Cobly when? Coblynau!
Coblynau... Wikipedia's insights upon this odd word:
"Coblynau are mythical gnome-like creatures that are said to haunt the mines and quarries of Wales. They are said to be half a yard ( 1.5 ft) tall, and very ugly. Like Knockers, they are dressed in miniature mining outfits. They work constantly but never finish their task, and are said to be able to cause rockslides."
Did you see that last part? "work constantly". I feel like that's where I am right now, which is a good thing I suppose, since I'm planning on getting for my Ph.D before I reach the age of 28. I feel coblynauish for many reasons...
1. I feel small. In terms of how grandiose my desires are, and how Big God is going to have to be to get me there. I am (or feel), for lack of better words, 1.5 feet tall right now.
2. I feel ugly because I know my faults. I know them perfectly. Who better to know my failings than myself? I am... ugly.
3. I feel like I'm haunting this existence that someone else is more worthy of. This isn't where I belong, it's far to beautiful for me. A loving wife, a passion that I can turn into a career, friends surrounding me... Too emo? Maybe... moving on.
4. I can also create a rockslide... a rockslide that can destroy everything I'm working on right now... or at least bury it, so that I have to dig it out just so I can be at square one again...
5. the most important one... I am working constantly. On... everything. Marriage, work, planning for the future, more work, relationships... Everything. This isn't a bad thing. It's awesome... think... But yeah, I suspect that for the next... 8 - 9 years, I shall be a coblynau. Until I become a korrigan. But that's another post for another time...
"Coblynau are mythical gnome-like creatures that are said to haunt the mines and quarries of Wales. They are said to be half a yard ( 1.5 ft) tall, and very ugly. Like Knockers, they are dressed in miniature mining outfits. They work constantly but never finish their task, and are said to be able to cause rockslides."
Did you see that last part? "work constantly". I feel like that's where I am right now, which is a good thing I suppose, since I'm planning on getting for my Ph.D before I reach the age of 28. I feel coblynauish for many reasons...
1. I feel small. In terms of how grandiose my desires are, and how Big God is going to have to be to get me there. I am (or feel), for lack of better words, 1.5 feet tall right now.
2. I feel ugly because I know my faults. I know them perfectly. Who better to know my failings than myself? I am... ugly.
3. I feel like I'm haunting this existence that someone else is more worthy of. This isn't where I belong, it's far to beautiful for me. A loving wife, a passion that I can turn into a career, friends surrounding me... Too emo? Maybe... moving on.
4. I can also create a rockslide... a rockslide that can destroy everything I'm working on right now... or at least bury it, so that I have to dig it out just so I can be at square one again...
5. the most important one... I am working constantly. On... everything. Marriage, work, planning for the future, more work, relationships... Everything. This isn't a bad thing. It's awesome... think... But yeah, I suspect that for the next... 8 - 9 years, I shall be a coblynau. Until I become a korrigan. But that's another post for another time...
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1:55 AM
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