Jul 04, 2007 00:22
during the thesis plenary last saturday one of our speakers (i think it was andrew ty) mentioned that a great thesis should contribute to the great conversation. i don't have anything against that statement. quite frankly, i agree with sir andrew. i just realized that if some people think that contributing to the great conversation entails writing an amazing paper. i feel contributing to the great conversation entails sitting down with your best friend and spilling your guts out. a private conversation will never be published or studied or bound in hard leather. but still...i can't help but consider that the truth (or some minute part of it) was revealed in that table filled with empty bottles of beer and menthol cigarettes.