Friday, December 8, was supposed to be THE day that I present my qualifier to the faculty. Unfortunately, there were too many major changes to my introduction section that I had to put aside data analysis and take the whole Thanksgiving break just to revise that. So, I ended up not making the deadline. I am uncertain if I should feel relieved or saddened by the fact that things are now pushed to another semester. Yesterday, I spent two hours discussing my data analysis and research questions with my advisor. Towards the end of the meeting, she asked me if I wanted to articulate my research questions to her then or spent some time mulling over it and then meet with her another day. By then, I was so drained, and all I could think of is that I have a concert to go to in Philadelphia. So I am meeting with her again on Tuesday.

As for the concert, I got a last minute invitation to join Becky and her friends to a concert in Philadelphia. Over the Rhine was playing, and they are Becky’s absolute favorite band. How can I resist a free trip to Philly to watch a concert that I do not have to pay for? The husband-and-wife team was really good, not really mainstream music, but they definitely have a strong following. If you are visiting their site, I recommend listening to some of their songs on the “radio player”.