Yes, it's a sad song, and a lonesome song, and a massively time-consuming and very, very, very long song. It's full tilt now into The Dissertation Badlands, where i wander and sing the Dissertation Blues.
So, kittens, I must keep my Blogland fun under control and accept I'll be shackled to my desk reading papers, leafing through journals, drafting research surveys and trying to make decisions. I can't come out to play like I used to.
I'm rationing myself to an hour every other day and so at least you'll be spared excesses of my hissy-fits over Anna Friel's perceptions of torture, my parallel universe theories surrounding my cutlery drawer and by appeals for my running mojo.
But it'll all be over on April 23 and then I'll be like a normal person but with 20 extra hours every week. God help us all!
So, really just saying I'm not dead, I'm not being mardy or idle I'm just horribly busy - but dipping in on the news - so let's keep it interesting out there!
Not-Herneschase
You'll make me blush...
) were as dedicated as you. good luck with and remember you will have dry days when you can't write anything - so blog then 
No silly! We could help you
Have you every played consequences? Somebody writes something, folds the paper over, hands it to the next person who writes and folds over etc, etc...
You blog the first paragraph of your dissertation and then we all add a bit. It's a sure-fire winner and you have all the time in the world to little ole self. Go on, I dares ya!