"You're doing, like, *what*?"

Recently I am facing a period of reduced activity, possibly a delayed hibernation phase. After a highly intense time writing grant applications, papers, and presentations, I am able to settle back on my very own projects.

Among these are

• The thesis. It's in the making. But returning to a multi-page document after some weeks' hiatus is a pain in the a**. All those text blocks seem jumbled!


• Applications. Time is running out, so I'm looking around. There's interesting stuff everywhere, but so is the proverbial glass ceiling.


• Basically, that's it. The third list entry is a non-entry - I am not:
  
  
  • Writing emails which should be written.
  
  
  • Calling friends.
  
  
  • Cleaning up, physically and metaphorically.
  
  
  • Finishing my tax statement.
  
  
  • Settling.
  
  

All of this stuff is just... exhausting.