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Sep. 30th, 2012 08:18 amFrom Tuesday, I won't have quite as much to fit into a day. What this means is that I shall get more than five hours sleep at night.
I did a ton of work ahead of Conflux to clear the decks so that I wouldn't have to do long days, but all sorts of small things (and one big, now thankfully done) cropped up, and they all have deadlines. This means only about four hours work yesterday on top of Conflux and about 2 hours today. Since my day is already full, sleep suffers.
This is the price of doing a PhD and earning an income. I'm under less pressure now because of the scholarship, but I can't just shove everything aside and enjoy myself.
Anyhow, tomorrow I have heaps of time to do everything, for all the fun stuff (friend staying, Conflux) will be gone. And today, I am done all of the most urgent things already. All I have to do is check in tonight, after the Dead Dog Party. This is such a relief! I can enjoy my day.
This morning I have the time travel panel and this afternoon I'm on the CSFG table, and I rather suspect that these might be my only duties. After the five-and-somewhat hours straight yesterday (which felt like AussieCon all over, for AussieCon also scheduled me in lots of back to back items), this is going to be wonderful. I can spend some time with friends. More time. With more friends. I owe Al Baxter a drink, for one. (Actually I owe him about six drinks - I may have to go to the bank.)
Right now, though, I have been through the edits on the article and I've sent the latest round of stuff to my supervisor and I want to sleep. I could sleep for forty-five minutes and turn up to Conflux in my pretty pink PJs? Possibly not the best idea I've ever had...
The big thing is that I have only 2 small bits of work to go and then I'm free until late tonight. I can enjoy the last day of the con and spend enough time with friends so that the next few weeks, with its stringent deadlines, will be a mere walk in the park. My secret formula for staying awake through today consists mainly of coffee and chocolate.
I know other people don't do anything but their doctorate in these final weeks, but my life doesn't work that way. And I am having a blast at Conflux and oddly, enjoying meeting my deadlines as well. The big thing is that I'm so very well compared with two years ago. I can't keep up this pace, but for one weekend, it all works. Except for the toe I managed to scrape red raw the night before last: that hurts.
And for my next trick, I shall send an email...
I did a ton of work ahead of Conflux to clear the decks so that I wouldn't have to do long days, but all sorts of small things (and one big, now thankfully done) cropped up, and they all have deadlines. This means only about four hours work yesterday on top of Conflux and about 2 hours today. Since my day is already full, sleep suffers.
This is the price of doing a PhD and earning an income. I'm under less pressure now because of the scholarship, but I can't just shove everything aside and enjoy myself.
Anyhow, tomorrow I have heaps of time to do everything, for all the fun stuff (friend staying, Conflux) will be gone. And today, I am done all of the most urgent things already. All I have to do is check in tonight, after the Dead Dog Party. This is such a relief! I can enjoy my day.
This morning I have the time travel panel and this afternoon I'm on the CSFG table, and I rather suspect that these might be my only duties. After the five-and-somewhat hours straight yesterday (which felt like AussieCon all over, for AussieCon also scheduled me in lots of back to back items), this is going to be wonderful. I can spend some time with friends. More time. With more friends. I owe Al Baxter a drink, for one. (Actually I owe him about six drinks - I may have to go to the bank.)
Right now, though, I have been through the edits on the article and I've sent the latest round of stuff to my supervisor and I want to sleep. I could sleep for forty-five minutes and turn up to Conflux in my pretty pink PJs? Possibly not the best idea I've ever had...
The big thing is that I have only 2 small bits of work to go and then I'm free until late tonight. I can enjoy the last day of the con and spend enough time with friends so that the next few weeks, with its stringent deadlines, will be a mere walk in the park. My secret formula for staying awake through today consists mainly of coffee and chocolate.
I know other people don't do anything but their doctorate in these final weeks, but my life doesn't work that way. And I am having a blast at Conflux and oddly, enjoying meeting my deadlines as well. The big thing is that I'm so very well compared with two years ago. I can't keep up this pace, but for one weekend, it all works. Except for the toe I managed to scrape red raw the night before last: that hurts.
And for my next trick, I shall send an email...