Did it! And doing it...

'It' being the chapter I was running late on that I blogged about in my previous post.

I also mentioned a significant accomplishment coming up earlier here. Well I've completed 4 chapters, have 3 more to edit and 1 to write from scratch. Of the "3 more" to edit, 2 of the 3 are in more decent shape. So really 1 is kind of going to be written from scratch more or less. Also, of these 3, there's one set of interviews that I've never really incorporated in my analysis in any systematic way so that means quite a bit of work.

So if I'm MIA you know where I am. Please send me good vibes so that I can finish these drafts by the date I have planned. [Nopes not divulging because whenever I do I think I tend to jinx it myself.]

A very dear friend and colleague who also posts his comments on this blog as "anonymous" wrote to me that once there are 3 chapters in the box you know it's getting done. From his mouth (technically, typeface) to God's ears as well as my fingers. [Thanks "anonymous".]

Okay gotta go put my dissertating shoes on and get to it!

'Tis Sunday Morning

I woke up early today and attempted to start working on "The Dissertation" in the morning rather than waiting till the afternoon. Take advantage of the peace and quiet in the house since nobody else is awake. I've also sprained my ankle so sitting down and doing something works out perfectly.

I just wanted to share one thought as I take a break: I seem to have fallen back in love with my dissertation which makes the whole dissertating process (read: miserable and less-than-desirable-albeit-necessary task of isolating myself from human contact for long periods of time) fun again* :-)! Umm Mashallah, knock on wood, please don't let this be jinxed, throw salt on the shoulder for good luck.]

[*This is not to say that being asocial is fun but because I'm in love with the way the argument is working out I'm definitely not resentful. In other words, color me no-longer-doing-this-begrudgingly.]