Thesis Land

For those of you curious as to where I have been spending my time -- the answer is "Thesis Land."

Thesis Land is a small corner of my basement I have converted into my work space. There have been times when I feel a bit like a troll dwelling in the under-depths. But, at least I have a window and a wood stove that keeps me cozy.

Thesis Land

I am residing in Thesis Land because I have started writing my thesis (FINALLY!!) for a M.S. in geomorphology. The subject matter is actually pretty interesting (to me anyway) -- Holocene floodplain development of the Lower Sycan River, Oregon.
However, the writing process is slow going and often very overwhelming.

Needless to say -- I am not getting out much.

GREAT news though! The base date for the catalyst of my thesis ..... The Sycan Flood ... just came back from the lab and it backs up my thesis perfectly.
This last summer I dug out an old wetland soil buried beneath the flood event deposits. The soil conditions were just perfect enough to preserve some seeds and other organics. Just think, plants deposited those seeds -- 6,790 years ago -- and then they were buried by sediment from a massive flood and never grew. 6,790 years ag0 (short in geologic time) ........ that's 4,782 B.C. What else was going on in the world when those seeds got buried?