Monday, October 31, 2011

New Title

As I'm working thru some hard homework stuff, I thought I'd remind myself of why I'm actually doing a PhD. It's so that I can make my future students address me using an awesome honorific. I've tweaked mine again, and I think I'm liking this new version of my future title:
A Gloriosa Doutora Vanessa das Belas Artes e Supernas Letras
aka
Glorious Doctor Vanessa of the Beautiful Arts and Supernal Letters

I'm now feeling better about keepin' on keepin' on.
To megalomania and beyond!!!!!

7 comments:

sallysue said...

Ohhh man, you're already questioning your sanity for doing the doctorate???

Good thing you're keeping a record of all the reasons why you are. They're very helpful for looking back on all those moments you are falling to pieces.


By the way, I listened to the first one - do you cry every time someone says morphology? Or did your homework break up with you??? BAD HOMEWORK!

I mean, I've heard music schools be compared to religious conversions of sorts - are language arts programs more like abusive relationships? Just curious.

Jenn said...

Fabulous! I may have to look into getting a grandiose title myself!

rantipoler said...

Everything sounds so much cooler in Portuguese, ne? By the by, I can't even count all the times I've asked myself "why on earth am I doing this?" Some days I kept keeping on only because I pride myself on following through with what I start. There will be many more days of "WHY?!" and probably even more of "WHY ME?!" But I have faith (not a perfect knowledge, mind you!) that in the end it will all be worth it.

Vanessa Swenson said...

Heidi, you're funny. I am feeling a bit slapped silly by my current HW assignment. But it's due tomorrow at 2pm, so it'll all come out in the wash by then anyway.

Also, grandiose titles for all 4 of us, I say!!! That's a thing we can have perfect knowledge of, our right to a grandiose title. ;)

Margaret said...

Wow I hadn't even considered what I want my grandiose title to be at the end of this...I sense some fun pondering time coming up, as I consider possible options...

Vanessa Swenson said...

It'll be the best part of your degree, coming up with the title. I'd say it's more important that the prospectus for the thesis.

M said...

Okay, this is ages old but I only now followed the links. You are hilarious, my friend! And you can do it. ;-