i have been in a semi-graduate program* since october 2021, after having been out of academia since 2016. everything is way above my level, and every time i feel like i've finally started to understand something, i realize all i've really done is understood just how far i still have to go. it's been over half a year, and very often, i feel like i still haven't reach the starting point yet.
i was having a Little Cathartic Cry about it (as one does) and my partner (lovingly, considerately, moreso than portrayed in this comic) helped me change my perspective. i hope it's not too late!
this is why i haven't posted much art recently. i hope everyone is doing well <3
*it’s a scholarship for 18 months as a “research student,” which can be extended contingent on my acceptance as a full graduate student to the university i’m at. i audit classes and try to do research. it’s stressful fun?
three years from this comic and i’m about to start a funded PhD program!
so the answer is: no, it’s not too late to start trying!
