Note: ‘Level of Thesis Completion’ is constant.
Author: Milan
In the spring of 2005, I graduated from the University of British Columbia with a degree in International Relations and a general focus in the area of environmental politics. Between 2005 and 2007 I completed an M.Phil in IR at Wadham College, Oxford. I worked for five years for the Canadian federal government, including completing the Accelerated Economist Training Program, and then completed a PhD in Political Science at the University of Toronto in 2023. View all posts by Milan
This seems less lighthearted than your previous graphical joke.
The explanation lies with my growing obsession with acronym webcomics: xkcd and PhD.
The middle line is far too sharp-edged. Unpleasant as it can be, near-sleep must be at least somewhat restful.
As for the bottom line, it does not seem possible to become progressively less wakeful, over the course of successive days. Persistently unproductive, sure.
It isn’t meant to be strictly accurate, but rather to illustrate a perception.
On this day last year, you reached 10,000 visitors. Now, you have had nearly 50,000.
You were tired back then, too.
On 11 February, 2005 I was just preparing to set out on the Arizona Road Trip.
In 2004, I registered a complaint against my hockey roommates. I was also reading Paradise Lost intensely with Tristan Laing and Meghan Mathieson. I was thinking about the Democratic primaries that eventually led to the Kerry candidacy.
Sometimes, it makes sense to use one day a week to just sleep for as long as you feel you need to.
Also, avoid caffeine and alcohol. Both screw up your sleep schedule and overall ability to concentrate.
I love xkcd so much. I sent Randall a marriage proposal but he hasn’t gotten back to me.
A blog devoted to graph humour
Thankfully, this has not held true of late.