tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6930764684454433932.post3309523218388524707..comments2023-05-11T07:30:56.563-05:00Comments on Apollo Rock It!: School's out foreverApollohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14784886809452113158noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6930764684454433932.post-35369052243608582222008-12-22T15:30:00.000-06:002008-12-22T15:30:00.000-06:00It makes me feel better knowing that I wasn't the ...It makes me feel better knowing that I wasn't the only one who almost went mad finishing a degree. I still have plans of getting my PhD, it just won't be for at least a few years, I think.<BR/><BR/>Also, hells yeah margarita.Apollohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14784886809452113158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6930764684454433932.post-83528915416417522182008-12-22T08:55:00.000-06:002008-12-22T08:55:00.000-06:00Motherfucking WORD. Reading this makes me want to ...Motherfucking WORD. Reading this makes me want to write about my own experience. Because wow, did getting a master's degree change how I looked at everything.<BR/><BR/>I'm coming up on the 9th anniversary of deciding not to quit. It was Christmas eve, and we were back at my parents house, sleeping in my childhood bed. And I had a total breakdown, but very, very quietly so that only Christopher heard me coming unhinged. I hated it, hated the work, hated the way I didn't fit in, hated the fact that I couldn't do the research I wanted to do.<BR/><BR/>And I still don't remember much except that Christopher said, "It's okay to quit if you know it's not what you want to do." And then I decided that I could get through three more semesters. And I did. And didn't walk across the stage, either, even though I was fascinated with the fancy robes. I just woke up that morning and I think we had beer for breakfast and played video games.<BR/><BR/>I was going to go straight through, too, from diploma to PhD. And along the way learned as much about what I really want and what I'm really good at as I did about mid-20th century cultural history. I'm really starting to second guess myself lately, thinking it would totally not be a bummer thing to try for a PhD (although not in American Studies!). I have to slap myself really hard sometimes.<BR/><BR/>And last but not least: CONGRATULATIONS! You kicked ass! Some day you'll have to let me buy you a margarita, which I was taught is the drink of choice for those just vested with a Master's.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com