Scattered thoughts

Look how much essay I wrote tonight! :D

3,951 / 4,000 (98.0%)

*dances*

All done!

*hugs* to benc and evad_ukc who have kept me sane :D

Time for a couple of hours sleep then... ;)

1,660 / 4,000 (40.0%)

Slowly approaching the half way point...

[edit] 23:28

1,788 / 4,000 (44.0%)

Just 6 more % before I can move onto the next section. Yay(!)

[edit] 23:38

1,949 / 4,000 (48.0%)

Almost there... (I think I can, I think I can...)

[edit] 00:11

2,203 / 4,000 (54.0%)

Feel incredibly restless right now :(

[edit] 01:43

2,528 / 4,000 (63.0%)

Keep falling asleep, ben keeps waking me up. No proper sleep for me tonight then I guess :(

[edit] 02:10

2,820 / 4,000 (70.0%)

I think ben wants to go to bed... :/

[edit] 02:33

3,128 / 4,000 (77.0%)

Ben's gone to bed :(

[edit] 03:04

3,409 / 4,000 (85.0%)

Into the final stretch now :D

Is it just me, or does this one in particular look like a penis?

[edit] 03:08

Thinking about it, they all look like penises :O

[edit] 03:30

3,763 / 4,000 (93.0%)

So close!

[edit] 03:42

3,951 / 4,000 (98.0%)

Woohoo! It's done :D

Just the bibliography to do now, then I can grab a couple of hours zzz :D

1,044 / 4,000 (26.0%)

I may get some sleep after all tonight...

723 / 4,000 (17.0%)

...and with that, so to bedzzzzzzzzzzzz *sleeps*

Thanks to everyone who wished me a happy birthday today :D

I would like to take this opportunity to introduce WA1, a 4k word essay due Wednesday - you will be seeing a lot more of this guy ;)

271 / 4,000 (6.8%)

*yawns*

Looks like an all nighter for tomorrow then...

Essay 1 was:

2,918 / 2,500 (116.0%)

Essay 2 was:

5,264 / 5,000 (105.0%)

Essay 3, finished tonight in a push to finally finish it after crawling along for a week:

2,696 / 2,500 (107.0%)

of which I did 1700 today ;)

Go me :P

[edit]
I just realised I finished the last essay that I have to do as an undergrad (barring exams). I just cried. I feel very emotional about it. How odd.

I don't want to leave and this brought me one step closer :'(

Essay 1
How important was Oh! What a Lovely War in confirming the myth of the Great War?

2,918 / 2,500 (116.0%)

Found here in doc format and here in pdf.

Essay 2
In what ways and with what degree of success did the state promote new cultural policies during and immediately following the Second World War (1939-51)?

5,264 / 5,000 (105.0%)

Found here in doc format and here in pdf.

Proof readers please *begs*

Two down, two to go (including scary 10000 word one)

Almost there!

4,800 / 5,000 (96.0%)

2,405 / 5,000 (48.0%)

In other news, ben has lost his mind, though watching him interrogate a cadbury's creme egg was mildly amusing.

Four essays which must have word counts that add up to 20500 words.

So far I have completed one essay:

2,918 / 2,500 (116.0%)

I'm progressing with another:

958 / 5,000 (19.0%)

But it all looks pitiful when you put it into the word meter for the total :( :

3,876 / 20,500 (18.0%)

I have now finished one essay.

2,918 / 2,500 (116.0%)

Oops - I'm over that word limit :S

I'd be greatful for proofreaders please:

How important was Oh! What a Lovely War in confirming the myth of the Great War? in document format
How important was Oh! What a Lovely War in confirming the myth of the Great War? in pdf format

One down, three to go... :S

5 questions meme. You can comment, and I will give you 5 questions that you have to answer in you're own LJ. Questions courtesy of violetnights

1. Zip forwards 10 years time. Where do you see yourself? What will you be doing?
I see myself mother of one, pregnant with my second, a successful teacher, happily married (and still very much in love) and owner of my own home. *touches wood*

2. You've been given the incredible oppurtunity to rid the world of one evil (war, famine, sickness or whatever you think). What would you do and why?
I think I'd choose conflict - once people can work together then all other barriers can be overcome.

3. What's your favourite gemostone and why?
Sapphire - I love the beautiful dark blue a really good Sapphire gives off :)

4. Do you believe in ghosts? Had any supernatural experiences?
I don't believe in ghosts as such - I do believe in spirits, which in my opinion are different - you can sense them but they can do you no harm and you can't see them.

I also don't know that I'd call my experiences supernatural but I've felt many times as if someone is behind me when they aren't. I've also had a very real dream in which my father talked to me, but I'm still not sure what to make of either of those instances ;)

5. Which country would you most like to visit, if money were no object.
ooh - tough one! I think either China or Australia, with the US as a close third.

A Meme Stolen from lisaofdoom
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Here's how far I am with my essay...

157 / 2,500 (6.0%)

...and a picture for you all!

Today I wrote 800 words in 40 mins for seminar prep.

For my essay I have written 200 in an hour.

I'm stupid :( I just can't do it.

285 / 2,500 (11.0%)

Essay is here.

I have

5,081 / 5,000 (101.0%)

with footnotes (I have to count footnotes)

4,580 / 5,000 (91.0%)

without footnotes (I'm so glad we count footnotes!)

and

5,341 / 5,000 (106.0%)

if you count all the words there, including the bibliography.

I'm so happy I think I could cry :D

Now to start on tomorrow's semnar prep... o.O :(

Edit: It's ok, you can come out now. I've stopped playing with the word meter ;)



Until the next essay, that is ;) Ph33r!

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Today I start with:

4,159 / 5,000 (83.0%)

It will be finished, it will be finished... *dies*

10:45am So, one long search of torrentspy, rearranging of my history folder, reading the exmormon boards, trying to decide what to have for lunch and reading though my LJ friends page twice I have finally made a start.

I am now:

4,315 / 5,000 (86.0%)

^^here :(

11:11am just 10% more! :D

4,518 / 5,000 (90.0%)

11:35am almost over, almost over

4,749 / 5,000 (94.0%)

*rocks back and forth*

12:08pm WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

5,081 / 5,000 (101.0%)

I FINALLY FINISHED! :D

Just the bibliography to do now.

Anyone who wants(!) to read it can find it here.

Previous entries here (Sunday) and here (Monday).

Last night I went to bed rather dejected with my word count:

3,100 / 5,000 (62.0%)

Today I was looking after an ill(ish) four year old (story here later or tomorrow or something) so realised I would only get a limited amount done, especially given I couldn't type as no poota, so was all one on paper. Anyway, despite all distractions today I still raised it to:

3,695 / 5,000 (73.0%)

And this is where I start tonight. I just want it finished. I doubt I can finish it tonight, but who knows... Stranger things and all that...o.O

Bedtime. I'm into the final stretch. Hopefully will be finished by tomorrow evening. It'd better be...

4,159 / 5,000 (83.0%)

here, I failed miserably :(

So I'm going to try again and see how far I get tonight :S

7:09pm starting point

2,321 / 5,000 (46.0%)

9:05pm Half an hour and I'm giving up and going to bed >.<

2,900 / 5,000 (57.0%)

Will this fucking thing never end? :'(

I'm on the clock. There is a 5000 word essay due at 10am tomorrow. I will update during my breaks thoughout the day how I am doing, with the help of the funky word meter I found though lisaofdoom's journal at the end of nanowrimo.

3:26pm Just starting out

896 / 5,000 (17.0%)

4:43pm Must try harder

1,187 / 5,000 (23.0%)

6:30pm shiiiiiiit

1,437 / 5,000 (28.0%)

10:23pm OMGWTF!!!!!111!1!one (aka one nap later)

1,813 / 5,000 (36.0%)

11:45pm Dooooooooooooooooooooomed

2,083 / 5,000 (41.0%)

00:03am I think I'm going to cry

2,219 / 5,000 (44.0%)