C'est finis!

At 1:00 pm local time, March 29, 2015, the dissertation is done.  The final chapter is being proofed, but it's time to break out the bottle of Prosecco!

Philippe Saisse / Rameau's Nephew

I don't know who Rameau is or his nephew, but this tune makes for good background music as I near the end of this work.  Hope you enjoy it, too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNG4xSktA9Y

Numbers: 10, 56, 94, and 17,660

Here are the numbers for my literature review - though not final as hubby is proof-reading the latter half.

10 separate versions
56 pages
94 different citations
17,660 words

My back feels every one of those words, too.  Please note, however, that the literature review is done!

Reviewing notes...

Getting very near the end now of this work and finding old notes. This particularly note, while amusing, brings back no memory as to why I wrote it - heck, I can't even remember writing it except that it is in my hand writing so I know I did. It is a scale that I can't use, but amusing enough to post here.

100 = Most important
90 = Very important
80 = Important
50 = Ambivalent
10 = Damn near don't care
0 = Who gives a rat's a**!

Did I mention that I drink while writing on the weekends?

The Literature Review: Knowing When to Quit

My research companion, Practical Research by Leedy and Ormrod, has a section in the literature review chapter entitled, "Knowing When to Quit."  They say that the novice researcher (me) often asks, "When do I know that I have completed the review of the literature?"  

Their answer:  "In theory, the answer might be 'Never.' "

Lovely.

...and Damn, I'm good!

Dr. Z reported back this weekend that he is incredibly busy and couldn't get to my submission last week as he had hoped.  He did, however, read the beginning.  He said:

"I really enjoyed the beginning of your thesis, a good read." 

I guess that 17th version paid off.