thesis: defended
Tag: thesis or bust
fun pre-defense thoughts: I’ve done my makeup perfectly, so therefore I can’t throw up, I’d have to do it again
I can identify the point at which I gave up on plant ID for my thesis, and it’s where my species list goes from “Lady Fern (Athyrium filix–femina)” to “Polytrichum moss, exact species uncertain” to “Other mosses, various”
I keep finding new plants that I photographed but never recorded as I go through my site pictures to find good ones to go in my project report, but my species list is now in three different documents, so every time I make a change I have to change it in each one
I can identify the point at which I gave up on plant ID for my thesis, and it’s where my species list goes from “Lady Fern (Athyrium filix–femina)” to “Polytrichum moss, exact species uncertain” to “Other mosses, various”
me: I’m going to use a loose and sketchy style for these so they go quickly!
also me, after 10 hours of rendering:
gee, I wonder why this is taking so long
alive awake alert enthusiastic and trying to identify insects without a field guide
we had a nice walk! I made many small friends and got bitten by many mosquitos, and got a whole bunch of shrubs and flowering plants identified.
the positive side of taking my dog to my research site is that she helped me find organisms I might otherwise have missed
….the negative side is that she did this by either stepping on them without noticing or trying to eat them
ONE WEEK TO THESIS DEFENSE
things are… coming together, slowly but surely
tipsy thesis-ing is an Experience
A Pretty Taste for Paradox 