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    October 2006



    interoffice games

    Tuesday, 31 October 2006 1:05 P GMT-07
    Next time I am really bored at work, I will definitely try at least one of these.
    Category: academia

    keeping track of chapter edits

    Sunday, 29 October 2006 10:27 A GMT-07
    I’ve mentioned before that I’m a very organized person. I would recommend to anyone trying to write a dissertation while working full-time that they become extremely organized. I’ve been working seriously on my dissertation since Ju
    Category: Ph.Duh
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    downsizing the acknowledgments

    Thursday, 26 October 2006 12:49 P GMT-07
    Lots of snow today! Nothing compared to my most favorite blizzard of all time, the one of October 1997, but still kind of fun. One of my favorite things about having windows in my office is that I know what the weather is like. And right now, when I
    Category: Ph.Duh

    title revision

    Tuesday, 24 October 2006 3:42 P GMT-07
    I think I have a title for my dissertation that I can live with. Amy gave me the original suggestion and then Alice fine-tuned it. Here it is: Dissonance and Excess: Four Students' Revision Experiences in a Composition Classroom. Thanks, Amy and Alic
    Category: Ph.Duh

    drafting the abstract

    Saturday, 21 October 2006 9:14 P GMT-07
    Some good Internet sources on writing abstracts: Here’s a good source on writing abstracts, with information specific to abstracting your own work about halfway down. This one is specific to writing abstracts for dissertations and
    Category: Ph.Duh

    This I Believe Audio Essay Assignment

    Thursday, 19 October 2006 11:59 P GMT-07
    To prepare for class on November 1 (section 19) or November 2 (section 12), go to http://thisibelieve.org/aboutus.html and read “About This I Believe.” Then go to http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4566554 and read E
    Category: comp
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    drafting the acknowledgments

    Wednesday, 18 October 2006 8:24 P GMT-07
    I drafted the acknowledgments tonight. As I struggled to figure out how to strike a tone of gratefulness without sounding sappy or obsequious, I, of course, did a google search, and found this fascinating article on dissertation acknowledgments. The
    Category: Ph.Duh

    possible dissertation title

    Wednesday, 18 October 2006 8:01 P GMT-07
    Possible dissertation title: The Midterm Debacle, Dissonance, and Excessive Revision: Four Students’ Experiences of Revision in a Composition Classroom. What do you think?
    Category: Ph.Duh
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    defense almost scheduled!

    Wednesday, 18 October 2006 10:44 A GMT-07
    I WILL DEFEND THE WEEK AFTER THANKSGIVING!!!!! Just got an email from my advisor telling me to start making arrangements!
    Category: Ph.Duh
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    this quiz has me figured out

    Thursday, 12 October 2006 11:59 P GMT-07
    What American accent do you have? Your Result: The Northeast Judging by how you talk you are probably from north Jersey, New York City, Connecticut or Rhode Island. Chances are, if y
    Category: personal

    my learning style

    Thursday, 12 October 2006 8:02 P GMT-07
    Your Learning Style: Unconventional and Insightful You are very intuitive and ingenious. You're attracted to any field of study that lets you break the rules. You Should Study:
    Category: personal

    Gantt charts

    Thursday, 12 October 2006 12:49 P GMT-07
    In my <a href="”" www.revisionspiral.blog-city.com="">post on dissertating while teaching, I don’t know how I managed to forget to mention <a href="”" wiki="" en.wikipedia.org="">Gantt charts. I used Gantt charts to keep me on track
    Category: Ph.Duh

    random dissertation thoughts

    Monday, 9 October 2006 9:45 A GMT-07
    The whole thing is with my committee now!!! It really does help to keep telling myself that I don’t need to write the best dissertation ever, I just need to write a dissertation that is defendable. Every once in a while I have a twinge, t
    Category: Ph.Duh
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    revisions

    Friday, 6 October 2006 9:21 P GMT-07
    Did another round of revisions on chapters 5 and 6 today. . . . tomorrow I will work on chapter 2 a bit, and then maybe I'll actually take Sunday off. A day off!!
    Category: Ph.Duh

    Daily Affirmation: I will finish my dissertation

    Monday, 2 October 2006 11:59 P GMT-07
    Chapters 1, 3, and 4 are with my committee. Chapters 2, 5, and 6 are completely drafted and I am revising them according to my advisor’s feedback—they should be with my committee soon. In other words, the complete dissertation, minus the
    Category: Ph.Duh
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