rushthatspeaks | Done is done is done

First draft of the thesis weighs in at twenty-eight pages minus conclusion and images; gonna be some expansion there in revision, I imagine. I couldn't turn in either the conclusion or the images because I really, really have to talk with my advisor first, but that's why there's still a month until the end of school. I think this may have been the hump; hopefully the revision and fine-tuning can be a nice slow easy process all the way until the concentrated agony of the departmental presentation. Hopefully it won't keep me up nights anymore. This is almost certainly a vain hope, but hey, there's a first draft and I am *so* much better at revision than at first-writing... the skeleton and some of the muscle are down, now it's time to actually add the meat.

After I sleep for three days or so, first, and then start setting things in train for the Classics thesis; my proposal for that is due next week, though I don't have to write the sucker till next semester. So some time off, from this at any rate, and oh it is so nice to have the damn thing done at all, no matter how much work it needs.

Many, many thanks to all the people who have given me chocolate, food, backrubs, support, love, attention, and ethanol. There are too many of you to list and it has helped me keep my sanity to what little extent I have managed to retain it.

I do not know who to blame for the latest platypus, which was delivered to me by McDonogh when I handed in the thesis. Frankly, it could be anybody. The sheer diabolical nature of the plot suggests that it is probably everybody. Apparently, my (intentionally, McDonogh said he doesn't want to know) unsuspecting advisors will be giving me packages containing platypodes whenever I make a deadline from now on, and only when the final draft is irrevocably in do I get the list of who gave me what. Today it was a very nice, well, road sign. Am trying to think of something to name it, but am too tired. I think it is hilarious... but someday there will be REVENGE. To those of you involved with this: just remember, I know where you live.

Sleep now. Till further notice.