September 5th

At 12.15 today I handed in my IRB! Someone asked me whether I was relieved. The answer is no, I was worried. I spent 1 month working on this and was terrified I might have done something wrong or made some stupid mistake i overlooked. There were so many pages to hand in, surely something must be incorrect. And as soon as I handed it in I started worrying about something else, my lack of research assistants. Everyone is having interviews with piles of them, I have 2 interviews lined up - and I need 2 assistants. My roommate had promised to hand on hers to me, now I hear her, today, promising to hand on to someone else as well. THat annoyed me, very much. And I made clear I was not pleased, and so she kept asking me what to do, when I told her she did not want to do that either, so why ask me I wonder. Why does no one want to be my RA? Other people have hung up posters and had many responses, I have had none. Was my poster too late, or was it not good? I copied T's (with some adjustment). SHe got loads of RA's. Well, my first interview today went well, very enthousiastic student who really came because he liked my topic of research and we got on well. Only problem is he does not know whether he wants/can work for 6 hours a week for me. I fear he is going to call off which would be a shame (and leave me with a problem).
Otherwise I followed statistics class today. I actually find it quite interesting, just find it a shame the teacher does not like my questions, he never understands them and then looks like he might sigh when he does. With other people he says "that's a good question"(but then they generally start out by saying, this may be a stupid question) . Perhaps I should try that.
One of my friends said that she did not read all my weblogs because I am writing an entire bookwork. Should I see that as a compliment? It makes me feel like I come across as someone who finds herself so interesting she thinks everyone will find all her news fascinating. I don't is the answer, this is a nice way of filling my (sometimes empty) evenings and keeping in touch when I am far away. i look forward to this moment in the day and often take a glass of wine up with me to accompany the writing process. So, I know I may be boring some of you, but my advice would be to indeed skip reading all my weblogs - but not to tell me.
To end on a happy note: I am going to visit an old family friend whom I have not seen for 18 years (last time was when I was in the States for half a year) coming weekend. Am greatly looking forward to that! And now I am going to finally read my book, some IRB treat should be allowed (given I spent the first part of the evening doing homework, again).