In matters of the cloth he is as fickle as can be

On the phone with my thesis adviser this evening:

"Would it be unconscionable if I quoted a 30-page prologue in full at the beginning of my essay?"

"A 30-page--!"

"I mean, I could break it up into smaller pieces, but I don't think my argument would be as clear that way."

"30 pages?"

"Sorry! 30 lines!"

"Oh, that's fine. On the long end of acceptable, but fine. I was thinking, 30 pages--!"

"Oh, God! I'm very tired."

"All right, all right, dear."

This evening is brought to you--well, more properly, to me--by The Kinks' "Dedicated Follower of Fashion," because every thesis needs a theme song. I would also like to congratulate AD on her expert drawings of the back of my head. Tempus fugit. Back to work.