Obviously, Thanksgiving break is too close to my birthday to be really productive. But now that I've made my token confession, I can get down to work. And hey, at least I have a title.
Friday, November 25, 2005
The Death of a Research Paper
My latest paper, The Validity of Petitionary Prayer in Four Models of Providence (The Search for a God We Can Take Seriously) is not written yet. I admit this fact freely, with the idea that it will partially absolve me of my guilt. If I had to trace the disintegration of my good intentions, the sketch would look (and sound) something like this:
Obviously, Thanksgiving break is too close to my birthday to be really productive. But now that I've made my token confession, I can get down to work. And hey, at least I have a title.
Obviously, Thanksgiving break is too close to my birthday to be really productive. But now that I've made my token confession, I can get down to work. And hey, at least I have a title.
2 comments:
You're about to leave a comment. The entire blog is holding its breath. Bittersweetlife wants you to know that you look your best when you speak straight up and aren't red in the face.
I hear ya. I have been using the wonders of the internet as my distraction. You can find an incredible amount of literature and poetry online.
ReplyDeleteYes - but now I've produced 3 pages of my paper and outlined my thesis. ("We may conclude that where petitionary prayer is illusory or absent, the model of providence is disingenuous, and risks religious irrelevance.")
ReplyDeleteHa!