the Throes of Thesis Writing

I'm not sure how many people read this, but here's my little bit of procrastination for the day... I've only recently become inspired [at least a little bit; I'm forecasting that it will only last for at most 10 pages worth of writing before I run out of steam] and am really excited about writing my thesis. I've decided to combine a formal thesis and a more creative, personal (one might even say encyclopedic) aspect on the analysis of representations of cities and travel in literature, of course with an emphasis on some passages in the books we've read. I didn't want to share anything during the workshopping in class because I didn't feel I'd really pulled together or focused what I was going to write about. How's everyone else doing?

More Pynchon resources for your summer enjoyment

I've posted the "plot grid" handout given in class to our webpage: http://ic.ucsc.edu/~ksgruesz/ltel190f/PynchonGrid.htm

. . . And also, a link to the complete list of published reviews of the book: http://www.complete-review.com/reviews/popus/pynchon.htm

. . . And a plug for the "Chumps of Choice" blog, a kind of reading group: http://chumpsofchoice.blogspot.com/

Enjoy your further forays, and have a great summer!