friday at 450pm i handed over my 144 pg thesis (125 of text, rest appendix). wow. even though it’s monday nite, i’m still coming to terms with the idea that i don’t have something pressing to do. in the last month & a half, i spent pretty much every waking moment working on it (when i wasnt at work basically). the last week i was getting about 2-4 hrs sleep a nite.
this thing has definitely taken a toll. and not just sleep deprivation. there’s enough hair on my legs that i could dress up in drag & no one would even think i’m not a guy. and i didnt even realise until about thurs/fri last week. i’ve gained probably 10 lbs with all the ice cream & cookies & junk comfort food. and the worst… i’ve lost my ability to consume alcohol. went out friday nite, stuck to hard alcohol (except for a few sips of beer at the end of the nite) and had a great hangover on saturday.
in about 10 days or less i’ll be able to pick up my thesis with the examiner’s notes. fingers crossed i havent failed the thing. i’m sure i didnt but who knows. i know i’m not very happy with certain things that happened over the course of the project. the examiner will request changes, i’ll make those & that’s about it. amazing. at some point ill realise it’s about over.
in the meantime, we’re headed to sydney later this week for some relaxing.