a farcical life
My life is a farce right now… let us count the ways
- I’m turning 35 in a week and I have less than AUD200 to my name to last me 3 more weeks. So I can’t afford to celebrate my birthday…;
- just when I’ve gone monogamous for close to 7 weeks, I’ve contract an STD - pubic lice (that’s a story for another time) - and I spent a whole weekend helping the guy who gave them to me get rid of his case of lice whilst being thoroughly understanding and sympathetic despite wanting to choke his neck for not talking about things;
- my PhD research project is progressing slowly, this after having been restructured in a major way (after 2 years into the programme) while having only at most 2 more years to complete the PhD - I have for, the first time, serious concerns about actually completing it altogether;
- after two years of being here, I am beginning to detest living in Canberra but I have to be here until I finish the bloody PhD that I’m no longer sure I will complete;
- and even if I did complete the PhD, I’m looking at prospects in the academic job market which will pay me less than non-academic jobs that I can get in the market now;
- I’m going into major debt and paying AUD20K a year in tuition fees for err… remind me exactly why i’m paying AUD20K a year to the ANU…?!?;
- … and to think I actually chose to give up a job, that while not terribly interesting was actually stress-free and did pay me a rather cushy income, to come to canberra for this PhD on my own free will?!?
Now…. if that’s not farcical, tell me what is…?!?
Is it any wonder that I need to distract myself with superficial consumption such as a brand new PSP?!? It’s the only way to keep going… Given my state of affairs right now, spending that bit more isn’t really going to make any major difference… in any case, logic and rational no longer applies when life tips over into the farcial-zone…
It’s cold and grey here today… how a propos to my mood… sometimes you not only have to laugh, but you also have to cry…
Posted on March 19th, 2007 by jl
Filed under: Life!
Hmmm. You’re growing up. Good times and bad times are never permanent. You’ll ride through this one I’m sure
oh bryan…!
Happy Birthday. Go bake yourself a cupcake. And invest in a nice Gilette. You don’t get pubic lice if you have no pubic hair.
BTW when they launched the PS3 here the other night, every customer got a 42″ high-definition telly worth £2500 absolutely free. And a taxi ride home.
Sorry to hear about your mood Jikon. Of course Jay offers good advice, though you may wish to consider what others prefer when it comes to hairiness and bushiness?!
If Jay’s comment makes you feel jealous about the PSP-related telly giveaways, they did have to queue more than 24hrs I think and it was pretty cold. Generous of Sony nonetheless…
jay - i’m really not too keen on the bald eagle look… but yes, shaving does get rid of the problem quite effectively…
I’m not keen on the PS3, though that does sound like a really crazy deal - customers seemed to be getting so much more than they really paid for?!?
mike - HEY!
Jay: Wa-hey!
By the way, shaving may well be an effective prevention, but I do not think it would be practical for me as I seem to increasingly represent “evolution in reverse”!
Whoops, the Wa-hey! was to Jikon…