My Master's defense is approaching. I'm both nervous and excited, and I can't concentrate on anything else!

When I'm not studying, I'm watching TV, but I haven't been able to keep up-to-date with any shows. Anyway, I've been watching:

White Collar (I haven't finished the first season yet, please don't give me spoilers) - It's a charming show.
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Good things:

My advisor is already reading my dissertation.
I've finished that translation I was doing.

Things that are improving:

My dizzy spells.

Bad things:

My computer is showing signs of being unhealthy. I'll have to take it to a repair shop as soon as possible. If I disappear again, you know the probable reason.

When I'm not working on my dissertation or doing physiotherapy, I'm reading or watching TV or DVDs. But I haven't read or watched anything lately that blew me away; anything capable of conjuring up the fan in me. So I'm more and more focused on my academic work. Which is a good thing, because I've got a lot of work ahead of me. My aim is to get my ( Read more... )

After two weeks, four injections, lots of anti-inflammatory pills and hot-water bottle applications, I'm almost as normal as I can be. Yesterday I started torture physiotherapy: shock waves (TENS) and short waves for now; exercises starting next week. It's not horrible, but it takes too much time away ( Read more... )

I'm almost finishing revising my MD dissertation (a revision I started after the Qualifying Exam, by the end of November 2009). After Carnival, I'll show it to my supervisor (some of you say "advisor", I believe). 66,444 words. Such a cabalistic number ( Read more... )

No energy. It's too hot, it rains hard every afternoon. I'm taking the maximum dose of betahistine but I'm still having dizzy spells. I've been working hard on my MD dissertation. I haven't written much.


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I can't help feeling optimistic. I've finished the Qualifying Report and the translation. I'll hopefully have more time available now. But I'm not planning to start any new project. It's time to rest and prepare for the Qualifying Exam.

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Shows I've been watching:

Big Love - finished Season 3. The final eps were a bit rushed, but I liked the ( Read more... )

I have already written about 30,000 words. Some parts are raw, others are in need of a serious revision, but I'm glad with what I've done so far. I still don't know how long it will be. And I don't need to finish it any soon. I just have to have a good summary, and a few chapters ready for the second semester, for the Qualification Exam. I'll ( Read more... )

Thanks to ap_aelfwine for passing it along.

My favourite part is:

The last and darkest period of Frodo's journey clearly represents the writing-up stage, as he struggles towards Mount Doom (submission), finding his burden growing heavier and heavier yet more and more a part of himself

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You can read the whole thing hereYes, I've been working hard on my ( Read more... )

I forgot to mention what I consider to be the best argument for calling the Master's requirement "dissertation" and the PhD requirement, "thesis". At least in Brazil, the PhD candidates are required to defend a thesis; i.e., they have to prove a hypothesis. Such thing is not required from a Master student, who has just to dissertate (i.e., to talk ( Read more... )