Thursday 11:00

Events since my last post, in no particular order:

1. I slept until 9:00 am! I am a lazy-ass.
2. There is still no diet snapple in the cafeteria.
3. I talked with ET yesterday (!) and he signed my prospectus sheet and faxed it in (!) was pretty happy(!) with the changes I made in May due to his comments, though one of the things he wanted me to add I had already done (which means he hasn't read my work very carefully). I don't think he will be terribly obstructive going forward, though I will need to spend more time on my model than I would like...
4. I got an email from my outside reader with some preliminary impressions and questions, and it is clear that he is going to be supportive of my work.
5. I had a really nice dinner with MS yesterday evening. She, unlike ET, has been a rock star on my committee and it was really nice to get her support. The conversation wasn't overly substantive, but I feel like I know much more of where I am headed.
6. I think I am going to give my final seminar on the 19th. In my program, you aren't necessarily done at the seminar, but it is still a marker of imminent finishing.