Last night in Blacksburg

I will be leaving Blacksburg tomorrow morning. We lived our life in such a lovely small town for four years. There were some days that I hated living here though and now I regret that I did not enjoy my whole stay.
Last night, we went to Lyric and watched "Brideshead Revisited". It was fantastic to watch a movie in this old movie theater. Lyric is one of the oldest building in Blacksburg.

Last day of the class

Today was the last day of my class. This was the first time I was teaching the whole course. Now, I have a whole lot respect for those who teach. Everyday after the lecture, I felt like I have accomplished something really important. I am glad that it turned out to be a nice experience.

Khosrow Shakibai

Khosrow Skabiai passed away today. He was a favorite actor of mine who will always be in my thoughts, a man who had the warmest voice and his memories form a part of my childhood and teenage memories. I never forget his memorable performance in Hamoun.

Done

I am done and it is not still sunk the fact that I have passed it.

Tomorrow

Tomorrow is the day. I hope everything goes smoothly like what happened on Monday. I just want to get done with all these. Just a few more hours to go.

3 Days

My first presentation will be on Monday and the actual one is on Wednesday. I am confident and calm today. I really hope all goes fine.

17 Days

Most probably, I will be defending on June 18. I am freaked out. I have to give my thesis to the committee in 3 days. There are some days that I think there is no way that I pass and some other days I am confident about the quality of my work. I hope Dr. D will not give me hard time like my preliminary exam.

I need to absorb all positive energy of the world.

دوباره روزمره

حدود سه ماه است که ننوشتم. اون مقاله که سه ماه پیش در موردش نوشته بودم الان زیر چاپ است و تا 15 روز دیگه در میاد. یکی دیگه هم که از 4 ماه پیش حاضر بوده شاید تا آخرین این ماه بلاخره بفرستیم. باید شروع کنم به طور جدی روی تزم کار کنم. هیچ کار خاص و هیجان انگیزی نمیکنم این روزها. کلاسی که درس میدم خیلی ازم وقت و انرزی میگیره. کلی هم استرس کار پیدا کردن رو دارم و متاسفانه استادم هم کمکی نمیکنه. امیدوارم بتونم چیز خوبی گیر بیارم.

الان که این پست رو خوندم دیدم چقدر مسخره است ولی پاکش نمیکنم. بعدا که ببینمش حتما کلی خاطره این دوره رو برام یادآوری میکنه

روزمره

همه کارهایم اساسا به هم ریخته. اوضاع بدی دارم. سپتامبر 2007 بعد از یک سال معطلی مقاله رو فرستاد و کلی ریویو و کامنت خوب روش گرفتیم. حالا امروز بعد از چند ماه خبر دادند برای این ژورنال خاص مناسب نیست و بفرستیدش یک جای دیگه. این باید موقعی اتفاق بیافته که من میخواستم توی رزومه ام بنویسم در حال چاپ. حالا به جاش تازه باید بنویسم که فرستادم یه جای دیگه. کلی فرصت رو از دست دادم

ناراحتم. دیروز هم تمام محاسبات یک ماه اخیرم رو از دست دادم

New Year 2008

I have been on vacation for the past six days. We drove down to North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and finally Florida. It was fantastic to lie on the beach in late December. I am telling you it is nice and at the same time somehow disappointing to experience summer and winter in only one day. We were in sunny Daytona Beach in the morning and in snowy Blacksburg in the evening. We tried to experience southern foods but the best foods that we had were Chelokabab in an Iranian restaurant in Charlotte, NC and Gyro in a Greek restaurant in Orlando. We spend the new year eve at the same Greek restaurant. We had fun and danced a lot all night.

Today, I am back to my regular schedule and of course my Starbucks. I have to concentrate on my dissertation. Seeing the load of the work for this semester freaks me out.