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hawkwing_lb) wrote2015-06-24 06:15 pm
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Dr. Me?
I defended my thesis on Monday afternoon. Viva voce. Successfully: I have minor corrections (the examiners' reports are, between them, 20 pages long) and once that is done I can go do new things.
I enjoyed myself, once I forgot to be terrified. And afterwards some people even came out to help me celebrate, which meant a very great deal to me. People! Showing up to mark this milestone in my life! I felt... cared for.
So many people have helped me get this far, with support moral and otherwise. So much encouragement. I have been deeply honoured by it, and I do not forget how very much I owe to so very many.
Yesterday, I went for a walk and for a swim and got myself sunburned. Today all I want to do is sleep. It is somewhat frustrating. Life feels very strange.
I enjoyed myself, once I forgot to be terrified. And afterwards some people even came out to help me celebrate, which meant a very great deal to me. People! Showing up to mark this milestone in my life! I felt... cared for.
So many people have helped me get this far, with support moral and otherwise. So much encouragement. I have been deeply honoured by it, and I do not forget how very much I owe to so very many.
Yesterday, I went for a walk and for a swim and got myself sunburned. Today all I want to do is sleep. It is somewhat frustrating. Life feels very strange.
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I enjoyed my viva, too, after the scared bit died down. They are about topics we love, after all, so it makes sense.
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I think a couple days of decompression are in order, but then it would probably be good to draw up a to-do list and power through the corrections so you can move on ahead.
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Mazel tov! Go, Dr. You.
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(And can I just say that I am really thrilled to have a gender-neutral address I can insist on real soon now?)
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Extra mazel!
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Well done and well done and well done indeed. *hug*
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When my brother finally had his dissertation approved, after quite a few years of research and edits and so forth, we held a massive party. Spouse and I designed business cards that said Dr. Witmeyer.
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