Photo of my desk, with stuffed cheetah named Katchya on keyboard, Raina MacIntyre’s ‘Dark Winter’ to the right and on the screen, the first article to read and pluck from it thesis-relevant “stuff” to incorporate in the word document on the right which is my thesis chronology document.

Today I re-x100-commenced my #LongAwaitedOftAvoidedThesis. With my #RheumatoidArthritis journey meaning full-time work not poss for most of year, taking opp to work toward, FINALLY, #ThesisSubmission on 6 Jan 2026, aka 20th anniversary of commencing the #BlastedThesis! #ThePloddingHistorian