{"id":609,"date":"2000-04-22T00:50:27","date_gmt":"2000-04-22T05:50:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.angryredplanet.org\/log\/2000\/04\/22\/609\/"},"modified":"2018-03-21T00:32:57","modified_gmt":"2018-03-21T04:32:57","slug":"28-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.angryredplanet.org\/log\/2000\/04\/22\/28-days\/","title":{"rendered":"28 days"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>~ &#8216;a week beyond reason&#8217; is how i have described the past few days to an out-of-town acquaintance. there is <a href=\"javascript:void(special=open('\/log\/drama\/index.html','drama','toolbar=no,scrolling=no,scrollable=no,scrollbars=no,resize=no,status=no,width=500,height=400,top=150,left=140'))\" onmouseover=\"window.status=' : sci-arc drama '; return true\" onmouseout=\"window.status=' [ the angry red planet ] '; return true\">pandemonium<\/a> at school, with childish letters from instructors to students, knee-jerk reactions to rightfully posted concerns, and petty goading from vindictive pissants who can&#8217;t get anyone to give them the time of day. some fellow thesis researchers come across a proposal which is only two pages long; as we were all in the 30-50 page range, with me admittedly on the light side of the scale, tidal waves of rage immediately engulfed us. to this is added a note from an instructor who is &#8216;concerned&#8217; with my performance during a presentation. this is how the stage is set as i walk into the hall for my final <a href=\"\/log\/images\/daily\/daily82.jpg\" title=\"daily image\">studio<\/a> review and see that the jury is my personal sci-arc rogue&#8217;s gallery; my instructor seems to have made a point to invite everyone with whom i have a history. when they see me, they are already ready to go to it; nothing i say has any effect on the belittlement which immediately rains upon me and my mediocre <a href=\"\/log\/images\/daily\/daily81.jpg\" title=\"daily image\">project<\/a> after i finish my little opening speech. i have never been a practitioner of the philosophy that a good night&#8217;s sleep and the accompanying lucidity is more important than staying up all night for that one final <a href=\"\/log\/images\/daily\/daily80.jpg\" title=\"daily image\">model<\/a> and its accompanying groggy confusion.<br \/>\nso, when i am propped up against the wall and what could be my greatest antagonists (at least, those who are still allowed in the building), i am without defense immediately fall to the ground and am kicked repeatedly from all sides. my loving instructor attempted to prod a few responses that he knew were lurking inside me, but i was still trying to pick my broken teeth and glasses from the floor. after the blood ends, i have a date to see &#8216;hi fidelity&#8217;, but due to some confusion with the newspaper, we arrive too late for john cusack, and i am suckered into something which i would rather not mention&#8230;or even consider remembering&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/logdot.gif\" alt=\"\" style=\"border: 0px;\"\/><\/p>\n<p>~ at least i don&#8217;t have to drive to the freaking valley today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>~ &#8216;a week beyond reason&#8217; 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