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In the last four nights, I have gotten a total of 10 hours of sleep. I have been eating Sainsbury's sandwiches for dinner. I have been eating ramen for dinner. One dinner consisted solely of chips and salsa. In short, I've been working on my thesis.
I've been drinking about 8 gallons of water per day, because it's the only way to keep myself awake. That is, make sure I have to get up and use the bathroom every fifteen minutes.
And what do I have to show for it?

Hmm. Diana thinks I'm a big dork for counting it all up. But here it is.

Thesis
Introduction - 1157 words
Chapter 1 - 4720 words
Chapter 2 - 7197 words
Chapter 3 - 6365 words
Chapter 4 - 5562 words
Conclusion - 3154 words
Total: 28,155. Word limit: 25,000. I am over by 12.62%. My supervisor, however, is the chairman of the board of examiners. He tells me I shouldn't worry. So I'm not worried.

How about the papers? Each word limit is 5,000 words.
Course option: Thucydides and Greek History
All Politics is Local - 7316 words (over the limit by 46.32%)
Constitutional Amendments - 6038 words (over the limit by 20.76%)

Course option: Athenian Democracy in the Classical Age
Ostracism and the Democracy - 7331 words (over the limit by 46.62%)
Power to the People - 4863 words (under the limit by 2.74%)

Course option: Greek Religion
Gods Represented in the Democracy - 5643 words (over the limit by 12.86%)
Retreat from Rationality? - 7138 words (over the limit by 27.81%)

Yes, I'm a huge dork. But it's interesting to see how things shake out. I'm glad that the rather short essay is balanced out by the extremely long one. Also, these word counts include footnotes, but that's not always accurate b/c I have to quote the Greek in the body of the essay and the footnote is where the translation (if any) goes. In any case, I'm done with that part of my Oxford experience.

Funny story too. So I'm biking out to my department to use the printer so I can dash off to the Examination Schools and turn in the stuff. Biking along and suddenly a dude sprints out like he's trying to cross the street. I crash into him and end up smacking my head on the ground. And while they're trying to make sure I'm not dead, I'm muttering "I need to turn in my thesis..." Finally get the stuff to the exam schools - due date: today at noon. They time stamp my submissions. Dead on the money: 12:00 PM. Of course, I don't get out of there until 12:20 with all of the paperwork I have to fill out, and by this point, my head is throbbing. I get checked out by a couple of friends who are med students though, and they tell me that while it's a pretty bad bump, that's all it is. Not really a huge deal, maybe a minor concussion, but they can't see any real evidence of it. So there it is. I did want to submit the stuff in person. My departmental secretary asked me if I was OK and offered to take my essays over, but I figured I wanted to do it myself. I'd gotten this far: I wanted to finish strong.

Ugh. I want to go out and have a celebratory drink or two. But with my head in this state, I think it might be best to wait.