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In andOver (not over and out)
07 February 08 02:24 PM
Just over one week ago, I submitted my thesis for examination. The last month was a final flurry of filling up the gaps in writing, clarifying the expression, smoothing out the argument into (hopeful) coherency, and the endless finnicking of reference Read More...
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Incarnate
12 September 07 04:54 PM
My thesis came to me last night in a dream. My thesis incarnate, I should specify, unlike other dreams about extra chapters in thesis related books or dreaming about the chapter I was writing. Somehow my thesis had taken on human form and was trying to Read More...
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Good Habits
02 August 07 02:47 PM
In the quest to find some way to balance the job-thing and finishing-thesis-thing while maintaining some shreds of sanity (don't laugh!) I've decided that the key is good habits. There is no point in pretending that I can manage to live on sugar and caffiene Read More...
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Heading Towards the Light...
29 May 07 12:43 PM
I've been heading towards the light (ie, completing various tasks that having been taking over my life) for the last few weeks - hence my virtual silence and in-person whining. I like the 'light' metaphor, not only because it insinuates the semi-comatose Read More...
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(metaphorical) nose back to the (metaphorical) grindstone
26 March 07 05:04 PM
Today is my first day back from suspension. It feels a little like sitting in a rollercoaster carriage as it settles momentarily into stillness at the top of the slope before plunging downwards. From here it is - or should be - all down: finishing the Read More...
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