Master List of Thesising DOOM

Okay, I'm making a sticky post at the top of my journal so I can keep track of what I need to do.  This is actually part of the list from a couple days ago, hence all the crossed out things.  It encourages me to see that things have been done.  :)  This list will stay at the top until I submit next Tuesday. 

I'M SORRY I'M SO BORING.  CAN'T BE HELPED RIGHT NOW.  MOVE ON, NOTHING TO SEE HERE. 


THESIS TO DO LIST

Writing:
Send Lit Review to super Super. 
Write draft of Chapter 6: Conclusions and Recommendations
Compete draft of Lit Review
Write addition (short) section in Results chapter
Write short blurb about this section in Methods
Send Lit Review to super Super
Send Lit Review to Grammar Fiend Friend
Write draft of Abstract
Reword that one section in conclusions

Break-down of Lit Review Sections:
As in Environment
     Aqueous speciation
     Sources of As and As mineralogy
     Effect of pH and Redox Conditions
Wetlands
     Introduction and Use of Wetlands for Remediation
     Wetland Types
     Processes Effecting As Mobility

Editing:
Change hydroxide --> (oxy)hydroxide ...EVERYFRICKENWHERE
Remove XRF stuff from methods chapter
Maybe edits from Grammar Fiend Friend on Discussion.
Review and edit Chapter 6: Conclusions and Recommendations
Send Chapter 6 to Grammar Fiend Friend
Review and Edit Lit Review
Add report from 2006 to previous work section where they identified similar trends
Track down references for using Scor + Arseno. std for sorbed phases on oxides in section 4.2.3.1
Final Edits on Conclusions/future recommendations section
Change proportions of species in XANES appendices

Figures and Tables:
Change As conc. to corrected values table 4.2
Find atomic weight of Fe, recalculate concentrations in table 4.10
Edit and finish formatting table 4.10
Add eh-pH diagram to lit review Fig 2.1

Other Sections:
Type up title page
Table of Contents
List of Figures/Tables
List of abbreviations
Reference List (remove unneeded, add additional needed)

Formatting:
Make sure formatting is the same in all chapters
Appendices
Add PHREEQC data to appendices
ESEM appendix

Other:
Research submission process


Whatever else (EDIT THIS LIST AS NEEDED HOMG)

Tea Musings

I think I've discovered my new favourite tea.  It's called Genmaicha, from Davids Tea, and it's so fricken good.  It reminds me of tea from this little sushi place in Winnipeg.  It's a combination of green tea, roasted rice (which I think is my favourite flavour in the tea), and oddly, popcorn.  Although there's far less popcorn then it shows on the website, just so that you know.

And I finally learned the trick to brewing green tea: 75 degree C water.  Otherwise you can scald the tea, which makes it bitter.  HA!  I've finally conquered you, green tea!  You are now mine!  :D

Really though, as long as you don't over-brew or scald it, it has a lovely, light taste, without any hint of bitterness.  And since cutting the bitterness is the reason I usually add sugar to tea, this is a tea I will happily drink cup after cup of without any sugar. 

Which is good because I really need to cut out sugar from my diet.  Which actually means cutting out coffee, but that'll wait until after I submit.  (Maybe it's time to get a new hot beverage <3 icon...)

I digress.  I love all the teas I've gotten from Davids Tea, but this is by far my favourite.  I think I'll be getting a tin of it next!