The new schedule for my thesis, which I haven't mentioned in a while, is to finish it by the end of the month and defend in May. This will hopefully fit into my summer work schedule (details of the job to follow, but it will include driving in a two-vehicle convoy to Halifax in July).

I am also hoping to produce an article for publication with my supervisor by the end of May. It's a bit weird to think of being published, but it's less intimidating now that I've read a number of articles. Plus, it comes with the territory . . .