#diss bits

Today I:

-got up and got to WORK

-had my favorite sandwich in the city for lunch (a tofu bahn mi)

-continued to just GRIND. but I finished the script and the powerpoint at the last possible moment...!!!

-had a lovely time getting family photos and photos with Jules taken by a delightful queer guy who made us feel really comfy, and we finished up in our favorite bar for a round of drinks and I'm so excited to see how they turned out when he gets them back to us next week

-defended my motherfucking dissertation. it went so well. better than I had hoped it would go, honestly. also I didn't cry which I was worried about, but I made other people cry. Total win.

-came home after dinner at one of our fave restaurants and cleared out the hot mess that my desktop had become, and that felt very soothing

21/10/23

Pictured: my first draft of the design for the kroger sheet cake I'm going to have at my defense, I'm p into it!

Today I:

-faced my fears and read through my advisor's comments and they are actually more minor than I thought they would be! yay! I am realllyyy hoping I can get them done by Tuesday, so I can get started prepping the defense presentation

-took Lulu to our favorite sniffspot for the first time since her surgery and the trees really started changing

-successfully divested Lulu of multiple ticks. it's the first time she's ever accumulated any, and one of them was quite persistent. it was a team effort, but we prevailed

-played around with designing the defense cake!!! It's going to be stunning :))) not to be biased but i've seen some rather ugly cakes and this will not be one of them

5/7/23

Pictured: my face

Today I:

-had a super productive campus day! Hadn’t been up there in a hot min and I checked a bunch of refs, had lunch with some people, and left earlier than I expected to which is always nice

-finalized my Athens chap. I def will need to do some things to it in September, but for now, I can leave it

10/7/23

Pictured: Lulu, writhing

Today I:

-got my ass to campus before 9am

-did my final figure reference checks

-edited the trade section a little but ultimately decided it’s fucking good enough for now, and all the things that are causing me trouble will be easily fixed once I take a break and return with fresh eyes in September

-sent the fucking full draft holy shittttt !!!!!!!!!

-drove an hour into the country to take Lulu to a sniffspot with like 3 fenced in acres and some trails beyond the back fence

Today I:

-made a new notion board to visualize chapter progress for this round of revisions, pulling data from the task to-do list database I made yesterday

-knocked out a good amount of chapter 1 tasks from the to-do list

Today I:

-sent the motherfucking final draft to my advisor...!!!

-didn't have a panic attack after sending the draft which is a real win for me

Today I:

-caught up with Al over a fancy flavored latte--the coffee shop just added a rose syrup for spring and it’s soo good

-went to see my sweet Macy <3 Construction has been closing down one of the cross streets and to avoid it I’ve been detouring through the park where we spread her ashes and I want to make more of a habit out of it. it’s so nice to say hi to her and remember her briefly on my way to the bus stop or the coffee shop

-completed my last day of work before my big birthday road trip! I feel good about where I’m leaving things and am really hoping I don’t have to have a zoom meeting with my advisor while I’m away so I can fully take the trip as time off work

-took Lulu to the trail for the first time in a bit. I love seeing her so happy on the long leash up there, sniffing and writhing around in the grass :’)

-picked out what I think will be a good audio book for the drive tomorrow

Today I:

-went to campus to work from the department for the first time in 2 months, and while I didn't get everything done, and left a little earlier than I had planned this afternoon, it went ok overall

-ran into a friend from Athens who is a visiting scholar this semester. we lightly caught up and made plans to grab a coffee or something soonish to really sit down and chat

-sent my front matter to my advisor and she told me my abstract was excellent which made me so happy. She also gave me the go-ahead to book the big lecture room for my defense, ahhhh!!!!!