thoughts about my thesis

I really did not know what I was getting myself into. I am not good at R Studio. Thankful for Osho. I am not good at long term commitments, and that is exactly what this paper is turning out to be. I am truly interested in the subject I am researching, but I am not sure I am doing the topic justice.

It is incredibly hard for me to sit down and focus on this paper. I always think it'll be better just to get my 'homework' done for the whole three other classes I'm in- instead of the ever-looming pages awaiting my typing.

"Africa's Climate Response to Chinese Investment" what does this mean? A great question. I am basically combining two pre-existing datasets and attempting to determine if a relationship between the two ideas (Chinese investment as the IV, and NDC ambition as the DV) really exists.

After nearly 2 semesters on this topic... I think there is a relationship...

I am 2 weeks away from delivering the defense and there is quite an astounding amount of work to be done. But again, the ukulele is so tempting, and the blog needs tending, and I have to read at least a teeny bit every day, so in reality I guess I'm impressed I've made it this far. Grad school is not a priority, and I am very thankful I get a break from school work for a bit. I keep telling myself this is just a good thing to have in my back pocket if I ever decide to go back to school... perhaps it'll help, maybe it'll hinder... but either way in 40 days all of this is over, and we get to move out to Oklahoma to have some fun & learn about some missiles.

Also, I fell on my run today and I was so flustered. It was one of those slow motion falls, and my brain just kept thinking 'oh no, oh no, oh no' as I crumbled onto the sidewalk. However, a sweet lady asked me if I was OK along with a firetruck full of firemen... then I finished my run down a hill. So really, overall, a very successful fall.