so i have written my first 1000 words of my thesis. quite unexpectedly. i started writing an intro to give me some clarity on what i was doing. not really expecting to keep it and before i know it i'm defining deism. oh well. maybe cold meds are good for something.

on other related notes...i have 85 pages of quotes. not all that will make it into the paper (naturally) but 85 pages to deal with. i mean i could write a doctoral thesis with that. i still have 4 more books to deal with. two of them should yield at least 10 pages. *sigh* but...i have now started. and hopefully tomorrow i can get into the nitty gritty of trying to tack down a definition of methodism. or at least a few paragraphs about it.

on other unrelated news. i bought a box of those vanillia ice cream things covered in chocolate that we used to eat in school. comfort food is a must for this process. of course this means that i now have to figure a way to import valvetta shells and cheese with brocolli. on second thought my arteries may thank me for having that stuff on the other side of an ocean.

p.s. i have taken a 10 second video on my camera of jesse talking about how much he hates horseflies.