I've done it

The good news: I’ve done it. I submitted the chapter of my Literature Review to my supervisor. I am so pleased with myself.

The bad news: It was 80 pages long in double spacing. 20,000 words!! My supervisor asked for 10,000 max. I know that post grad supervisors hate getting large chunks of work from their students. The trouble is I had 10 years of accumulated literature to review. The sad fate of being a long-term student.

My current status: Successful external hermit. That doesn’t mean I’m a crab out of my shell although I do feel a bit vulnerable waiting for my chapter feedback. External means I’m studying off-campus. I live 1,200 kms away from my university. That’s loyalty for you.

My drink: Naturally brewed Japanese green tea with a pinch of freshly ground green cardamom pods. Mmmm nice.

My food: Open rye bread sandwich with chicken liver pate, stuffed olives and freshly sliced Lebanese cucumbers. It’s nice to have so much time on my hands.

My Music: Butterfly Lovers violin concerto. I’m feeling quite light headed.

My next task: Perfecting my bibliography that goes with the chapter. I didn’t submit that yet. There are over 200 entries in it and I need to list each one accurately. How did I read all that stuff?

Most recent email: From my supervisor. She said ‘good person.’ That’s all. No more and no less. Wait til she reads it! She said she won’t look at it til next week. Can’t blame her.

What I’m reading right now: ‘Seven Up’ by Janet Evanovich - a funny and grandly surreal crime novel. The blurb on the cover says “it takes balls to be a bounty hunter and Stephanie Plum doesn’t care whose…”

Have a look: http://www.evanovich.com/