Re: Food & Writing

[Stephen Newmann <newmann@msmary.edu>]

RE: weight gains and PhD's..... I guess we all know what that new weight
consists of. :)  I have heard that "PhD" stands for "piled higher and
deeper". :)  --stephen

On Mon, 17 Jul 1995 ENGL-DMC@nich-nsunet.nich.edu wrote:

> On 7/14/95 Beth Boquet wrote:
> >I can attest to the fact that writing is broadening (as you say,
> >Meg)--considering I gained about 20 pounds writing my dissertation.  And 
> >I've
> >thought about the connection--haven't come up with much though.  The most
> >obvious connection, of course, is that food is nurturing and writing is a
> >threatening (not quite the right word, but you get my point) enterprise:  
> >What
> >will people think of this?  Am I doing this right?  Am I way off base? etc.  
> >So
> >we feel like we need to take care of ourselves while we're doing it.
> >
> >Then, of course, there's the sense that we're expending a lot of energy 
> >when we
> >write.  This is exactly what I felt when I was writing my diss--like I
> >literally needed brain food.
> >
> >And you're right, Meg--there must be a research project in this.  Anyone
> >interested in exploring that possibility with me?  We could share virtual
> >snacks while brainstorming.  I hear those don't have nearly as many 
> >calories :)
> 
> Beth, I gained about 60 lbs. in graduate school;all that research and 
> writing, I guess. Now that I'm teaching and reading more than writing (i'm 
> preparing to write my diss), I'm losing weight. However, I love to read a 
> good book (read "good" book to mean not related to diss research) while I 
> eat a meal. 
> 
> I find that I drink more when I write: coffee, water, tea, caffeine-free 
> Diet Coke. My brain gets thirsty, and my fingers get dry. . .
> 
> 
> deany
> 
> Deany M. Cheramie
> engl-dmc@nich-nsunet.nich.edu
> Nicholls State University
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