Procrastinatrix Extraordinaire : thesis

Caveat

Sanna — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 02:21:00 GMT

I've noticed many theses seem to include some kind of caveat in the preface or elsewhere early on. I've found I don't quite know where I sit with them, so here is a loose rambling on about exceptions and clauses... "Such-and-such is beyond the scope of...(read more)

You're standing on my superego.

Sanna — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:26:00 GMT

My thesis may be taking a sudden turn towards psychoanalysis. Yikesies....(read more)

I wrote almost 2000 words today. Happy dance!

Sanna — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:43:00 GMT

It all started with me first being able to squeeze out a hundred words or so yesterday. I'm starting a new chapter so it's all weird and scary at the moment and I have no real structure to work with yet. As I agonised with the lack of existing structure,...(read more)

Brief update

Sanna — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:32:00 GMT

My family headed over to the US to meet relatives a few months ago, and a local newspaper published this article about their travels (the image quality isn't fantastic): The Great Michigan Tour of '08 On my thesis front: not much going on at the moment,...(read more)

Need to stay focused?

Sanna — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 12:29:00 GMT

Behold, some advice on staying motivated on past/long term projects. The bit about writing-down-your-ideas has, in admittedly a different format and context, kickstarted me in my thesis work after four consecutive semesters of teaching/procrastinating....(read more)

Oh my god, it's alive!

Sanna — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 10:02:00 GMT

After briefly flirting with the idea of setting up at blogger, I've decided to revive my trusty Procrastinatrix. Perhaps if one day I really desperately want more people to read my insights and insipidity (is that a real word? it should be) I'll migrate,...(read more)

I'm back!

Sanna — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 07:19:00 GMT

...but not yet in this time zone. I've been out of town for three months, of which six weeks were dedicated to sitting in libraries reading. I might get back into blogging soon. As soon as I figure out how to sleep during the nights....(read more)

Well, I think it's a good idea.

Sanna — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 13:07:00 GMT

(Bear with me, it might take a while for me to reach my point.) *A while back there was some talk here on MRS about the viva/oral defence of theses and why it wasn't necessarily the best or easiest thing for Australian students (not least because we're...(read more)

Status report

Sanna — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 15:02:00 GMT

Now, just because I have failed miserably at staying away from the computer after 10pm doesn't mean I'm useless at all other pursuits. It's October the eighth and I have written over 6000 words, so i'm not doing too badly. I was perhaps a bit ambitious...(read more)

Personal Thesis Writing Blitz

Sanna — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 15:01:00 GMT

Right. Project: write thesis. Sensible advice: break project down into smaller, more manageable bits. Create to-do list. Pledge: write one thousand words every day during October. Then make them make sense. Along the lines of NaNoWriMo , but with a thesis...(read more)

It's the little things that (I hope) count

Sanna — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 08:43:00 GMT

Sky's post made a little inspiration kick me in the head: "Hey, how about you collect some tips and ideas on approaching research/work in a sensible way and actually apply them to your own life ?". This is also partly driven by a rather conscious effort...(read more)

Crazybusyaaaagh

Sanna — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 09:13:00 GMT

That about says it. Tuesdays are my "running around being late for everything falling over myself tired because I haven't had time to eat" -day. This is really just a quick update to inform anyone who reads this blog that I am, in fact, still alive and...(read more)

All the Wonderful Things I've Done

Sanna — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 04:14:00 GMT

It has been a while since I posted properly, methinks, so I thought I should perhaps give a bit of an update on Being Me. Teaching The semester is in full swing. Tuesdays are exceptionally busy - I have a Limina meeting at 11, and because I'm not organised...(read more)

Do the Happy Dance!

Sanna — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 08:43:00 GMT

I gave my second-semester lecture today, hurraah for me! It was a two-hour long lecture-workshop, where interspersed with lecture-y bits the students discuss particular topics in small groups. Overall I think it went okay, still speaking a bit fast I...(read more)

Brian May is my hero

Sanna — Sat, 14 Jul 2007 14:56:00 GMT

Brian May has just completed his PhD... And it only took him thirty years . Yeah, okay, so he paused his research to become on of the awesomest people in the universe and only took 9 months to write the thing up when he got back to it. But apart from...(read more)