Calm and sort of awake...

[hmpf]

thanks to lots of tea with honey. Still got only 8 pages, and very rambling pages at that. I'm beyond caring now, though. Got a mad plan to just openly admit to my inadequacy and, going from that, improvise. I've been mulling the few things I do know about my topic over for so long now that I can probably summarise them without the help of much of a script; as for the stuff I don't know, well, the only way to remedy that would be to read another book or two for which there definitely isn't the time. So, only way out now is to sort of go with the flow, ride it out, whatever. Admit that I know that I know nothing and make this an object lesson in how not to do a paper, with the twin explanations/excuses that a) I am aware that I started preparing too late and b) the literature *was* crap.

The good thing is that the prof is only here for one term, so I'm not blowing my entire reputation today. Also, she's really nice, so I don't think she'll grill me too badly.

BTW. Your monitor is dirty. Go clean it: http://screenclean.j1media.com/

Comments

[ommadon.livejournal.com]

Poor hmpf *hugs*

[ailanreanter.livejournal.com]

I dearly hope they'll be nice to you...
What an awful situation. But I think your strategy is clever- they usually are more calm if you show that you know yourself that this isn't pure genious what you're doing...*g* Will be thinking of you!

And what a cute link! :)

They were nice, but it was still a crap presentation.

[hmpf.livejournal.com]

Oh well, I'll just have to make the written part better. Now that I'm working at the German Library I should be able to get all the literature I need, anyway...

From Scapekid

[(Anonymous)]

*hugs*!

Just remember in situations like this: WWPRD? What Would President Roslin Do?

(And *NOT* WWFHDD? - What Would Fluffy Haired Dude Do?)

*more hugs*
SK.

Hehe.

[hmpf.livejournal.com]

Good advice, good advice indeed. Never WWFHDD.