one small section, done!

Months ago we decided to see what happens if you analyse my samples for their lead isotopes using the Laser ICPMS. Apparently it is a very useful technique for the ore-deposits people working in areas not too far from where my samples were collected. The results turned out to be unexpectedly different from other Tasmanian rocks thus analysed, but they also showed that it isn't worth my doing an in-depth study of this nature. After we did that bit of work the guy helping me with it suggested that I write up a paragraph or two on what we did and what the results were and send it to him for editing. I did, and months elapsed wherein he was to busy to do the editing. Finally he suggested that I meet with him and we could do the re-write together. So in two sessions, yesterday and today, we got a reasonable rough draft together, and then I spent another hour or two cleaning it up, making the sentences flow smoothly, inserting references and the like. I've just sent it off to my advisor (and a copy to the one who has been assisting me with this, that he can check to see if the edits introduced any errors). 981 new words for the thesis, and a box on the to-do list ticked off.

I think there might be time for a walk with baronsnorri before clovis_t and I go to visit his parents for dinner and meet a cousin visiting from Scotland. If I'm really lucky I'll have energy to return to uni work after dinner...

one small section, done!

Months ago we decided to see what happens if you analyse my samples for their lead isotopes using the Laser ICPMS. Apparently it is a very useful technique for the ore-deposits people working in areas not too far from where my samples were collected. The results turned out to be unexpectedly different from other Tasmanian rocks thus analysed, but they also showed that it isn't worth my doing an in-depth study of this nature. After we did that bit of work the guy helping me with it suggested that I write up a paragraph or two on what we did and what the results were and send it to him for editing. I did, and months elapsed wherein he was to busy to do the editing. Finally he suggested that I meet with him and we could do the re-write together. So in two sessions, yesterday and today, we got a reasonable rough draft together, and then I spent another hour or two cleaning it up, making the sentences flow smoothly, inserting references and the like. I've just sent it off to my advisor (and a copy to the one who has been assisting me with this, that he can check to see if the edits introduced any errors). 981 new words for the thesis, and a box on the to-do list ticked off.

I think there might be time for a walk with baronsnorri before clovis_t and I go to visit his parents for dinner and meet a cousin visiting from Scotland. If I'm really lucky I'll have energy to return to uni work after dinner...