Thesis Update

[trouble]

Thesis is coming along. I had a goal of 500 words today that I just squeaked past, but unlike other days, they are actually good words. I really think this chapter is going to look like a nicer version of what I have right now rather than something else entirely. (Sometimes I want to show my beta readers what my first drafts look like just so they can pat me on the head and say "Yes, you did so much better in the later drafts." Because I am a praise-fueled machine.)

I spent a bit of time feeling down because back in the day I used to be able to crank out a good 2000-3000 word essay in 24ish hours. Then I remembered that those essays were terrible, did not require any original research, and also, they were really really terrible. I never edited them beyond fixing grammar & spelling. I have no idea how I did well in uni at all.

But, yes, chapter is sitting at 2057 words. I'm aiming at 4000 for this draft. Some of the stuff I need to add I can't until I get into the Leg Library because I need to check the memorandums the Asylum was sending off and I can't find them in the boxes at the Archives, woe.

I'm gonna chill out a bit for the next half hour or so, then I'm going to do some footnoting, because I haven't done that. (all of my footnotes are (4AR) for Fourth Annual Report, for example.)

I'm really feeling good about this.