The Late February to March Woes · 5:51am Feb 12th, 2016
Good news, I'm getting some Uni acceptances with financial packages, that's excellent because that means SOMEONE wants me and is willing to pay for me to get in.
Bad news
My thesis.
Its 60 pages
I've got 30 pages written, but all of them require some crazy as hell heavyrevision. Particularly my second chapter, which basically I must excavate a new 2nd chapter from b/c I realized, it is crap. THANK YOU SUPERVISOR!!!! (Seriously, a great supervisor is essential to a thesis success).
Its also due possible Early April.... That's bad.
So, updates for ECQ&tAE are getting scaled back. I have a plan with zerv, I'm off of youtube, gaming, manga, streaming, and am devoting 5 hours of writing a week to writing, it'll be my relax time, my fun time.
But so that I don't turn in something that leads to me losing the opportunity to study as a masters student as my grades NEED to be maintained, then I need to pull it all together, I need to go all out, which means, slower updates.
Sorry for the inconvenience, and chapter 14 is going to be a cliffhanger, but Real Life calls. Normal service should resume by Late April/earlyMay.
Sincerely,
vren55
Take all the time you need. Similar to what my readers are always telling me, the quality of your work, Vren, is more important to me than the quantity.
Yes, please take you time with your stories. It's not everyday that real life calls you from your writing, but if it does you will have to just duel with it as it comes into your life.
Take all the time you need. But if I may ask, what is your thesis about?
Those pesky readers need to take the long view. If Vren does well in school and lands a good job... more time to write ponies at some point in the future.
I hope your hard work pays off in the end.
3749441 Thanks. And you're right :D
3749452 Will do :D
3749460 Thanks! The thesis is on the Canadian war propaganda films of the National Film Board. I'm looking at them from some different angles than what has been done. Eg. for the first chapter, I examine the portrayal of the British-Canadian relationship.
the Second chapter however, is a mess. I initially started on mobilization and now i'm not sure what I was arguing other than describing what was shown in the films...
My third chapter intends to be what was the postwar vision of Canada presented in the films. Specifically, its political leanings, who is included in this future, who are Canadians supposed to be, aka what they're working towards during this war.
3749463 Oh I hope it does too! What is making me even far more motivated than usual is the fact that the university that accepted me has said they'll give me money, which means I BETTER maintain those grades.
3749470 Your welcome!
Is there a way to hear about someone being successful in school things and not be jealous, since I utterly cracked under horrible anxiety and crippling depression, eventually dropping out? I got almost perfect grades the stretches of time I never missed school, but then I miss one day due to anxiety making me physically ill, and then the work piles up from more anxiety, and then more anxiety from work, and ect... And that's not even to mention the constant depression.
Anyways, congratulations on being accepted to a university. It's absolutely wonderful.
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I feel so sorry for you.... but please, don't be afraid to feel jealous, its an emotion you can and should feel because denying it is unhealthy. Thanks for the congratulations though, I must say that I succeeded thanks to my support network and people around me.
Look for those people Everfree, cause they matter, not what you've achieved.
3749530 I've never had a support network or people I could even connect with. I have aspergers, and because of this connecting with people is very hard. I always messed up some subtle social quirk, or didn't communicate as often as I should to keep up a friendship. Heck, I can't even keep online friendships because I don't understand how to keep it going. If I message too much, they ignore me. If I message too little, they forget me.
I never decided which science I wanted to study, but ever since I could remember I've always loved astronomy, biology, and neuroscience. Then when I got older I started to love organic chemistry, particle physics, quantum mechanics, astrophysics, and material science. Sadly, as I got older depression kicked in and all love for studying every single day vanished. Snuffed out like a flame. I still read about new discoveries, but I can't bring myself to open a book and read. There was a point I thought I wanted to be a mathematician. I loved figuring out how to solve a problem before the teacher told me how, or writing proofs for things we haven't been taught yet, but then my depression got worse. It's like my own brain hates me.
Sorry if I'm ranting, I'm in a peculiar mood tonight.
3749554 I SORTOF know how you feel because I'm borderline autistic/aspergers. Granted, its nowhere near as worse, but I found that through practice, you can't figure out exactly what people are doing and thinking, but you can establish patterns that they abide by. Hence, thats how y
Yeah and like you, I get into peculier moods :P Best way to is distract yourself I found lol
Go forth to your computer noble sir! Write upon it a thesis even half as fine as your fictional works and you will receive gradings most high!
Seriously though, go deal with real life, that's important.
Good luck my friend
Good luck, and remember to excercise more than your mind to keep the happy endorphins going. Don't do what I did and vegetate eating pizza. ;) Come back refreshed and with time to burn spending wrinting for us, insatiable beggars that we are!
No problem man. Good luck with your studies!