The thesis is cracking along. I'm at 87% now. That's the good news. The bad news is that I'm pretty sure I'm going to go over my original estimate of 15,000 words. So I'm not really 87% there. More like 75 – 80%, I think. I am SO ready for this to be done. I can't even think of the possibility of revisions, though I know my committee won't just take the thing the way it is and say, “Bravo!” I can dream, though.
The RWA conference kicks off in Atlanta this week. I so wish I could be there, but maybe next year. I'm sure the blogs will be hopping with reports, so I'm not too worried about posting good stuff this week. Check out Alison Kent, for sure, because even though she isn't going to the conference she'll know where all the good posts are.
I’ll volunteer:
BRAVO!
Thanks! It’s nice to get a bravo. 🙂 I sent the draft of what I have, minus the last two chapters, to my mentor. Keep your fingers crossed for me!
I am excited… Yep… you are almost done.. AND are you going for the doctorate… or are you going to take a break and write???
At this point, I can’t even think of taking another class or writing another paper. OTOH, I’ve already checked out U of A online. Their doctoral program is in Tuscaloosa, which is about 100 miles away…
When I saw U of A, I automatically thought of U of Arizona in Tucson, where my oldest daughter is a grad student. She’ll be getting her masters in May. I guess U of Alabama is a lot closer for you. 🙂
::Faint::
A grad student? I remember when she was still in middle school!
What’s her field again? Bravo to her for pushing through and getting it now! If I had it to do again, I wouldn’t wait until I was 30-something.
Yeah, U of Alabama will be a tad closer. 🙂
Julie is in sociology, specifically technology and gender. She’s got funding from the school to go straight through for her PhD. Luckilyl her soon-to-be husband got a good programming job in Tucson so she’s set to be finished up in 5 years total.
Yeah, she was 12 when we first met on GEnie. She’s going to be 24 in a couple of months.
Terry, you must be so proud! What a smart, accomplished young woman she’s turned into. She’ll be a Dr. by the time she’s 30, which used to be my goal eons ago. I thought she was 12 when we first met, but couldn’t remember precisely. I seem to remember her turning 13 and you talking about having a teenager in the house. 🙂
Technology and gender, huh? I find that interesting. My studies in literature, and my thesis specifically, have made me very interested in women’s lives and how they’re affected by the dominant patriarchal culture. Of course, you do a lot of that on your blog too, which I appreciate.
I’ve considered seguing into women’s studies, or even into psychology and women with the goal of going into some sort of counseling. It would probably require returing for an undergrad degree in psych first, which I’m not sure I want to do. I’d only need about 30 hours, but sheesh. Why go through the torture?