I am not as far along as I may have wanted, I'm pretty focused today. I was supposed to hang out with two of my fellow thesis-writers to critique each other's drafts, but I bailed on them to keep rewriting. I hope they email me their drafts though, I really do. It would not only be a good distraction (and good practice - I love editing), but I've never read a master's thesis before. That's kind of strange, isn't it? I've read dissertations and loads of journal articles and other scholarly publications, but I almost am unsure what's expected of me at this point. Maybe this is a good thing. Don't get me wrong, my adviser has been completely amazing and I think I have a pretty solid idea of what she expects for what I'm giving to her next week (yikes!), but reading at least one successful thesis would have been greatly appreciated. Perhaps I will mention that in my exit survey.
Okay, that's it, I need coffee. As per that op-ed I linked to the other day, I am not putting undue pressure on myself to not do all of those things I feel guilty about doing, like drinking too much coffee (with too much sugar) and the myriad of other unhealthy habits I have. One thing at a time. Chomp.
PS - my titling fun for the month is shaping up nicely, I think, especially since I have not in fact written a ready-made paragraph but am building backwards as I go. I was thinking maybe for May I'll start every blog with the same phrase, but I have to think of something flexible enough for the job. Shouldn't be too hard, it's language after all.
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