31 and aging at a rate of about 1 day per day
Birthday was fun. Unfortunately the last few days have found me mopey about being older :(
I meant that the dentist had rotten teeth. So - would you go to a dentist if he/she had rotten teeth? My dentist was wearing a paper mask, so I'll never know the state of his.
I wanna see that Charlie & the Chocolate Factory movie!!!! That was one of those childhood books I never will forget.
I'm still feeling kind of mopey.
Plus I had to do a poster session today at a conference, and it's no fun to have to do that on Sunday. Plus poster sessions are weird. You stand there and people either walk by you or they stand and read and I didn't know what to do. Are you supposed to ignore the person reading your poster (you know, not to pressure them)? As if you just happened to be standing there? Or stare at them until they ask you a question or at least acknowledge your existence?
Let me know if you know the answer to this one.
{/incoherent rambling}
posted by Sara @ 3:55 PM
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What's a poster session? From your description, it sounds like school science fair.
Why would a dentist have rotten teeth? He can drill them himself free. You wouldn't see someone who owns a body repair shop driving around in a dented up car.
"Poster Session" sounds like punishment. Who did you piss off?
Dentists should have teeth of perfection. Otherwise they've no grounds upon which you lecture you about flossing.
Absolutely no reason to mope about 31. My 30s were the better part, much MUCH better than my 20s because I found so much of what had bothered me then didn't bother me anymore, and that's great. You can mope later when you realize your wrinkles have pimples.
Don't be Mopey! I feel bad - my best friend went through a mopey-period when she turned 30. So I kidnapped her for a girl's crazy weekend in Montreal..... we had so much fun, she forgot all about being bummed about turning 3-0.
Anyhow - about the Poster Sessions... I totally get what you mean about how awkward they can be.
I'm usually the one strolling up and down the aisles. I usually try to engage the presenter in conversation... then again I'm often covering the sessions for a science journal, or a society website or for a trade publication. So I have to get some good quotes and feature the more novel or exceptional research.
And I've found that it often depends on the conference. Some conferences coach the Poster Session participants to really involve the attendees in conversation. Others sponsor contests for the best presentation.
I'd probably suggest that you prepare one or two questions that you can use to pull people into your area and inform them about your work.
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Ew. I don't like poster sessions. I too never know whether to stand there quietly or try to chat up people. It's like a bad date, when you don't know what to do next lest you disturb the tenuous balance.
And then I get annoyed that I can't walk around myself to look at everyone else's posters.
There is something about being in your 30's that's a little scary. I'm sure when I turn 31 next year I will be a little mopey too. We just have to make the most of it. That is all we can do. Enjoy the time we are allocated!
What is the subject of the poster session? If no one asks any questions release a pack of hungry hounds on them;)
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