Today was fairly uneventful, I got Chapter 4 back and thankfully there were minimal corrections. I'll proof-read it in a day or two, and it'll be ready to go into the thesis. I gave Chapter 5 to my supervisor, and with luck I'll get it back tomorrow and the cycle will continue… well, not for very much longer, that's the point. By 4 pm I had all my samples ready for microanalysis, and I was getting progressively bored. It used to be that I always had something to get on with, but not for much longer. I only have Chapter 5 corrections to complete, and the two papers which I have are pretty much finished. Because of my boredom, I phoned home and asked Mum to come over and drive me to the US embassy on Thursday so I can sort out my visa stuff. The sooner I do that, the better. I haven't yet had the contract for a week, so I can't really be accused to being too slack.
It looks like I'll try and drop off the thesis to be bound on Saturday and submit on the Monday. That will allow me to find signatures proving that I've submitted, which I can fax to Miami before their Monday. The contract I will fax on our Friday.