: Pure hell - that all depends on what you've carved out for yourself, how well
: you've done your homework and how well you get along with your major
: professor. I know I'm not the first to tell you this, but it should be fun
: - after all, this is what you'll be doing the rest of your life, more or
: less. Ben, if your creativity as a mapmaker translates into other areas, I
: have every confidence in you. Good luck.
Heh, thanks, Steve. I actually look forward to writing the parts that haven't been written yet; it's more trying to juggle moving into a new place, preparing the manuscript, conducting another mini field-school for 2 weeks at the site, analyzing those artifacts, working on a number of projects for my firm, and getting it all done by May of next year. The limited time I've had to work on it has been very rewarding. I've been approached to construct it as a monograph for publication, so I'm pretty excited about that.
Also, I originally wanted to go straight into academia, but after five years in the private sector as a professional archaeologist, I find that there's less BS there... At least I'll have some choices.
Thanks,
Ben
