exactly. i can' believe all you guys on this board wetting your pants and telling awful stories. it's fun talking to all these people. also the hyper-competitiveness and all your bullshit on this board is totally misplaced. don't buy the bull kids.
Just because people are polite to you and nod when you spew your bullshit, doesn't mean you've got it locked. This is academia kids:the place where people talk behind you backs.
Its OK. I'm sure its happened before. You don't need to be ashamed. There must be some female that will have the patience to help you with that problem. Don't feel like a lesser person.
OP good. I'm enjoying it as well, except the few minutes wait at each hotel lobby. I won't get many chances in my life to present my research to such an attentive and diverse audience!
feeling nice in these interviews is irrelevant, it means nothing. these people smile to our faces and then talk shit behind us. don't trust the smiles, etc.