Today was a little grueling. Even without the pressures of interviews, talking with faculty still makes me nervous. I know it shouldn't, but I can't shake the fact that I look young (am young!) and even though people shouldn't find me particularly threatening (intellectually), they're talking as if I understand everything they're saying. I am conversing with rock stars of the chemistry world, nodding and smiling, and it's working.
Actually though, the science was really quite amazing and even though I was hanging on by just the tail of the kite most of the time (that's not really a phrase, is it?) I felt like I knew just enough random knowledge to get through a lot of the science. It's kinda how I felt throughout most of Science Bowl, knowing just enough stuff gathered from different sources to make myself look more intelligent than I was. It's funny because I just feel like I'm forever behind, but I'm apparently not. I wonder what it's going to be like when I start teaching. Oh My Galapagos.
We went to The Second City tonight, a comedy club in downtown Chicago, which was really great. I got a mug that came with my drink, which is at present, stuffed in my boot in my suitcase, my tiny suitcase. Golly.
The skits were funny, laugh out loud funny, and the improv was great, but, maybe due to my week of fatigue, it wasn't the funniest thing I've ever seen. However, it was a great time and some of the skits they did were pretty poignant. However, they did this thing where they tried to connect the end with the beginning and kinda failed a bit. [Flashback to Seat Yourself. Oh My Galoshes] But I had a fun time and I'm really glad I went.
Actually though, the science was really quite amazing and even though I was hanging on by just the tail of the kite most of the time (that's not really a phrase, is it?) I felt like I knew just enough random knowledge to get through a lot of the science. It's kinda how I felt throughout most of Science Bowl, knowing just enough stuff gathered from different sources to make myself look more intelligent than I was. It's funny because I just feel like I'm forever behind, but I'm apparently not. I wonder what it's going to be like when I start teaching. Oh My Galapagos.
We went to The Second City tonight, a comedy club in downtown Chicago, which was really great. I got a mug that came with my drink, which is at present, stuffed in my boot in my suitcase, my tiny suitcase. Golly.
The skits were funny, laugh out loud funny, and the improv was great, but, maybe due to my week of fatigue, it wasn't the funniest thing I've ever seen. However, it was a great time and some of the skits they did were pretty poignant. However, they did this thing where they tried to connect the end with the beginning and kinda failed a bit. [Flashback to Seat Yourself. Oh My Galoshes] But I had a fun time and I'm really glad I went.
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