irb application update (iv)

met with my advisor yesterday to discuss the proposal. i understand that it's pretty common in the uk, but this was the first time i'd ever had my work looked over by someone while i was in the room. it was kind of hair-raising, particularly because i could tell when we were coming up to the paragraphs that i had pulled out of my ass. fortunately, the stratagem of having Big and Numerous figures worked well. it's a piece of advice i have to leave to posterity.

additions required: a "Data Management" section (wtf?), and two consent forms; revisions: several typos and the disaster that i chose to call the "statistics" section. sigh.