Mama always said...
Well, here goes nothing. I decided to start this blog because several of my best girl friends have them and, to be quite honest, I simply enjoy reading them. So after contemplating as to whether I would have anything interesting, funny, or insightful to say on a blog, I decided that what the heck, might as well try!
It's only the second week in January and we've already have two snow days. Yes, you heard right: TWO SNOW DAYS IN GEORGIA! And UGA is already closed for tomorrow too. I'm not quite sure what is going on around here, but I kind of like it. This semester I am not taking any classes myself so these snow days do not really affect me too much. I just have my Textiles Testing lab assistantship and 12 thesis hours to complete my semester. Seems pretty stress free, right? Wrong!
Thesis. Thesis. Thesis.
This word has haunted me from the first time I sat down with my department head and learned that this program I decided (on a whim) to join required a thesis for graduation. Back in the day I was like, "Thesis? Piece of cake! What all could that possibly entail?" Ha.
Fast forward 4 semesters and we are up to present day. Throughout my first 3 semesters I (slowly) worked on finding a topic that I would love so much that I wanted to spend 2 years of my life on it. I also wanted a topic dealing with something that I would be proud to possibly publish one day in the future. I have always been interested in politics and political fashion (a la Jackie Kennedy, Nancy Reagan, and Sarah Palin) so I thought this might be a good direction to go in. Over the past year I've worked closely to my major professor and we have (finally) developed a topic that we both love and are excited about! Somewhere in the beginning of the Spring semester I will need to "propose" my thesis idea to my committee, which consists of my major professor and two other professors in my department. Scary, huh? The proposal consists of the first three chapters of my thesis (Introduction, Lit Review, and Methodology). Two of which are finished and looking good! The third on the other hand has been my nemesis for the last year. Literature Review.
Basically the Lit Review is supposed to summarize alllllllll relevant other articles, books, journal entries, etc that deal with or are related to my topic in any way. And yes, it is just as daunting as it sounds. I have a Lit Review that I worked on in the Spring of 2010 and turned in during the Summer. I have not touched it since. Whoops. Mind you, this needs to be completely finished, reviewed, and approved by my major professor before I can propose...which should take place within the next month.
So...back to snow day #2. I was on the phone with my mom this morning and I asked her what I should do today. She said, "Brooke...you need to get some of that thesis work done." Enough said. <On a side note, Moms' (as she will henceforth be referred to as) favorite thing to talk about with family on Christmas Eve was how much she wanted me to, "Get that damn paper done!"> Begrugingly I drug out my computer and opened all relevant files. After adjusting the title page and a grammatical error or two, I needed a "break."
It's about three hours later and I've cleaned my bathroom and kitchen, vaccuumed the entire apartment, changed my sheets, painted my toes, and created this blog.
So, yes Moms, I did work on my thesis today...as well as many other important things :)
It's only the second week in January and we've already have two snow days. Yes, you heard right: TWO SNOW DAYS IN GEORGIA! And UGA is already closed for tomorrow too. I'm not quite sure what is going on around here, but I kind of like it. This semester I am not taking any classes myself so these snow days do not really affect me too much. I just have my Textiles Testing lab assistantship and 12 thesis hours to complete my semester. Seems pretty stress free, right? Wrong!
Thesis. Thesis. Thesis.
This word has haunted me from the first time I sat down with my department head and learned that this program I decided (on a whim) to join required a thesis for graduation. Back in the day I was like, "Thesis? Piece of cake! What all could that possibly entail?" Ha.
Fast forward 4 semesters and we are up to present day. Throughout my first 3 semesters I (slowly) worked on finding a topic that I would love so much that I wanted to spend 2 years of my life on it. I also wanted a topic dealing with something that I would be proud to possibly publish one day in the future. I have always been interested in politics and political fashion (a la Jackie Kennedy, Nancy Reagan, and Sarah Palin) so I thought this might be a good direction to go in. Over the past year I've worked closely to my major professor and we have (finally) developed a topic that we both love and are excited about! Somewhere in the beginning of the Spring semester I will need to "propose" my thesis idea to my committee, which consists of my major professor and two other professors in my department. Scary, huh? The proposal consists of the first three chapters of my thesis (Introduction, Lit Review, and Methodology). Two of which are finished and looking good! The third on the other hand has been my nemesis for the last year. Literature Review.
Basically the Lit Review is supposed to summarize alllllllll relevant other articles, books, journal entries, etc that deal with or are related to my topic in any way. And yes, it is just as daunting as it sounds. I have a Lit Review that I worked on in the Spring of 2010 and turned in during the Summer. I have not touched it since. Whoops. Mind you, this needs to be completely finished, reviewed, and approved by my major professor before I can propose...which should take place within the next month.
So...back to snow day #2. I was on the phone with my mom this morning and I asked her what I should do today. She said, "Brooke...you need to get some of that thesis work done." Enough said. <On a side note, Moms' (as she will henceforth be referred to as) favorite thing to talk about with family on Christmas Eve was how much she wanted me to, "Get that damn paper done!"> Begrugingly I drug out my computer and opened all relevant files. After adjusting the title page and a grammatical error or two, I needed a "break."
It's about three hours later and I've cleaned my bathroom and kitchen, vaccuumed the entire apartment, changed my sheets, painted my toes, and created this blog.
So, yes Moms, I did work on my thesis today...as well as many other important things :)
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