I feel an almost physical aversion to work at the moment, a sort of gut-grabbing shudder, a squirming desire to RUN OFF. I think I need a break: a total break: two weeks off and not even think about my thesis. Hols are only a very short while away, so I think that what I'll do is this: Read through my current chapter; note down what I intend to do when I come back to it; read the Searle on Chomsky PDF; look for an overview of Functional Grammar; download it in PDF format to print-off and read; do one more basic German instalment tonight and then back up the hard-drive and not look at my stuff again until I get back from abroad. And try not to let my mind stray back onto it for TWO WHOLE WEEKS. Sorted.