Term Paper.

I'm attempting to get a head start on my term paper this year. I always wait until the last minute and then I hate myself.

I'm doing the same basic paper for Plagues and Pestilence and Practice of History (I'll have to expand it quite a bit to turn it in for Practice), and I've now been on the computer for two hours going through medical journals looking for anything on Marburg and Ebola (which, of course, is the topic that I chose). I want to have a formal prospectus ready by tomorrow so I can get Dr. Anderson on board. Then I'll be at least a week ahead in P&P and 2 weeks ahead in Practice.

This is turning into a major pain in my ass. I'm actually looking for something really specific: a book of papers published in 1970 in a symposium at the University of Marburg about the outbreak in 1967. It would make a terrific primary source, and I would love to get it in the original German, but it's impossible to find. I need it, though. I'm going to keep looking forever, because that is the most perfect primary that I could ever imagine. It was the first thing published about Marburg, after the very first known outbreak. If only I could find it!

Well, back to my research. I want to have this paper done by Spring Break. (The best laid plans, I know.) Auf wieder...schreiben? Wieder lesen?

And on that note...

"So long! Farewell! Auf wieder sehen, good-bye!"