Every fall semester new n00b PhDs prance into institutions of higher learning, bright-eyed and bushy tailed with the firm conviction they are totally going to kick everyone's ass. And every fall, elder monks-in-training must play the excruciating dance known as 'how many hours do you work?'. In this D-List Monktress' opinion, this is akin to asking a random dude on the internet how big his penis is, the numbers are always overinflated. My solution? To poll my minion and muffin populace, of course. So,the grad students among you, how many hours do you really work (on average)? You can stick with reporting anonymously, but your favorite famewhore always welcomes teh comments.

