sort of done. That’s right, I’ve reached the 50 page mark for writing the dissertation. Editing is going to be a bear when I get to it, as I’ve still got probably 20 more pages before this chapter is done.
I feel guilty because I skipped church to do it. That’s an aspect about grad school work that is completely not mentioned in any pamphlet, advertisement, or advice column: the amount of guilt one feels for missing out on EVERYTHING ELSE IN LIFE while grad school is happening.
Thank goodness I ain’t got one of them social lives. That could change at any instant. Of course, I could also win the lottery and be struck by lightning and a train at the same time. Sure none of the previous things is likely, but they’re possible.