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February 10, 2005
Respite
Over the past 48 hours I have been a total slug. The weather has been crap, and that always makes me want to stay under my covers and hibernate. (Speaking of hibernation, I can't seem to find a solution to an ongoing computer problem: my computer won't wake up after being in standby or hibernation mode. It's extremely irritating, as I can't close my laptop without having to manually power down and then restart, which is NOT good for the computer...but I digress.) I had big plans for today, since I was supposed to have a meeting with my little writing club, but then it was cancelled and I was off the hook.
Given that I was down to a single can of beans and two tomatoes, I finally dragged myself out of bed and went to the grocery store. After that, feeling quite productive (and having just barely escaped getting bedsores), I proceeded to update my resume, write several cover letters, and send out two job applications. In addition, I also managed to draft two letters of recommendation for myself, which were sent out to the appropriate references this afternoon. With any luck, I'll get a call back on at least one of the jobs.
And then, after making a delicious dinner of chicken curry with pasta, I settled down to work on my thesis stuff. I sent out the revised thesis proposal (fingers crossed!) and downloaded and read 15 sustainability reports. This time, however, Ronan and I had narrowed down the criteria which we were collating, so it was a much easier process than before. We have a meeting tomorrow at noon, at which time we'll move along to the next project--the literature review!!
It's just after 10 p.m. now, and I'm torn between playing around on the internet and listening to my new audiobook (The Sunday Philosophy Club), or perservering and working some more on the thesis. I have about a dozen studies downloaded on the topic of sustainability reporting. If I was smart, I would get started on it before this weekend.
