The thesis is a bit longer, with a few more figures

[kareina]

The first part of the month was dreadful for my uni-work log--I worked way fewer hours a day than is typical for me as I dealt with other things. Then, personal stuff sorted, I started working more typical hours, but the average stayed lower than average, as one would expect from the slow start (the best way to keep averages high is start the record-keeping period with an extra push, and then just hang on). However, I then got that job offer, and suddenly am *really* motivated to be done by the end of the May, so have been working much longer hours. As a result, my log now has now achieved "average" number of hours worked/day for April, and, if I keep up at this rate, I may wind up hiting record-breaking territory. I hope so, I really want this done and submitted, so I can go spend a couple of weeks in the US visiting friends and family before moving to Italy.

This morning my advisor sent me an e-mail letting me know that he'd been approached for a reference for one of the other positions for which I'd applied in the weeks before getting the offer. He asked me if I was still interested, or if I'm taking the offer I've got. I replied that I want the one I've got, and then sat down and sent letters to the other unis to which I've replied recently, letting them know that I have an offer, so unless something comes up outside my control (like visa issues or some such) I'm not available to be considered for their position. I've already had one "thanks for letting me know, congratulations, and even with out experimental experiance, with your diverse background, I think you would have been one of the top candidates for our position" reply. Made me feel quite good, actually. Now, if any of the outstanding applications had been to Norway, I might not have been so quick to accept this one, but, alas, the Norwegian positions went to other candidates, so I will have to console myself with having the Alps only 50 km away. (assuming that all goes well, the thesis gets finished on time, and nothing prevents me from moving)

Current total word count: 57,767 (not counting references)
Current total figure count: 363

However, it is only midnight--I'm not going to bed yet, so those numbers will change...

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