oh man, so just today I:
- wrote up a draft for a proposal for an independent study
- emailed director to get study approved
- printed out and turned in my final copy of my thesis proposal
- turned in a "restricted registration" form for my fall thesis hours
- finalized my application for the professional writing certificate
- paid the $30 app fee to the college of grad studies
- emailed a new draft of a short story to my thesis director
phew. it's all done. nothing like waiting till the last minute to do everything.