Lately sitting at my desk for long periods of time has grown cumbersome because of various characteristics of my desk and chair that keep me from being able to slide my chair very far under the desk. This means I must lean over to use my computer, a certain ergonomic no-no. So being the little problem solver that I am, I took the arms off the chair and can now slide the chair freely, though I've yet to really get used to the luxury and generally revert back to my old way of sitting/using the computer. Still worse, every time I sit down, I feel like I'm gonna fall out of the chair. You know, because even though I never used to plop down in the chair using the arms as guide rails I guess my equilibrium knew it was there and used it to balance me. Oh, and I also realized how frequently I would use the arms to push myself up out of the chair because on several occasions I've reached down to push myself up and got nothin but air. Maybe I should video tape myself, and watch it to see how funny I look.

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I know I may regret this later, but I am sooo ready to start work on my research/thesis. The way I feel right now I would trade in the daily grind of going to class then coming home and working homework/projects for a whole day of writing/coding no questions ask. I know, I know, "just wait till I get to the real world, you'll see how much you miss school then." You're all right, looking ahead to the next 50 years (God willing) of going to work everyday doesn't seem all that great either, but I honestly think I would take that over 50 years of homework every night.

The freedom of school is great, and I have taken advantage of the schedule over the last 5 years, but it gets tiresome. Though I once thought I might like to get a PhD, I realized academia just isn't really my thing. I wanna stop thinking about stuff and just do it. Five years from now I may be screaming to get back into to school and that's fine. But right now I just want to get my thesis done and get out. It's my time.

P.S. Prepare yourself for at least 5 thesis related rants per week, because once my exams are finished for the semester it's all I'll be working on.