This was taken May 11th, 2013… on a day where I took a break from my master’s paper. Today, May 19th, I am finishing suggested revisions for the master’s paper … and it is due tomorrow. I hope you all understand why I have not been blogging consistently… considering flunking out of graduate school would not be cool. I hope to be blogging more and reading your blogs more in the near future. Have a wonderful day!
These photos are all of the same creek on my friend’s farm. The old tire is half submerged in the muddy bank of the creek.
So my wife and I went fishing Saturday. Apparently we were not clear about our goals… which can be a problem in some marriages. You know the “C-word”: communication. I assumed we were going fishing to catch fish.
At least I had my camera with me to document our triumphant fishing expedition.
My goal is to finish (or darn near finish) my master’s paper: TODAY!
But I am taking a short break from writing my master’s thesis to blog because blogging relieves stress and unleashes some creative awesomeness. As part of today’s thesis writing marathon, I decided to change locations from where I normally write/study. I chose a coffee shop instead of my desk at home, and instead of my campus office.
According to a post by the Thesis Whisperer, there has been ample research to suggest that taking a thesis writing retreat will benefit the writing process. The change of location can be invigorating. So here I am at a coffee shop for a mini-retreat. However, for my dissertation… I might take a month somewhere. I have already floated the idea to my wife and she seems interested. For her the “no” factor is always money… which makes sense. But the “yes” factor for her is travel because travel is fun.
I am thinking Seattle, Portland, New York City or Chicago could all be great places for a month long retreat. Almost anywhere in Colorado could work.
Have you ever taken a retreat (or mini-retreat) to finish a major project? How did it work out for you?
Went to the Oregon Coast on Saturday. Our goal was to see the sunset and get amazing photos of pink, orange, purple and red on the ocean… the forecast the day before said clear skies on the website we checked…
When we first arrived, the sun was out and the clouds were fluffy white in the blue sky.
And then the clouds started to get dark and roll in …
Below is our last glimpse of the sun before the clouds totally invaded…
Rays of sunshine poking through the clouds over the ocean…
So we did not get to see the sunset… but we still got some good photos.
