But I mustn't feel sorry for myself... there are lots of people who would love to be in my position, loans and all….
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(1) Tue Apr 03 2007 15:16 PST "I thought it was a bird but it was just a paper bag":
Maurice Michaud was not really unhappy. He had a unique way of thinking: he didn't consider himself that important; in his own eyes, he was not that rare and irreplaceable creature most people imagine when they think about themselves. (Némirovsky, Storm in June)
Oh, I wish that were me, too! Then I wouldn't be in for so many disappointments. I didn't get the ORS I was counting on, so I have to cobble together funding for my phd on my own.
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Posted by Sumana at Wed Apr 04 2007 13:26
That's the problem with caring, isn't it? It opens you up to disappointments, yet it's what propels us.By the way, a NYT article reminded me of something we talked about while you were here:http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/03/arts/music/03class1.html?ex=1333252800&en=c6b64961141d4324&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss"an aging fan base and declining record sales worry many professionals in Europe and the United States. Sales for a top-selling classical recording in the West number merely in the thousands instead of the tens of thousands 25 years ago.More profoundly, classical music executives say that the art form is being increasingly marginalized in a sea of popular culture and new media. Fewer young American listeners find their way to classical music, largely because of the lack of the music education that was widespread in public schools two generations ago. As a result many orchestras and opera houses struggle to fill halls."