Thesis Writing's Eve

(Day -1) Today marks the eve of my epic adventure called "SOCI 599: Thesis." Sounds romantic I know. I am not totally sure what to do with myself on this Thesis Writing's Eve. Sometimes eves are celebrated with excited anticipation (see Christmas Eve) and sometimes they are celebrated as a party all on their own (see Halloween, New Years). So do I celebrate tonight in anticipation, is the commencement itself the "party" or should I get dressed up in costume and go door to door for candy/bibliographical references?

Now, although the very beginning is being hyped up a bit, I do still have marking to do. This is key though to how my first day will go. The marking is first year marking, along the lines of "Marx said this...and then Weber said this, and then, and then.... and in conclusion, social inequality is bad." I have a feeling marking these will make my first few days of thesis writing, Master's Thesis writing, a bit of a...ummm......a...well I can't think of the word.....blast! The intellectual decline has started already. I will likely be writing at the level of an eleventh grader (to average the difference between us) to start out. Maybe this is a good thing, it will make my thesis more accessible for the everyman. It will be gooder...ugh...I'll stop here

The 'because I like the idea of someone else writing my thesis' song of the day: Who Taught You to Live Like That - Sloan

"..since i wrote your thesis, I think I know better than you..."

Preamble to the Second Greatest Writing Work of my life

(Day -2) Here begins the preamble to the Second Greatest Writing Work of my life. I have decided to blog my thesis...well, not the thesis itself, but the experience of writing my thesis. Assuming (hopefully and perhaps misguidedly) that my thesis will be the Greatest Writing Work (GWW) of my life (thus far...that far?) this blog will thus become the Second Greatest Writing Work (SGWW) of my life.

Although, this blog will not document the entirety of the writing process (as much work has gone into getting the project approved), it will cover the majority of the work, starting at Day 1 of actual writing. I have decided that April 1 will appropriately become Day 1 of thesis writing. It gives me a few days to come to grips with the idea of commencing this (now these) monstrous project(s).

Based on the difficulty in choosing the first word of this blog about the thesis, I can only imagine the difficulty I will be facing on Tuesday when I start writing in earnest. With all the thought that goes into it, the first word of my thesis will probably end up being 'the' or an equally boring word. Maybe I can rationalize a reason to begin my thesis with "Bang!" or "Go!" That's more my style.

and to stick with the format of my past blogs, the 'how do I start this thing' song of the day: Where to Begin - My Morning Jacket