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[rivka]

Another five pages edited. It's not a great rate of progress, but I'm not exactly in a position to complain about any forward movement whatsoever. I should have time to work on it tomorrow while I'm waiting for research participants. I think it will help to work earlier in the day, before I'm exhausted.

We booked our travel arrangements for my defense today. We're staying at the same hotel which housed our wedding guests and the Weddingcon '99 consuite. It's a more-comfortable-than-average hotel with a pool and hot tubs and a truly goofy medieval theme, and at $65 it's only costing us about $25 a night more than a Motel 6. Worth it for the comfort, of course, but the true value of this place will be in the happy memories. The bathed-in-love feeling comes back just thinking about the last time I was there. I think I'm going to need that, come the 26th and 27th of August.

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[brian1789.livejournal.com]

work on it tomorrow while I'm waiting for research participants

Your defense is three weeks away, the dissertation (hopefully) nearly done and you're still bringing in test subjects? Ouch... that's stressful. Especially if your project outcome is still undetermined, awaiting the last few bits of data.

[rivka.livejournal.com]

Oh, good lord! Thank you for putting all of my dissertation stress in perspective. No, no, these are research participants for my job. Goodness. Yikes.

[klwalton.livejournal.com]

a more-comfortable-than-average hotel with a pool and hot tubs and a truly goofy medieval theme,

I clicked the link and the picture made me smile. I'm a sucker for theme hotels :). I think it's brilliant that you're staying in a place that provides such good memories and happy-making feelings. Good luck!

[saoba.livejournal.com]

I LOVED that hotel. The whole thing was so over the top it was fun, the rooms were comfy and that party suite rocked.

And I think it is brilliant to stay in a place with such good memories on this trip. To me, all my memories of that weekend are full of laughter and talk and the glow that surrounded you two like a palpable light.

[hobbitbabe.livejournal.com]

That sounds like a great plan, something to look forward to and a reminder of good times.

[wcg.livejournal.com]

Yes, that is a place of happy memories. It'll be good for you to have them around you as you get ready to defend.

In other news, do you know that Mars will be at perigee that day? The closest it's been to the Earth in 60,000 or so years.

[rmjwell.livejournal.com]

Nothing says "incipient credentialed mental health practitioner" like a medieval setting, eh? :-)

Seriously, it sounds like you have a good plan in place for keeping your mental health strong as you wrap up the successful completion of your PhD work.

[patgreene.livejournal.com]

Best of luck with the continuing editing work.

[kightp.livejournal.com]

Booking that motel is a brilliant move. Not only do you have something wonderful to look forward to, but a hot tub after the defense sounds like a fine idea.

[ranunculus.livejournal.com]

You should cruze over to Oakdryad's (http://www.livejournal.com/users/oakdryad/) journal.

It might not be quite the same experience you will have, but it's something to hope for!

Hug