Why indeed.
Mar. 11th, 2010 10:19 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
trenchkamenToday, my Japanese literature professor asked me why I'm not a literature major. In front of the whole class.
I know I turned red. He already heavily refers to my message board posts during class discussion; I already felt like I had been talking/hogging/showing off too much. I said something about having many interests, and that I can teach myself literature and don't need to go to school to be a writer, but I do to be a scientist.
That's all true. The part I did not mention was that I also want to be able to get a day job.
But if I was working at Starbucks, maybe I'd have more time to write.
It made me realize that lately I've been neglecting something for which, maybe, I have a talent.
I can be a scientist and a writer. It's just difficult to give both the focus they need.
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On a related note, I turned in my first thesis draft and poster copy this week. Spring break is next week. At least I don't have to go to class; it's time to work on my outreach project and maybe study for all the exams I have the following week. And get some stuff done in the lab. And my sister is going to Mexico to party.
I know I turned red. He already heavily refers to my message board posts during class discussion; I already felt like I had been talking/hogging/showing off too much. I said something about having many interests, and that I can teach myself literature and don't need to go to school to be a writer, but I do to be a scientist.
That's all true. The part I did not mention was that I also want to be able to get a day job.
But if I was working at Starbucks, maybe I'd have more time to write.
It made me realize that lately I've been neglecting something for which, maybe, I have a talent.
I can be a scientist and a writer. It's just difficult to give both the focus they need.
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On a related note, I turned in my first thesis draft and poster copy this week. Spring break is next week. At least I don't have to go to class; it's time to work on my outreach project and maybe study for all the exams I have the following week. And get some stuff done in the lab. And my sister is going to Mexico to party.
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Date: 2010-03-13 12:26 am (UTC)It's difficult, but possible, to get popular writing experience as a scientist.
On the other hand, try getting lab experience as a lit major...
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Date: 2010-03-13 10:16 pm (UTC)