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now that i’ve had some time to decompress from telescope proposal season here are some scattered thoughts
it was stressful time. (mostly self-imposed.) but part of what gets me through proposals is being SUPER hyped about the projects i’m proposing for, and i couldn’t hit that note as well this month, even though i *am *excited?
planets just feel kinda superficial rn. these projects are so fun and amazing and i’m really lucky to be able to think about them, but they’re not helping anybody, yknow?
it sucks to feel like something i really enjoy doing is a waste of time, but that’s how it feels rn, much more so now than at the beginning of stay-at-home
also, currently trying to balance being sad abt losing data on a project i am super psyched about with the knowledge that it’s absolutely the correct decision to keep the observatory closed...anyone else dealin w this?
anyways this thread is too sad so to end on some positives: this month also reminded me how lucky i am to collab w all the folks on these proposals, from whom i’ve learned SO much. and we resubmitted a paper some weeks ago so hopefully that works out sometime too.
