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dancerjodiThe tax goddess helped us finish things up and submit them electronically last night so hopefully we'll see the refunds in a couple of weeks. We're getting a whopping $12 from the state of MA . . . we're going to treat ourselves to a nice Taco Bell dinner when that comes through. ;)
Master's Paper
Re-reading journal articles really was putting me to sleep last night. I went through only two of them (granted they were long articles), typing all my highlighted notes into a word document that will become my literature review. In addition I checked off cited sources in the back of the articles to also dig up at the library. I'm hoping that today during lunch I'll read through a few more and that after work I'll locate and copy the additional articles (so J, I won't be in the Weatley Cafe, I'll be somewhere in the library). I'll need to kick butt on this over the weekend and on next Tuesday night - my literature review is due a week from today.
I like how the process of the Master's paper course gives us structure to get the thing done. Having already done my proposal and then having the literature review finished I'll next do the methods and then data collection/analysis sections, combine all of those assignments into one big paper, write a conclusion and then pass in the first draft. I also have the opportunity to present at a poster fair in April (I haven't done that since, hmm, 1996 or 1997 I think) and the final draft is due in early May. I could care less about publishing this - my work is merely from an applied perspective and I'm looking to gain insight into something related to my job that will assist my company. I'm not going down the theory-driven, academic research track in my career.
God, I can't wait!
Master's Paper
Re-reading journal articles really was putting me to sleep last night. I went through only two of them (granted they were long articles), typing all my highlighted notes into a word document that will become my literature review. In addition I checked off cited sources in the back of the articles to also dig up at the library. I'm hoping that today during lunch I'll read through a few more and that after work I'll locate and copy the additional articles (so J, I won't be in the Weatley Cafe, I'll be somewhere in the library). I'll need to kick butt on this over the weekend and on next Tuesday night - my literature review is due a week from today.
I like how the process of the Master's paper course gives us structure to get the thing done. Having already done my proposal and then having the literature review finished I'll next do the methods and then data collection/analysis sections, combine all of those assignments into one big paper, write a conclusion and then pass in the first draft. I also have the opportunity to present at a poster fair in April (I haven't done that since, hmm, 1996 or 1997 I think) and the final draft is due in early May. I could care less about publishing this - my work is merely from an applied perspective and I'm looking to gain insight into something related to my job that will assist my company. I'm not going down the theory-driven, academic research track in my career.
God, I can't wait!
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Date: 2004-02-25 06:32 am (UTC)*snicker*
reminds me of the year that I had to write a $4 check to the Feds.
Silly taxes!
Date: 2004-02-25 06:39 am (UTC)Yep! The only reason it was so low (and our fed return lower) was due to the "cash-out" of 1/2 of my 401k. I had taken a loan out against it to buy our house in Framingham and was paying it back each pay period - until I was laid off from THP. Even though that all happened in 2002 it didn't apply to taxes until 2003 (I think they give 90 days or something to pay back the loan first before considering it a payout). We're hoping with Brian's new job that he'll be able to roll over his nCipher 401k to the new company and that the new 401k plan will allow him to keep paying back that loan - if not, we may bet burnt with it in 04 or 05 taxes.
Hey, $12 is better than oweing! :)
Re: Silly taxes!
Date: 2004-02-25 07:40 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-02-25 08:18 am (UTC)