Graduate school: time to lose the little self-esteem I still had.

Posted by Elliswordpress on November 2, 2012November 2, 2012

sigh — Sigh, just got my marks back from a client case in our psychopathology course. Nailed the case conceptualization, problem formulation, diagnosis and all that jazz. And then I bombed freaking GRAMMAR of all things. I lost tons of marks for having extra freaking spaces in paragraphs. This is so shitty. I am pretty pissed. Its just marks, but when you grow up slamming marks into your self-identity, it sucks. And grad school psychology doctoral programs have the cream of the crop so the competition is hot, fierce and I am sad. Damn it. To be honest, the absolute worst performance I have given in my life, in my second year of my master’s, is long behind me. So I know I will move on. BUT DAMN IT. This really makes me feel like shit. Its like when I nailed the diagnostic piece in our psych assessment final and got the highest mark in our class, but then bombed some other part that wasn’t that important. Sigh.
(image from phdcomics.com)

Working on projects at school. Trying to control my anxiety.

Snowing outside on a late afternoon on campus.

Caught the bus right on time.

Just enjoying a early evening coffee

One of my favorite Starbucks in the city

Triple shot half sweet pumpkin spice latte. Actually not that amazing, but still good.I love regular drip coffee from McDonald’s Cafe and Timmy’s more. The free refills at McDonald’s is awesome too. But this is just relaxing doing work here.

So cozy inside this Starbucks.

I’ve really enjoyed shooting the P7700 so far, and I think once I get the handling down right it will be perfect as my carry on camera. Its a worthy upgrade to the P5100 I’ve been toting around, and its just a great camera with small sensor performance that is respectable for ISO 800 and 1600 if I am desperate. I definitely prefer the D90 DSLR shooting experience and wish the P7700 had a EVF, but otherwise, its a great carry everywhere cam. I had trouble shooting this shot with my slow ass kit lens (18-105VR) at ISO 2000 mostly because the aperture, so its telling that a large sensor doesn’t mean everything. A mirrorless cam with a powerzoom would be a slow lens combo, and a fast prime wouldn’t be something I would carry everywhere. Only the Sony RX100 would be a possible contender but I hate the design. So the P7700 is awesome and I might take it to grad instead of the D90 just for fun.

W made a wonderful salmon dinner for me after I got back from my evening run.

Christmas tree up at Starbucks!

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