The Skinny

I ran into Prof. HW at school as I was leaving, and he told me about the departmental faculty meeting where all grad students are discussed. He said they talked about my neighbor having been killed and expressed concern for me but good things about me and my work. So, I'm not in the dog house with not having my thesis done, even though he said it is good to feel a little push to actually get it done. He was so super nice, and said that even though he's not formally connected to me (aka not on my committee) that he feels informally connected. :)