I’ve been grinning non-stop for about a day and a half now. Yesterday afternoon, at the end of a long and demanding journey, I defended my dissertation. It’s so strange that four and a half years of work comes down to two hours’ worth of a defense (it doesn’t, of course, but that’s how it [...]
Folks, I have missed this space. It’s been nearly a month since I blogged and in that time, I’ve been under water. To say “my dissertation has kept me busy” doesn’t even come close. It would be more accurate (and more colorful) to say “my dissertation has made me its bitch.” But! There’s a light [...]
I’m in the final throes of dissertation work and boy, are my arms tired. (Nope, that joke doesn’t fly. I’ll work on another one.) At this point, I’ve done all the research, I’ve described all the main points, and I’ve pretty much sketched most of the trees in the forest. Now is the time to [...]