Urgh.

Damn, missed Dr Who tonight b/c I keep forgetting it comes on a seven, not eight. Back at home I don't remember any of my shows ever coming on as early as 7pm. Oh well.

I did, however, manage to catch what I think was the pilot episode of Deadwood on BBC3 tonight when taking a break from lit review. I've known for ages that if I ever got the chance to watch that show I'd be hooked. I'm already quite intrigued by the doctor, the lady that dresses like a buffalo hunter, Wild Bill (of course) and Charlie, and the requisite slash pairing (Seth/Sol, right? They're very cute). More, plz. I do so love my westerns (though if I never hear the word "pussy" again, it'll be none too soon. Was that actually in common usage in the west at the time? This is the first I've seen it in any Old West type thing, even counting Lonesome Dove which was rough enough in the text).

Nearly finished with the bulk of my lit review (around 7400 words at the moment), with mostly just some concluding thoughts, reference list and perhaps a table to finish. It's getting late so I'll finish that up tomorrow then try to churn out the rest of that damn plankton flux report that's also due on Monday. Oy, I hate that thing. Useless mess. I won't really have the time to make it all that great, but the lit review is worth a hell of a lot more so the flux assignment will just have to suffer. Priorities and all that.

Also, GIP. Thanks to cimmerianwillow for the base and for all her recent posts about one of the first fandoms we shared, The A-Team. Ahh, brain candy.

Bit of joy, bit of bleh.

Lit review is done, whee! Just under 9,000 words which is certainly acceptable. I keep poking at it, but it's more or less finished.

The plankton flux report, on the other hand, is not. It is evil and incomprehensible and I hate it more than words can say. What a pointless assignment. If I wanted to be a physical oceanographer I would've done the freakin' Applied and Physical Oceanography master's, for crying out loud. I'm a behaviorist, so I really don't give a shit about water transport, plankton flux, or bloody prismatic approximations.

There is also much worry and sadness, b/c one of the cuttlefish in Tank D doesn't look good at all. They must have been fighting in that tank, b/c it has some nasty abrasions on the mantle and a lot of skin damage. It looked very listless and ill today, so I'm worried we may lose it, poor thing.

*heavy sigh*

I need tea.

GIP, b/c I've been watching a lot of The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne lately. And it's a damn amusing quote.

ETA: Report is done, though it is probably shite. At any rate, it is very short. I don't feel like I've understood the subject matter anyway, but there's nothing I can do about it. The lit review was more important and worth 4 times as much. I keep worrying I've forgotten something in the review, but at this stage I can't feasibly add too much more in there. But my word count is good, I think the structure works, pretty sure I caught all the little mistakes, and my reference list is suitably extensive. Only managed one massive table, which is good for summarizing, but I still wish I could've found some good pictures to include, just to break up the text. Argh, too much fretting.