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Monday, December 05, 2005
Under Pressure
I’m downloading Queen & Bowie’s 1981 hit “Under Pressure” to use as my theme song for the rest of the week. It is now crunch time and while I know I’m going to make it out alive, I’m nervous to look in the mirror on Friday night for all the bruises I will have suffered. I basically scrapped the entire second half of my Chiefdoms research because it seemed really forced and my professor politely agreed. My Archaeological Methods paper, which is in the form of a mock NSF grant proposal, is basically finished but I’m not 100% satisfied with it. I am presenting that tomorrow afternoon in class much like I did last week in Chiefdoms. Unfortunately, I do not have to present my Proseminar paper which I think is going to be my best this semester if I can get a handle on Central American land and agriculture policy.
So before I leave for home on Saturday morning I have about 4,500 more words to write when all is said and done. Pocket change by professional research standards but a hell of alot when you’re new at the game and scrutinize every phrase and concept. See you on the other side…
Posted by Will at December 5, 2005 11:33 PM in Graduate School