iâm just so done with this
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone âš2â© âšweeksâ© ago
just_kitten@aussie.zone âš2â© âšweeksâ© ago
I can TASTE THE BEERS (or, in my case, the barrel-aged umeshu). Though this nausea is really doing a number on me hahahahaâŠ
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone âš2â© âšweeksâ© ago
That sounds delicious!! Fingers crossed once youâre done, your body just lets out a biiiiig sigh of relief!
Duenan@aussie.zone âš2â© âšweeksâ© ago
Hey Kitten, sorry to hear that the presentation didnât go as planned but at least youâve done it and presented it.
Now you can move on to your thesis.
Make sure you give yourself some self care and maybe some nice food and a movie for the weekend.
just_kitten@aussie.zone âš2â© âšweeksâ© ago
Absolutely, itâs great to be just shedding layers of stress with this thing. I normally donât work Fridays but booked in a site visit for work late tomorrow morning (could do with the money and replenish leave), so I have extra motivation to finish this tonight. Havenât made any plans for the weekend beyond going to help my aunt with her never ending preparations to sell her place - I did guilt trip her into making a bit of extra food if she could, sheâs a very good cook - and no plans otherwise but I have a lot of catch ups owing over the next few weeks. Iâve been on social lockdown with most friends and ready to reconnect!
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone âš2â© âšweeksâ© ago
Hey, youâre almost done though!! Not long until the umeshu. <3
melbaboutown@aussie.zone âš2â© âšweeksâ© ago
At least itâs done! Piece by piece this will be finished
melbourne_wanderer@aussie.zone âš2â© âšweeksâ© ago
Iâm not sure what your presentation was for, but as an academic who has watched many, many presentations, I guarantee yours was much better than you are imagining. I know this because a) people presenting in academic setting are way too hard on themselves, always, and b) because of a, everyome in academia is actually pretty cool about presentations.
just_kitten@aussie.zone âš2â© âšweeksâ© ago
Aw thanks. I appreciate it - it couldâve been a lot worse, but this legitimately was a âoh shit, my intro slides were still in draft phaseâ realisation 30 minute before the preso kind of thing, and I had exceeded my time limit not even halfway through the presentation. Itâs easily the worst presentation Iâve given in my entire adult life, but I can kind of laugh at it nowâŠ
I got some softball questions that, due to total nerves, failed to completely understand at the time let alone answer coherently. But youâre right, everyone was nice enough about it, and although Iâll certainly get marks docked for rushing and going over time, I think the content was interesting enough for people to go âyeah thatâll doâ. Nobodyâs going to judge my worth on this thing. The thesis, otoh, might expose me as being academically anaemic - but I so donât care because I have absolutely no interest in academia or doing any work in that sub-field!