tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-98011275111892011.post1258687715125969294..comments2010-03-05T14:43:20.771-07:00Comments on Academia Mis Adventures: Yet Another First Day of Classgrad studenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06670155265798463633noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-98011275111892011.post-83665655062268258112009-01-13T13:58:00.000-07:002009-01-13T13:58:00.000-07:00Sick from not having done work, or sick from flu s...Sick from not having done work, or sick from flu season? Use the ambiguity as an excuse - "sorry I haven't got any work done, Advisor, but I've been feeling pretty sick recently..."<BR/><BR/>My office-mate showed up saying he had done absolutely no work over break, and to not tell his advisor (not that I ever interact with his advisor). As far as I'm concerned, taking a real break is great - as grad studenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06670155265798463633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-98011275111892011.post-37127075611379144532009-01-12T20:28:00.000-07:002009-01-12T20:28:00.000-07:00Three weeks have passed since the day my Advisor t...Three weeks have passed since the day my Advisor took a long year-end break, and I haven't done anything work-related, not even writing a paper from my Master's thesis, something I promised myself to do three weeks ago.<BR/><BR/>My Advisor is returning to work tomorrow, and I feel sick. LOL.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com