Dissertation deathmarch accountability, Episode 1.1

Jan 30, 2012 15:41

Like the title says.

With my draft, or on it.

Hours since draft-kill commencement: 6.5
Hours actually worked: 3.25
Microsoft words/Pages total: 4,755/25
Manuscript words total: ???
Microsoft words since draft-kill commencement: 606
New tables created: Part of 1
New charts created: --
New maps created: --
Pages covered with scribbled notes: 2.5
Sustenance: Toast with cinnamon sugar; peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich
Caffeine (or not): Williamson Tea's "Lifeboat Tea" (this is the kind of tea that slaps you around to get your attention); Celestial Seasonings "Sleepytime" (it's herbal)
Tea cup: Blueberries (also the blueberries teapot); the big Dunkin' Donuts mug
Alcohol: None, but I really need to buy some
Dancing: none
Household tasks accomplished: Washing dishes; baking bread; laundry; scooping the cat litter box.
Sleep: about 7 hours
Showers: 1
Naps: 1
Exercise: --
Mean things: Discovering that the 1830 data table had two duplicate entries in it, necessitating the correction of every 1830 data calculation; discovering that two tables that were supposed to take exactly the same approach, don't; discovering that another table was calculated using the wrong column of data; discovering that the 1850 population data that has actually been published already, had an error in it.
Darling: --
words Word don't know:  --
Tyop: --

It's starting to look like "on it" is a hell of a lot more likely.

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