Loveletters

mit CC-Lizenz von Mike Zienowicz

Did I mention that I am a fearful bunny?

Well, now you know; I’m a fearful bunny. I am afraid of heights, especially if I have to come down. I am afraid of giving blood for samples. I am afraid of roller coasters and Skislopes, especially when I am on skis. I am afraid of unknown things, especially the future.

A part of that last one is courtesy of society in general, another part is a familial inheritance and the last part is totally homemade, product of an imagination in overdrive. Now, of course, I could imagine how great and awesome everything will be, but hey, where would we be if I had so much confidence in myself?

What is currently causing this fear is my doctoral thesis. I am still employed until Octobre and accordingly I need to take my exam ASAP. To do that, the following things need to happen.

1) I have to write my application for the examination komitee (done)
2) I have to talk to the potential members of the komitee.
3) I need to hand in my application. The date is June 23rd.
4) I need to finish the last experiments and data collection.
5) I need to move my collaborators to finish their parts.
6) I need to write the thesis (Contingent on 4 and 5.)
7) The thesis needs to undergo a correction process with the boss.
8) The thesis needs to be handed in. The date is Octobre 20th.
9) I need to pass the exam.

The biggest obstacle at the moment is that my boss will be gone all of August and, should I want to work on the thesis during that time, I need to hand in a first version on July 24th. That is really soon.

I have made an outline and done literature search. Fortunately I can use the introduction to my diploma thesis as a base. The experimental description will be short, since I don’t have any complicated synthetical procedures. It isn’t such a bad place to start from. I am going for 120 pages thesis, 45 of which will be introduction and 55 will be results and discussion.

When I read this, I am not so sure why I am afraid, sure it’s a giant mountain of work, but that can be lessend through specific actions on my part. There are few unknowns. Well, so I start.

If you want to support me, I would be really happy to get a postcard with greetings, or some motivational phrase from you at the address in the Impressum. It will be posted on the corkboard above my desk, where I look every time I look up from my keyboard.

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