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posted by [identity profile] forthright.livejournal.com at 07:25pm on 28/03/2006
I'm not generally a 'best time of my life' person. I'm also not entirely sure I can objectively compare a period that just ended a couple of years ago to other periods further removed.

Having said that, I think that grad school may well have been the best time of my life. To be in a community where my mentors actively respected and encouraged my ideas, allowing me to produce a substantial piece of work of my own devising. Not to mention substantial amounts of free time. That's pretty sweet. Not to mention that grad school represents the period when I got married! Were there times when I was frustrated and despised it? Damn right. But compare that to a 9-5 desk job, and I'd take grad school any day.
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posted by [personal profile] owlfish at 11:12pm on 28/03/2006
I find the whole "best time of my life" thing to be pessimistic. It implies that life will never get any better than it was. It's all down hill. The "best time of my life so far" is a bit healthier.
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