You can take the Student out of Grad School ... - F*cking with Clusters

My experiences run counter to your own, I'm afraid. My academic progress improved, or was at least much easier, when I started dating D. and he was making me wonderful, elaborate dinners every time we got together. He also gave me a rather strong incentive to dedicate more hours to sleep, which no doubt contributed to keeping my stress level fairly low (always a help).

I can't go without breakfast, or I don't feel well. Even nowadays I'm much more likely go skip lunch and/or dinner than breakfast. I think 95% of my grad school breakfasts were bagels with cream cheese. Lunches... now lunches were frequently vending machine food. Combos were a big favorite, as were rice krispies treats. I also purchased fried food from the local eateries when I had had the time and money.

I remember also getting headaches when I went to long without eating---never helpful to writing coherently.