It doesn’t matter how much progress I make on my dissertation; Temple won’t fund me to finish in two years, which is why they only allowed me to register for 4 credits this semester. Three it is, then. I’ll be done in May 2009, which is still a unprecedented length of time at Temple.

Since I’m going to have way more time than I need to complete my dissertation, I’m going to start a full-time job in the summer, after my second year of the fellowship runs out and my support switches from school to departmental. I’ll be almost done by then anyway, so there’s no point in sitting home bored for the entire year.

As for now, since I’m only getting half the credits I signed up for, I’m strongly considering doing only half of the work. I have some other research questions of my own to pursue.