a quick post to say I am still working
Dec. 10th, 2023 09:09 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kareina It is my birthday today. The sixth time I turn seven (by my unusual prefered method of counting age, wherein one ages "normally" till 12, then starts over again with a new childhood at 3, and ages up to 12 again before starting over for the next childhood).
Normally I love birthdays, but this year it is more about trying to finish the thesis. Today I was up at 05:30 an did half an hour work before my fortnightly zoom call with my sisters, which was a shorter one than normal, then back to work for nearly two hours before my tummy demanded breakfast. Now that I have eaten I will resume work as soon as this posts, and see how much I can accomplish before we head in to town for the shire crafts day, Lucia celebration, and business meeting. Then it will be grocery shopping (since we are in town), and home again, where I hope to make a little more thesis progress before bed.
Yesterday I baked an apple cake in my silicone castle cake pan to take with us and share today. The batter was yummy, and I also baked a tiny test cake in my mini pan, so we could test it. A dense, moist cake, and not sweet (because I have no sweet tooth, so other than the apples, there was only a half cup sugar to the 5 cups of flour in that batter.
This week I have been writing up the comparison of the laser result for my project, which included making an overview image of which minerals are in which sample. I am quite happy with how it came out. That part of the project is nearly done, and it will be a relief when it is.
Oh--I got a letter yesterday! A real letter (emailed, but a real letter nonetheless, with paragraphs and everything, not just a "happy birthday" message) from an old friend (madbaker 's fuzzy upstairs neighbour) I haven't heard from in ages. It made me very happy to hear how he's doing and that he was thinking of me, and I need to make certain I reply soon and let him know how happy it made me to get it, but first I will try to finish this section of the thesis. (So madbaker, if you see him before I reply, feel free to tell him so!)
Normally I love birthdays, but this year it is more about trying to finish the thesis. Today I was up at 05:30 an did half an hour work before my fortnightly zoom call with my sisters, which was a shorter one than normal, then back to work for nearly two hours before my tummy demanded breakfast. Now that I have eaten I will resume work as soon as this posts, and see how much I can accomplish before we head in to town for the shire crafts day, Lucia celebration, and business meeting. Then it will be grocery shopping (since we are in town), and home again, where I hope to make a little more thesis progress before bed.
Yesterday I baked an apple cake in my silicone castle cake pan to take with us and share today. The batter was yummy, and I also baked a tiny test cake in my mini pan, so we could test it. A dense, moist cake, and not sweet (because I have no sweet tooth, so other than the apples, there was only a half cup sugar to the 5 cups of flour in that batter.
This week I have been writing up the comparison of the laser result for my project, which included making an overview image of which minerals are in which sample. I am quite happy with how it came out. That part of the project is nearly done, and it will be a relief when it is.
Oh--I got a letter yesterday! A real letter (emailed, but a real letter nonetheless, with paragraphs and everything, not just a "happy birthday" message) from an old friend (
madbaker 's fuzzy upstairs neighbour) I haven't heard from in ages. It made me very happy to hear how he's doing and that he was thinking of me, and I need to make certain I reply soon and let him know how happy it made me to get it, but first I will try to finish this section of the thesis. (So madbaker, if you see him before I reply, feel free to tell him so!)