Since it's Saturday night and that I've spent the past couple of hours reading an article about a neo-Boasian, anti-Malinowskian, pseudo-Foucaultian theory-of-sorts -- DISCLAIMER: of course, it wasn't planned that way. I had actually inserted a fun movie into my DVD player and set up fluffly pillows for my couch, along with a bowl of popcorn for a nice evening... 
Ok. Anyway. So, I just thought I would pass on some wisdom to colleagues who may find themselves in the same predicament.
ONE. Never take weekends for granted. I mean, who cares about weekends. You'll get work emails Friday night, Saturday at 4 a.m. and Sunday at 10 a.m. from undergrad students who want to know where they can find a copy of the Webster Dictionary... That's not counting the occasional email reply from supervising faculty-- two months behind -- emphasizing the fact that your 15-page essay lacks coherence and purpose...
TWO. Take library books home with you. Do not let them sit on your cubicle. I guarantee, you'll be needing at odd times and won't be liking the idea of making your way to a locked building at 3 a.m. through a windchill of minus 40 degrees celsius.
THREE. Breakfast is something you have in the morning -- let me take this back, I mean, when you wake up, whenever that be -- that is supposed to include fruits, protein, and carbs. You are supposed to eat this preferably at a dining table. Not at a computer desk, not while typing a paper, not while running to conference. Not before going to sleep.
FOUR. Photocopying WILL become your main activity. Not buying books --urghhh-- and not sitting quietly in a romantic student desk reading them either. Photocopying will become what makes or breaks you. I promise.
(To be continued...)
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