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thesis countdown

So I’ve tried including one of these little countdown turtles before, but deadlines in a PhD are apparently only really there for the sake of being totally ignored. It looks like I will actually really and truly no crossed fingers be handing in at the end of the month. So just in case, here is a little turtle for the event.


I’ve even found someone to do the thesis softbinding.

Now there’s just the hard part to go: actually getting feedback from my supervisor. I’m sure he’ll look at all of the chapters eventually.

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thesis deadline

New thesis deadline: In a couple of weeks. Well a couple of weeks after the current deadline. So mid-May. Or by the end of May definitely anyway.

Excellent, well I’m glad that’s cleared up. Meanwhile, finally, some feedback. So a major thesis overhaul is now in progress.

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a phd?

There is a meeting next Thursday. Me and my supervisors. After which I will probably know for sure whether they’ll let me hand in my thesis at the deadline at the end of this month, or insist I need to include yet more things (including data which has been promised as arriving soon for well over a year now), and thus need to apply for an extension.

*works madly*

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a llama

Santa didn’t bring me a finished thesis

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then your man’s Sane Jack O’Hooligan, the man hating goat murderer of Dingle Bay

Yesterday took me on a 93km bike ride, out to the hippy markets at St Andrews and back. Beautiful warm weather, and a fantastic day to be out riding. Found an alpaca farm, and a goat. And I had two lunches, hoorah.

But now it’s back to work at the laptop. In my spare time, if I’m not on my bike, or doing any of those necessary things like obtaining food, eating food, or cleaning things, then I’m working on my thesis. Type type type… type type. Doesn’t make for many exciting adventures. But once it’s over there will be many adventures. But that is at an as yet undefined time in the future. Maybe December? I can hope.