Category Archives: Tips and Tools

Sunny Day!

Posted on April 11, 2015 by alexk

It is 6:07 pm and I am leaving the library in sunshine –yeah!!! It has been a fairly solid week of preparation. I finalized the deck for my upcoming Oslo colloquium, via Skype, and submitted it late last night. My … Continue reading →

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Progress But Behind Plan –Again!!!

Posted on April 5, 2015 by alexk

This is another uber quick post. My plan for a full day at the library was not to be because of some personal matters. Instead I ended up squeezing in three 90 minutes stints of work in between some family … Continue reading →

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Late April VIVA and Jury Duty!

Posted on March 28, 2015 by alexk

What a week this has been! I received confirmation on my VIVA date, which, to my dismay, overlaps with the summons that I received recently for jury duty! This means that I spent several days working to understand the process … Continue reading →

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Typos and Wording Edits…

Posted on March 21, 2015 by alexk

I have now reviewed and summarized three of my thesis chapters. Generally speaking I am pleased with what is written but I have been noting some typos and sentences that can be expressed more clearly. My hope is that I … Continue reading →

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VIVA Presentation

Posted on March 14, 2015 by alexk

It is 7:37 pm and I am glad to be going home after a highly productive day.  I focused on three things. First, I created a 10 slide deck that I can present at my VIVA. The deck provides an … Continue reading →

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Clean Up Highlights HUGE Effort!

Posted on March 7, 2015 by alexk

It took a lot of effort to clean up the files in my office this week. There was so much paper!! I now have all of my literature organized by thesis chapter and have identified core papers that I need … Continue reading →

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919pm

Posted on February 15, 2015 by alexk

I am heading home after a very productive day at the library.  I am very CLOSE to completing my thesis.  It is a somewhat surreal experience now.  Today was devoted to integrating final from my supervisor and refining the content.  … Continue reading →

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It is REALLY Coming Together!

Posted on February 10, 2015 by alexk

Taking Friday and Monday off work was a good decision.  I dedicated very long days and nights to revisions and it has paid very good dividends.  It is Monday night at 7:42pm and I am heading home for some dinner … Continue reading →

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The Grind Continues

Posted on February 1, 2015 by alexk

It has been a very intense week. I was working until 2am three a.m. for three nights in a row in my quest to complete Chapter 3.  This was tough because I had a very full work week, so I … Continue reading →

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No Gas Left In The Tank!

Posted on January 25, 2015 by alexk

It is 730pm and I am heading home.  I have put in a solid day of work at the library.  I spent about 3 hours pulling together the criteria for thesis submission from multiple university sources.  It took a more effort … Continue reading →

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