Post Prelims blahs and the start of a new trend

So, it's been several months since my dreaded prelims, and I'm now starting work on my dissertation prospectus (aka proposal). The proposal for our program is a vague bit of writing. It needs to say what you want to write, but it doesn't resemble anything that you will actually produce. All in all, it's a way to show what you're about to learn to a bunch of people who think you should have learned these things by now.

A bit frustrating, no?

So, onward and upward, as they say. I will post more and more as I continue to toil for this illustrious prize known as the Ph.D.