I’ve been neglecting it. I’ve been insanely busy these past few weeks.

I have survived the 24-hour mid-term in my lit class. I only got about 3.5 hours of sleep during that period. I can’t say how happy it makes me to have that exam behind me. Let me just say, I will never give one of these to my students for as long as I live. I think there were a couple sentences in the paper that were interesting and I had a couple of good points come up that I hadn’t thought about before, but by and large, it is not something I would ever post on my blog and I hate that I had to turn it in. If I was the instructor, I would hate reading 25 of these papers. But, anyway, it’s done and I can move on.

In better news, I submitted a scholarship application for DMAC 2006. I am in love with my letter. It is one of the best things I’ve written in graduate school. D. said that I could use it when I applied to PhD programs. R. said that it was an “incredibly strong letter.” I am just so pleased with it, and even if I don’t get the scholarship, I am happy that I took the time to do it.

On the other hand, the plans for my thesis suck. I’m trying to write an outline of what I want to do and it’s like I want to write a book. I think one of the problems is I started from the “must read” book lists and bibliographies that programs put together and I feel as if I have to digest everything written in order for it to be satisfactory. I have to get over it. A good thesis is a done thesis. More posting on it to follow.