My first chapter is finally off to my advisor, and chapter two has now been officially upgraded from a zero draft to a first draft -- and, thus, is ready for proofreading. Tomorrow: chapter three. I wasn't kidding when i said that I had most of this material almost ready months ago. Essentially I am now on page 103 of 200 -- or 52% finished, not including the Bibliography which currently weighs in at 30 pages, double-spaced, of course.