My so-called holiday break

Ok! So now that I am officially on my "holiday break" (and have officially completed all of my Christmas shopping), except for a few course overload forms that need signing, I need to begin my list of things to do on what I will call "my so-called break":

1. Submission for AOM
2. Get Master's thesis in publishable format - submit to journal
3. Come up with 5 good dissertation ideas
4. Scholarship applications
5. Send data to Norway
6. Re-analyze thesis data for BJW moderation effects
7. Minutes of PGSA meeting typed and dealt with
8. Wrap Christmas gifts
9. Spend time with BF
10. Coffee with friends I've been neglecting

Well, nothing like a good list to put me in relaxation mode.

Take Home, Nope In-Class, Nope Take Home Exams - But Don't Do Them at Home

Well...this is the second week of hell period, final exams, final papers, final grading... Now I was sure after the first year of my Master's degree I would never ever have to take another in-class exam. Surprise! Apparently our "area group" has made an executive decision that all PhD classes require an exam, to "facilitate learning". So this week I have an in-class Neuro-like exam and an "in-class, given the exam questions beforehand, don't work on it before the exam, OK I guess you can do it at home, but only during the scheduled exam time exam" - confused! Me too!! Anyhow better get studying for the Neuro exam and not working on the other exam?!?.

Welcome to the Ramblings of a Psychology PhD Student

Likely this blog will accurately represent the true depth of my procrastination on the mounds of work that I have to get done by the end of this semester (yes! only the first of my PhD). Enjoy!!