COMPLETED DISSERTATION - FIRST DRAFT

OK - I HAVE OFFICIALLY LOST MY MIND - SERIOUSLY. I can't think of one more think - no more reading and writing - I CANNOT TAKE IT ANYMORE.

Well - A LOT has happened in the last 2 weeks. I inherited a cute little stray cat - found him on the side of the road about a mile from my house. I could not leave him out in the cold. I was not planning on keeping him, just wanted to take him to the vet to get him cleaned up and checked for any creatures living in his fur. This poor guy - he was nothing but one big messy matted hair ball. I got his bal-- snipped, and brought him to my house to recover. I was trying to find a home, but you know how that one goes - yep - he is now part of the Armani clan. I named him Nico - all he wants to do is play with Sydney and Monet, and all they want is for him to go away. Anyway, he has now took over the house and has every cat toy in the world in every room. Like Sydney and Monet, he is a maincoon, so having three fur balls is going to be a lot of work.

As for school - I just sent over my complete dissertation (294 pages) to Dr. Paul. I love Dr. Paul to death, but he dropped a bomb on me last Monday and he asked if I could have my dissertation completed by March 7 - that was 11 days away and I still had 30 more days of work left. So, I took vacation days on Thursday and Friday - worked on my dissertation both days and spent all of Saturday and Sunday doing the same. MY BRAIN IS MUSH and I think my ASS grew bigger from sitting so much!!!! I am keeping my fingers, arms, and legs crossed that there will only be minor changes. He also wants me to defend my dissertation at the end of March - OK - when I read that, I thought I was going to have a heart attack right there at work.

On a serious note - Dr. Paul has been awesome. I am looking forward to working with him in the future.

Dr. Paul - I saw your comment about demonstrating Zumba in my defense. I think that would make the defense very interesting - I will add this to my presentation.

So - I am going into hibernation for the month of March - no joke! I will be making changes to my dissertation and preparing for my defense. Everything must be completed by April 15, and on that day, I will be a new person. Hopefully all of the wrinkles I inherited during this time will diminish.

OK - It is March 2 and I am officially in hibernation mode.

Until next time!