Bits and Pieces: Adventures of an ex grad student

April 09, 2006

Adventures of an ex grad student

(WAY BACK) in grad school, I was submitted a paper to a conference. It got in. The camera ready is due this Monday. This weekend, Cindy invited me to go on a two day snowboarding trip. After much debate, what do you think I did?

Yeah...you better believe it. I went on the snowboarding trip. :P And the BEST part is when my PA called me while I was in the middle of a run and asked, "Is this an ok time?" and I had to say "Let me call you back in two minutes" so I could get to the bottom of the mountain to have a discussion about my paper. So I sit there, in the blaring sun, with five bazillion people milling around the lift, having a *very important* discussion about my paper while doodling in the snow with my finger. Marius managed to go up a lift and come back down by the time I finished my conversation. It was great.

On the other hand, I got *super* beat up this weekend. The weather was ok, but the mountains were completely iced over. There were times where I seriously considered just stopping, it was so tiring. My knees are completely bruised over (I would show pictures, but every one I take looks like I'm just trying to show lots of skin...), and I think I bruised my tailbone too. :( I can't sit...or walk. I bruised my tailbone/butt on Saturday, but I still went on Sunday too. That was about the stupidest move ever. EVERY SINGLE HIT felt like a bazillion needles going through my body. I think after my first fall (on a flat spot...sigh), I almost started crying. Later, when I crashed and hit my head really hard, I actually had a *SIGH OF RELIEF* that it wasn't my butt. Crazy, huh?

Posted by szujin at April 9, 2006 10:22 PM

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you can buy one of those inflatable donuts to sit on, it'll let your tailbone heal and i'm sure it's a great conversation piece

Posted by: asah at April 10, 2006 08:39 AM

Now this is dedication! With such a commitment to snowboarding, can we expect to see you at the next winter olympics?

Posted by: BigCat at April 11, 2006 09:52 AM

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