27 January 2008

Thesis: the beginning

Good afternoon. Today is Sunday, which means that it's the end of my "weekend" and tomorrow is the beginning of a new week filled with classes, projects, work, and no doubt more homework than can possibly done in a 5-day period. I'm sure that many of you are familiar with this realization - kind of puts a damper on the fun that you're supposed to have on the weekend, doesn't it? Though I've realized that as I get older the less fun that I'm allowed to have on the weekends...c'est la vie...*sigh*...

In any case, I have a new thing to discuss. As I mentioned in my "About Me" section, I'm a graduate student working towards my masters degree in industrial/organizational psychology. For those who have no idea what this means (I'm still trying to figure it out myself) it's basically psychology applied to the business world (no, there's no counseling "sick" people, no working with schizophrenics, none of the "cool" things that you generally think of psychologists doing; sorry to disappoint). Personally, my interests lie in employment law, compensation, affirmative action plans, benefits, etc. That's right folks; I want to do the boring things that most people run from!

So the point of today's message (yes, there is one, I promise) is that I've officially started my thesis. I'm in the very beginning stages of my literature search/review, but I'm pumped! It's amazing what a little research can do for a person.

Because this blog is getting rather long, I'll end it here. I'm sure that you'll learn more of my thesis and my frustrations therewith as this blog gets older. Have a great day and enjoy the rest of your weekend!

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