Relief

Cause for celebration: I turned in my thesis!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yesterday! At 1pm! 2 copies! You can see my enthusiasm.

Actually, is feels really weird to have it done. I'm sure this is typical of people who work on biggish projects like this one. I've spend the last 2 and a half weeks attached to my computer, thinking about Tom and Betsy Rath, and writing and writing and writing. In 15 days I did write 40 of the 50 pages, and I coulda done it in fewer if I'd had to. But that would have been terrible.

Now I kind of miss Tom, and Catherine Jurca, Dale Carnegie, and Suburban discontentment. I miss the dread that I have felt in the pit of my stomach since last March, when I was watching episodes of Castle instead of thinking about the thesis. What am I going to do with all this free time? Actually I have answers to that question: I must find a job. I must start classes at the University. That should be enough to keep me busy.

By the way, Neptune and Fanny are doing very well. They have been joined by Zoe, because Zoe was living all alone. Neptune is a big meany these days (I guess establishing her turtle dominance)and I have to separate Fanny and Zoe from Neptune when I feed them their special turtle nuggets.

Next week I present my thesis to the jury. Wish me luck!