My first post in 2013! I've had plenty of ideas for posts in the past two weeks, but alas, they remain in draft form. So this will have to do. This isn't so much about game development but about my professional goodbye to linguistics.
Loose Ling Thread #1: After submitting my dissertation to the Grad Office in late December, I finally (!) told my advisor my intentions to leave the field. This sounds like nothing, but it was the scariest step of all. Imagine saying to your boss, "You know those 6+ years you've invested in training me? Yeah, it doesn't matter anymore because I change my mind." Our discussion went well and he was incredibly supportive, like he's always been. Thread tied!
Loose Ling Thread #2: The Grad Office kept bouncing back some formatting changes to my dissertation. Last week, I submitted the final edit. The uploaded pdf is now locked and, for better or worse, I can't change anything anymore. Thread tied!
Loose Ling Thread #3: Before the New Year, I emailed the Fulbright commission in Indonesia to let them know that I'm no longer accepting the research grant. I had to fill out a form to formalize the decline. Yes, it took me this long. But finally today, I sent the form in and heard a curt 'Thank you' in return. Thread tied!
It's now completely official! I'm a doctor who turned down a Fulbright grant and who wants to make otome games instead of anything remotely relevant to her degree. All things considered, life is good!
