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troubleSo, I went back to the doctor about the ear thing. In good news: the infection has cleared up! Yay!
In bad news: Still can't hear. He's not sure why.
I'm killing time at the coffee shop (om nom nom pumpkin latte) waiting on a script for nasal spray in case it's a sinus thing, I guess, and he's referring me for a hearing test. I'm a bit anxious about it all, because I'm worried I caught the Ear Problems from Don. (Note: this is medically impossible.) Do not want an extra hole in my head!
He asked me if I was having headaches, which I haven't for a week, but now I do, and yeah, it's a sinus headache. So probably the sinus spray will help, I don't know. Doctor-stuff confuses me. He did assure me that I was unlikely to die in the next week or two from random ear problems, which was nice.
Also, I got my GPA from the uni. People may remember that last year I was told at the last moment that my SSHRC application couldn't be considered because they don't consider anything for the MA SSHRC below a 3.7 GPA. (I was not applying for an MA SSHRC.) This is not true for PhD SSHRCs, but the uni is really really worried about their lack of success last year, so chances are I'm not going to be sent along to Ottawa even if I have the bestest SSHRC in the world. I'm pretty much not worried about it, though. I mean, I never thought I'd get a SSHRC, so not getting a SSHRC is just sad-making, not "I'm going to take to my bed for the next month" making. (I also may write "Oh, yes, and during my last 10 credits my husband had cancer and major surgery on his head and also he's got Marfan's syndrome so life has not been on an even keel" because I think they let you write nice little "Why my GPA is not 4.0" paragraphs.)
I get anxious about the GPA stuff. I'd like to think I'm making insightful arguments in my actual papers, but who knows. (Note, as well, this "last 10 credits" includes my year of doing lousy in Mandarin, as I am terrible at languages. I know enough in several languages to say "I don't speak [language], can you give me directions?") I just hate this because I'd like to be judged on my ability to write, which I'm told is not horrible, but instead I'm judged on my ability to pick classes I'm good at instead of ones that are challenging. I'm pretty bad at picking classes I'm good at.
Ah well, whine whine whine, as they say. I like my SSHRC application this year. I think it's coming together well. If I don't get in, at least I have a good core for application to PhD school.
In bad news: Still can't hear. He's not sure why.
I'm killing time at the coffee shop (om nom nom pumpkin latte) waiting on a script for nasal spray in case it's a sinus thing, I guess, and he's referring me for a hearing test. I'm a bit anxious about it all, because I'm worried I caught the Ear Problems from Don. (Note: this is medically impossible.) Do not want an extra hole in my head!
He asked me if I was having headaches, which I haven't for a week, but now I do, and yeah, it's a sinus headache. So probably the sinus spray will help, I don't know. Doctor-stuff confuses me. He did assure me that I was unlikely to die in the next week or two from random ear problems, which was nice.
Also, I got my GPA from the uni. People may remember that last year I was told at the last moment that my SSHRC application couldn't be considered because they don't consider anything for the MA SSHRC below a 3.7 GPA. (I was not applying for an MA SSHRC.) This is not true for PhD SSHRCs, but the uni is really really worried about their lack of success last year, so chances are I'm not going to be sent along to Ottawa even if I have the bestest SSHRC in the world. I'm pretty much not worried about it, though. I mean, I never thought I'd get a SSHRC, so not getting a SSHRC is just sad-making, not "I'm going to take to my bed for the next month" making. (I also may write "Oh, yes, and during my last 10 credits my husband had cancer and major surgery on his head and also he's got Marfan's syndrome so life has not been on an even keel" because I think they let you write nice little "Why my GPA is not 4.0" paragraphs.)
I get anxious about the GPA stuff. I'd like to think I'm making insightful arguments in my actual papers, but who knows. (Note, as well, this "last 10 credits" includes my year of doing lousy in Mandarin, as I am terrible at languages. I know enough in several languages to say "I don't speak [language], can you give me directions?") I just hate this because I'd like to be judged on my ability to write, which I'm told is not horrible, but instead I'm judged on my ability to pick classes I'm good at instead of ones that are challenging. I'm pretty bad at picking classes I'm good at.
Ah well, whine whine whine, as they say. I like my SSHRC application this year. I think it's coming together well. If I don't get in, at least I have a good core for application to PhD school.
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Date: 2010-11-10 12:29 am (UTC)