you are so conscientious and vigilant in your political thinking, that i would be extremely surprised if you were to lose touch. highly unlikely. you are a thoughtful, critically thinking person, and that is not going to disappear suddenly.
you do hold yourself to high standards and sometimes that worries me, but mostly i respect the hell out of you for it. maybe some of it will rub off and me. plus, it's good for me to be held to high standards again, after a decade of dwindling expectations, know what i'm sayin'?
whereas many graduate programs seem to be populated by directionless, unoriginal thinkers and neurotic, mediocre future academics, the programs would be stupid not to accept you.
the fact that you think seriously about whether or not you are losing perspective because of increased comfort bodes well for your not losing perspective because of increased comfort.
reminder: you are an intelligent, insightful, articulate person. i have no doubt that you "know enough." and don't forget that the ostensible purpose of going to school is to pursue knowledge. it's not a contest to see who is most fluent in academese.
and furthermore, i love you.
p.s. you can call me for debriefings when you are with the family of birth.
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Date: 2002-12-03 05:28 am (UTC)you do hold yourself to high standards and sometimes that worries me, but mostly i respect the hell out of you for it. maybe some of it will rub off and me. plus, it's good for me to be held to high standards again, after a decade of dwindling expectations, know what i'm sayin'?
whereas many graduate programs seem to be populated by directionless, unoriginal thinkers and neurotic, mediocre future academics, the programs would be stupid not to accept you.
the fact that you think seriously about whether or not you are losing perspective because of increased comfort bodes well for your not losing perspective because of increased comfort.
reminder: you are an intelligent, insightful, articulate person. i have no doubt that you "know enough." and don't forget that the ostensible purpose of going to school is to pursue knowledge. it's not a contest to see who is most fluent in academese.
and furthermore, i love you.
p.s. you can call me for debriefings when you are with the family of birth.