Recently I met a woman who told me her jacked, veined arms were genetic. Are you telling me those boobs are genetic, too? Because you’ve had some work done. Never mind the cystic acne that screams steroids. Ok, sure.
Relatedly, I saw a “content creator” filming a new “project” inside an undisclosed gym involving very little clothing and somehow labeled a workout. You weigh 17 lbs. Gtfo
More and more, I crave conversations of substance. I loathe the small talk of (primarily) women who want to discuss weight loss or what size would make them feel valuable. I, too, avoid a man detailing the promise of a new carburetor. I want depth. Not elections, not the ho-hum of daily garbage, but the real, what-do-you-think-about stuff.
But, everything is ok. Just ok. My manuscript came back last week with the nice message, “major revisions”. I’m too wordy. Time to synthesize, clarify, and edit. Minimize, if you will. So, as I chop,chop,chop this dissertation to an undetermined length, I question myself and what I’m doing.
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I ask you –
Do you question, well, everything?
Are your boobs real? Your muscles the epitome of hard work?
Inquiring minds must know – what is the ideal page length? Under 300, I guess.
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Do you question, well, everything? Pretty much because I need to be in the know.
Are your boobs real? Your muscles the epitome of hard work? My man boobs are pretty real. 😉
Inquiring minds must know – what is the ideal page length? I didn’t know there was a such a thing of a dissertation that was too long. I think mine was in the 250-300 page range. It was supposed to be longer because my outside reader wanted me to write another chapter about some aspect of cancer that I cannot remember. Yeeeeaaah, that so didn’t happen. It’s not like anyone besides my committee and me were going to read the thing.
A professor once told my class that you should put a $20 bill in the library’s copy of your dissertation. That way, when you visit your graduate program years later, you will have some money for lunch or a couple of beers. 😉
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I don’t think $20 would cut it anymore. Should probably increase it to $50!
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