thoughts on grad school, contd.


October 13th, 2009

  • gjdsalinger: i am going to say something sort of stupid
  • gjdsalinger: i want a PhD
  • wired alchemy: i want a pony
  • gjdsalinger: those are sort of comparable in my mind
  • wired alchemy: sorry, i didn't mean to be dismissive
  • wired alchemy: it was just the way you phrased it
  • gjdsalinger: i did warn you that it was stupid
  • wired alchemy: let me ask you this
  • wired alchemy: why do you want a phd?
  • gjdsalinger: so I can be fancy
  • wired alchemy: ha, ok
  • wired alchemy: that is a good answer
  • gjdsalinger: I don't think that makes me a good candidate, however
  • wired alchemy: "dear college people..."