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Aug. 19th, 2012 05:14 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
castalieGuys, I had all those fannish thoughts that I meant to share with you, what with the season finale of Teen Wolf and the latest episode of White Collar and my having seen Magic Mike, but then I hit a bit of a wall in Phase 2 of Thesis and it kinda drove all the fannish thoughts away. I had to face the fact that aforementioned Phase 2 is not going as fast as I hoped it would and that I would not be able to meet the deadline. So I decided to be brave and just bit the bullet; I sent an email to my thesis advisor asking for an extension. She answered today telling me she didn't mind but that she didn't know whether Admin would be ok with it - she at least gave me one more week and is going to check whether I can have more. Honestly, the week is better than nothing but I'm not sure it'll be enough - two weeks would be perfect, especially as I'm going back to work next week.
In any case, I'm grateful that she didn't make me feel like a failure or anything. Honestly, she's a wonderful thesis advisor; she never made me feel like I didn't deserve to be a student just because I'm a "school returnee" so to speak and because I actually have a full-time job that, yes, comes before classes. Believe me when I say this isn't the case of all the professors I had.
Anyway, I'm not out of the wood yet and there's no guarantee I'll be able to defend in September, I might have to enroll again and do it next year in June, but that additional week at least means I have one more chance, so there is that :-)
Wait, I'll end this entry on a fannish note, after all. So, the Teen Wolf season finale: I did enjoy it a lot but, once the excitement over it was over, I suppose it was kinda easy. I mean, it's not that I wanted someone to actually die for good but it's like the writers didn't dare take that step? Then again, not everyone is Joss Whedon :-p
Mind, I'm not complaining because they could have killed Isaac and that would have made me cry. So let's just rejoice that Isaac is still alive, which means that I still have hope that people will write fic about him and Scott \o/ Actually, I have seen a couple of fics with that pairing coming up lately - it made my heart sing ♥
Then onto the White Collar spoilers for "Honour Among Thieve". I wish the writers had given me crying!Neal but as far as he is concerned, the simple fact that he raised his voice at Peter means that he was truly distraught so I took that little moment for the angsty bit that it was meant to be and enjoyed it tremendously ;-) Same thing with Neal apologising in front of Helen's grave and then him telling Mozzie that he wasn't in the mood for conspiracies.
Also worth noting, for the first time, I was genuinely angry at Neal for his behaviour. As soon as he was approached by Rebecca I just wanted to scream at Neal to bloody tell Peter. After everything that happened, he just couldn't go to him and tell him everything? ARGH! I know, if he had, there would have been no plot, it doesn't mean I have to like it :-( Especially as it never fails to break my heart to see Peter (or Jones and Diana, for that matter) doubt Neal and seeing Peter genuinely upset and furious at him almost did me in. Noooo, don't let them be at odds, my little heart couldn't bear it #SadFace Mind you, the good news is that even after four years, WhiCo still GIVES ME ALL THE FEELINGS :-)
And then Magic Mike! No reviews or spoilers but I'll just say that I loved it. It was fun, a lot of fun - we laughed so many times! - but also touching and sweet. And the numbers? The numbers were fine! And I didn't even have The Motts! Or only once, but it doesn't count. Anyway, I'd definitely rec it. Not, I'm sure, that many of you even needed to be convinced ;-)
In any case, I'm grateful that she didn't make me feel like a failure or anything. Honestly, she's a wonderful thesis advisor; she never made me feel like I didn't deserve to be a student just because I'm a "school returnee" so to speak and because I actually have a full-time job that, yes, comes before classes. Believe me when I say this isn't the case of all the professors I had.
Anyway, I'm not out of the wood yet and there's no guarantee I'll be able to defend in September, I might have to enroll again and do it next year in June, but that additional week at least means I have one more chance, so there is that :-)
Wait, I'll end this entry on a fannish note, after all. So, the Teen Wolf season finale: I did enjoy it a lot but, once the excitement over it was over, I suppose it was kinda easy. I mean, it's not that I wanted someone to actually die for good but it's like the writers didn't dare take that step? Then again, not everyone is Joss Whedon :-p
Mind, I'm not complaining because they could have killed Isaac and that would have made me cry. So let's just rejoice that Isaac is still alive, which means that I still have hope that people will write fic about him and Scott \o/ Actually, I have seen a couple of fics with that pairing coming up lately - it made my heart sing ♥
Then onto the White Collar spoilers for "Honour Among Thieve". I wish the writers had given me crying!Neal but as far as he is concerned, the simple fact that he raised his voice at Peter means that he was truly distraught so I took that little moment for the angsty bit that it was meant to be and enjoyed it tremendously ;-) Same thing with Neal apologising in front of Helen's grave and then him telling Mozzie that he wasn't in the mood for conspiracies.
Also worth noting, for the first time, I was genuinely angry at Neal for his behaviour. As soon as he was approached by Rebecca I just wanted to scream at Neal to bloody tell Peter. After everything that happened, he just couldn't go to him and tell him everything? ARGH! I know, if he had, there would have been no plot, it doesn't mean I have to like it :-( Especially as it never fails to break my heart to see Peter (or Jones and Diana, for that matter) doubt Neal and seeing Peter genuinely upset and furious at him almost did me in. Noooo, don't let them be at odds, my little heart couldn't bear it #SadFace Mind you, the good news is that even after four years, WhiCo still GIVES ME ALL THE FEELINGS :-)
And then Magic Mike! No reviews or spoilers but I'll just say that I loved it. It was fun, a lot of fun - we laughed so many times! - but also touching and sweet. And the numbers? The numbers were fine! And I didn't even have The Motts! Or only once, but it doesn't count. Anyway, I'd definitely rec it. Not, I'm sure, that many of you even needed to be convinced ;-)
