I spent today in fun pursuits such as backing up the computer and getting papers signed at school. Now that most of the grunt work is out of the way, I plan to start writing on my thesis again tomorrow. Hopefully the extended festering period will erupt in a cacophony of ingenuity.

On the side, I'm reading The Fatal Shore, a book recommended by my dad as an interesting history of Australia. Before that, I read two books by John Douglas of the Investigative Support Unit of the FBI, detailing how serial killers are caught. The books are really fascinating, but you'll want a strong stomach and a morbid sense of curiousity to get through them.