I was determined to take a hiatus from submitting abstracts to conferences. After having to back out at the last minute from one this summer, and with the new job and finished thesis, I thought I could take a break. Focus on new research areas.
But then this Call for Papers was sent out. It is as if the conference organizers were saying, "Hey you! Your Chaminade research was seemingly tailor-made for this conference. Come on, you know you want to submit something."
Do I want to? I don't want the increased amount of research that will need to be done in the next month. And I don't want to even think about juggling two major research topics, AGAIN, like I've had to do in the past. Life was supposed to slow down a bit with the job. Academia was supposed to let me breathe for a moment. Ahh, the best laid schemes of mice and men.
But would I like to hear other papers of a similar theme? Yes.
And do I want to "complete" that research that was put on hold after not attending the last conference? I'd like that abstract to not be hanging over my head with the questions of what it could have been.
So now I come out of conference semi-retirement, quickly revise the abstract, and send it off. And start my background reading that was never done. Just in case, mind you.
But then this Call for Papers was sent out. It is as if the conference organizers were saying, "Hey you! Your Chaminade research was seemingly tailor-made for this conference. Come on, you know you want to submit something."
Do I want to? I don't want the increased amount of research that will need to be done in the next month. And I don't want to even think about juggling two major research topics, AGAIN, like I've had to do in the past. Life was supposed to slow down a bit with the job. Academia was supposed to let me breathe for a moment. Ahh, the best laid schemes of mice and men.
But would I like to hear other papers of a similar theme? Yes.
And do I want to "complete" that research that was put on hold after not attending the last conference? I'd like that abstract to not be hanging over my head with the questions of what it could have been.
So now I come out of conference semi-retirement, quickly revise the abstract, and send it off. And start my background reading that was never done. Just in case, mind you.
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