Two things

I remembered that the article I wanted to look at for the where complementiser is Diessel 2001.

I have spent all night watching television.  There is so much background material for the thesis that I do not understand well enough to explain coherently.  I know I have read it in different articles, but I have not kept good notes, and I need to re-read a lot of papers.  If I had started this project a week ago, I would be fine.  If I had spent the past few weeks clarifying these issues with my advisor, I would be fine.  But I didn't.  The background chapter, like my handouts, like my thesis prospectus, is going to be an embarrassment.

I was going to go to sleep now, but now that I've written this post, I am inspired to begin working.  Sleep is just another strategy for avoiding work.