So, my completed treatise had to be handed in today. If you are not sure what a treatise is, its far closer than a lot of people will ever come to writing a book. In the field of law, the footnoting and referencing needs to be in a particular style and of course everything needs to be coherent and substatiated by case law or some other authority. Im currently on around 300 references. Nothing counts unless you can back it up.
The problem is, it is not entirely complete. Im on about 50 pages of typing and we're not talking 50 pages of whatever you could gather. 50 pages of good solid stuff, arguments that should stand the test of time. As to the problem, I have applied for an extension. The committee is convening as I type this in order to assess the motivations advanced by various individuals in application for an extension. I believe my application is in good standing, so im not too worried but am at the same time worried. The consequences are just too great. It would mean either of, hadning in an unfinished unshaped piece of work which has taken the full time of a year to gather OR it could possibly mean that it will not be accepted. I forgot to mention that today is also the day for submission.
As to my new resolution. I realise with all of the work that I have to do and the frequency with which this work presents itself, that I will in probability rarely have time to type these posts. The other thing is if you keep waiting for something to post about, you dont post often enough. So. I have resolved to post at least once a day regardless of the fact that I do not have some poignant topic of discussion in my pocket. I will make a habbit of this. If I may, and this may actually be common knowledge since I am something of a novice in respect of blogging, I would advise that any blogger adopt this as good practice too.
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