Thursday, August 13, 2009

Grant Me One Wish...

So here I sit, putting myself through the nauseating and slightly self-abasing process of applying for grants, fellowships, and other forms of funding for the next year of my graduate schooling. I can never decide whether I find the process amusing in a "hey, let's all play make-believe and imagine how marvelous this project could be!" kind of way, or whether I find it depressing. Because instead of actually working on my dissertation, I'm spending inordinate amounts of time convincing people to give me money next year so that I can continue to work on my dissertation. I mean, if I weren't working on grants, I would be working on my diss, so maybe if I weren't doing this I could finish this year and therefore have no need for money for next year? Yeah, well. Wishful thinking.

My anorexic dog Birdie, on the other hand, recently discovered a food she likes (hint: baaaaaaa) and ate herself into a coma this morning. So far she's been sleeping curled up on the sofa in the exact same position for 4 hours and 20 minutes, and that's only counting from when I first noticed that she hadn't moved in a long time and got up to check her for a pulse. All's well, but the Great Birdie Watch of 2009 commences. I'll let you know if she ever regains consciousness, or if she will happily snooze forever, dreaming of all the little lambs that died to feed her carnivorous appetite.

4 comments:

Frank Irwin said...

You, no, we need a Birdiecam.

Alison in TX said...

Good luck with getting your wish granted! My fingers are very crossed for you.

I'm also so happy to read that Birdie has at least (sheepishly?) decided that food can actually be a good thing to eat.

Cheasty said...

Update: Birdie is STILL sheepishly napping (thx for that amazing pun, alison!). Now going on 6 hours. I'm going to wake her up soon if she doesn't do it herself, cause this is ridiculous.

Kate said...

Birdiecam??? Yes please!!

If I had it I would throw buckets of money at you. Well, I would throw the money from the buckets, not the buckets themselves. That would be mean.