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Thinking about finding a nice balance between not settling and not getting too worked up about things.

Optimal is clearly knowing what you need, understanding what you want, grasping what you truly deserve, and coming from that place in a consistently calm and loving way.

I also think it's important to be willing to walk away with a loving heart, holding no grudge, if you aren't offered what you need, want and deserve.

Pretty sure this is my next big level up.

Kind of excited about it, actually.

Pulling this off requires me to have absolute confidence in what I have to give, along with great faith that the right fit can be found if I am willing to wait peacefully for it/start looking when I am ready.

I can do that.

Grrrrrrrrinning...

OMG, there is a Ph.D movie!

My favorite comic strip and procrastination strategy from grad school has been made into a movie! http://www.phdmovie.com/

[But wait! Keith says: "Another comic, Wondermark, has a coupon code to watch the PHD movie for half price:

http://wondermark.com/piled-higher-deeper-a-movie-about-academia/ "]

dr_pretentious, relive your agonizing experience with higher education here!

We can stream it and laugh (cry?) over memories of our vastly and artificially extended childhoods in the training halls of academia...

showingup, you too can relive your not-so-silent horror at our heart-rending years of indentured servitude to The Man.

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Best scene from the trailer: "How's your thesis going?"

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"Those who speak much are blamed, those who speak little are blamed. In this world there are none who are not blamed. Try not to blame."
 
~Shakyamuni Buddha 

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Yes.

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I still grade papers by making piles on the floor.

http://www.phdcomics.com/store/mojostore.php?_=view&ProductID=20863

No one but me will really like this...

http://www.britishmuseumshoponline.org/rosetta-stone-small-shoulder-bag/invt/cmcv37480/?stylecat=accessories_clothing

Also cool: http://www.artinstituteshop.org/item.aspx?productID=3894

And this is stunning: http://www.ageeta.co.uk/acatalog/Wooden_Handbag018.html