I'm with you (literally, I'm in the same Transformer and I'm also behind but have a chance if I buckle down). And blogs like yours bring me back to the site, and then I read around in my games and blogs, and get re-inspired. Go you for making the hard decision on grad school -- if the school/program isn't a good fit, it can really grind you down and make you doubt yourself.Have you ever read Terry Pratchett? Very silly, funny novels that are also basically good-hearted and encouraging. Karen Joy Fowler's The Jane Austen Book Club was also a very enjoyable read for me.
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