I’m preparing to move from this to another domain.
This is a deceptive statement. Literally, I will change internet addresses. Additionally, I am between mind-spaces, cognitive realms. Academically, I’m at the threshold of a new status, grad student melting into ABD student.
The process of preparing for qualifying exams is maddening. I’m not sure it should be. I’m sure it should be. I know it wouldn’t be so frustrating if I had chosen a less ambitious argument. The one I have chosen is the only one I could feel satisfied with choosing. And so perhaps I need my degree to feel earned. I think this is rather masochistic.
I think the only way to feel prepared is to finish the dissertation (in a rough form) beforehand, so that’s my current objective. But I’m taking this weekend off before diving into the work.
