A bit of preface: as an MFA candidate, I'm required to produce a thesis project. I had to do a project like this as an undergraduate, as well, and it was a huge struggle for me to narrow down the scope of what I wanted to do. The end result was half-baked and frankly, not something I'm very proud of. I'm sure I'll discuss in more depth later -- the work hasn't gone completely to waste -- but I wish I had thought ahead and planned more coherently.

In the interests of not doing that again, I thought I would create a public record of my iterations, progress, and general thoughts about my thesis.

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