5/20/07

Today was definitely better than yesterday in terms of how the time passed, and I think it has a lot to do with my quasi theory posed yesterday. You see today, I had to sort much more challenging material and therefore only managed to get through 3 bags, and 3 data sheets....in other words, I only wrote the date 3 times today. Also, Richard didn't come out this morning and so I was alone. Since I was alone, I listened to my cd player (YES I STILL LISTEN TO A CD PLAYER...i am not to be trusted with ipodishmp3ness). I usually don't listen to music because I don't want to seem rude...I know that part of my role here is a student and I don't feel that at moments when Richard decides to ask me questions or teach me something new that he should have to wait for me to take out my head phones, or turn down the volume...however...the time goes by sooo much faster with the music. he also didn't seem to mind that i was listening to it once he came back. I think tomorrow I will just ask him if he would prefer I not listen to music. i think he will want me to because, at some point I think he probably would rather have the excuse for us to not talk, or make side comments, especially once everyone else leaves and we are the only two left working at the lab...not that I think he doesn't enjoy teaching me or that I think he finds me annoying, but between working together all day, living together and having meals together...you probably just don't want to keep talking about what a hyomandibular looks like across various taxa of fish more than you have to.

The tables have turned with my roommate and I. My first 2 weeks here I always fell asleep while she stayed up on her computer and here i am typing away with the lamp on as she sleeps. Before she fell asleep she was making shadow puppets on the wall...a clear indication that she has been here for too long. She leaves on Wednesday. I am going to be pretty wonewee without her. It's going to be a whole lot of kelly thinking time. I could do a lot of data entry, unfortunately, I just really hate doing it on such a small screen. I have to have like 6 different excel spreadsheets opened at once and i am going back and forther between them all, it really wears on my patience, I lose interest quickly. Instead, I have just being doing a lot of crossword puzzles when I'm sick of sitting at my computer, which happens often and within a short time frame. Since I am getting through my area material ahead of schedule, Richard says that after I finish it, if I do so before the 14th, I can start coming to work for half days, and begin working on an area that doesn't pertain to my thesis, and then after lunch, i can stay at the villa and do my data entry/start writing. that sounds like a good plan to me and is more motivation to get through things quickly...although only doinig 3 bags today did not do much for that, but there are reasons why the bags were so challenging today...so, all I can do is work my hardest and the learn the most i can.

Like i said the roommate is trying to sleep now so I should go...sorry for slacking on pictures you guys...I will..uh..work on it?

Night!