Tomorrow I defend.  Holy crap.  What's making me worried is that I don't really even feel nervous.  That is unusual for me the night before a Big Thing.  Right now I still need to finish up my talk, just making sure it flows and I have all the info I need in it but I'm surprised I'm not more nervous.  Maybe it will it later on tonight? 

I have 2 weeks until I have to turn in my defendable draft to the Dean's office on April 19th.  crap crap crap crap crap.  If I weren't teaching, this wouldn't be so scary but having to devote time to OTHER THINGS is causing me to freak out ( Read more... )

lately i've been feeling really blah about anthropology/archaeology and my research.  i don't know if it's because i'm back on campus or just participating in general anthropological discussion but after today's departmental brown bag i'm excited again.  i think being a grad student you can sometimes forget why you're studying what you are since ( Read more... )