Draft #5 has been revised and with my adviser's blessing, Draft #6 has been handed off to the second reader! HUZZAH!!

I'm roundin' third and goin' home, baby!!!

Yesterday and the day before* were "blah" days of way too much sleep / lounging without being productive or feeling motivated to do much of anything. Therefore, today I've decided to be productive and create a mini-list of "Things I need to do to make life better." I'm not sure if I can keep it up but I'm sick of sitting on my duff and being mopey ( Read more... )

(because I am dorky and excited to be done with draft #2)

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- Visiting the brother and his wifey was good. They put some things in perspective. They gave me a delicious cupcake and cupcake truffle. We didn't plant plants but talking on the porch on the first great summer evening was a treat.  I came home to find kitty well and not lying in a puddle of fur and sweat.

- I also came home to see about fixing a ( Read more... )

Draft #1 submitted and now I wait until my adviser gets back to me with corrections. In the meantime, I'm going to revise parts of it I know are problematic (like the lack of a conclusion for one and a weak introduction / thesis paragraph). So... Limbo time again! She said she'd email me later about setting up a meeting next week ( Read more... )

Some time this week I have to: proctor a make-up exam, read until my eyes bleed, schedule a room for a talk, deal with the other talk, iron my dress shirts, and shoo the damn pigeons and starlings away.  Shadow will go crazy if she has to deal with them every morning. Hell, I' ( Read more... )

1) Language Exam of DOOM is done and results are pending.  Hopefully third time's the charm but if not, I have been reassured that another opportunity is available so I can graduate in May.  If I was told wrong... um... Sarah's gonna go hide somewhere and cry herself a river ( Read more... )

Currently taking a break from work and considering re-heating my coffee again because I forgot to get up the first time to get it out of the microwave. Oops?

AH 416 paper: I revised the presentation outline and added more information so I have a rough draft around 10 pgs. It needs more information, editing, and images. I'm concerned its A) not ( Read more... )

Currently:Sleeping... because it's 6:30 in the frickin' morning and I spent the entire night grading. Started at 5pm, just ended about 10 minutes ago... minus the hour & a half of Midnight Food Hunt, still took roughly 12 hours to finish and that's after already doing ID points for 4 hours last week. Argh. Bad exams take longer apparently. Also, ( Read more... )

-  As of... oh, yesterday, I'm hosting an impromptu Halloween party on Saturday.  Meaning I have to make the apartment party-safe for lots of humans and kitty, clean it up, decorate, and prepare food and drinks.  I'm considering hiring Natalie to help and promising to make her dinner some night in exchange for the help ( Read more... )