...do I dare to eat a peach?

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~ Ludwig Wittgenstein

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17 November 2006 @ 10:02 pm

bugged

I think I've discovered at least part of the reason for my aversion to bugs. That is, not the source of said aversion---still don't have a good, solid excuse for that. It's more that I can clarify some of the aspects of my bug-aversion.

I have reason to believe that it is when they are small that I have the most difficulty with them. Big cockroaches? No problem. I can see 'em. I can avoid 'em. But the little ones...the ones that will grow into big ones? Kill! Kill! Kill! And then twitch for half an hour, imagining their feathery li'l legs skimming over my skin. ::shudder:: Disgusting.

But I managed to finish my paper. (Non sequitur!) It's only 7 pages instead of 10...but I knew it would be. In the grand history of my paper writing, I don't think I have ever hit the maximum page limit. Most of the time I barely hit the minimum. Which is why I was so glad in undergrad that most of the time they didn't give us strict page limits. Guess they thought we were adult enough to handle it. I think that's a foreign thought here. Imagine! Adults in grad school!

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Prepare a Face:

creeped out

Love Song: Police - Wrapped Around Your Finger

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mneme-metis.livejournal.com on November 18th, 2006 04:29 pm (UTC)

I think I'm always most afraid of the flying bugs. They seem harder to avoid or to kill. But really, I'm an equal opportunity bug fearer.

You know, I think the fact you don't hit the page limit is probably a good sign. I see it as meaning you don't have extra BS in there as filler and all your sentences have a purpose. However, after hearing about some of your profs, maybe they like the BS. Perhaps another foreign thought is adults teaching grad school.

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in-omnia.livejournal.com on November 18th, 2006 05:52 pm (UTC)

Ooh. You're so clever. They *aren't* really adults. Sheesh. And I've always been rather proud of my shorter papers, actually. They almost always say what they need to with no extra stuff to trim off. And all these library folks should be proud, dammit! I'm "saving the time of the reader"...which is number 4 of the precious Ranganathan's Five Laws of Library Science. I cannot tell you how many times that chap has been mentioned.

And, yes, I quite agree. Flying bugs are dastardly critters. Although some of them I don't mind: moths and butterflies and dragonflies. They're harmless and large enough to see. And some of 'em are pretty. :)

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