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One of the darkest chapters of my life (and no, I'm not being over-dramatic) is over. After almost five years to the day from the start of my PhD, I defended my thesis on Monday, the 26th of October. I did fine, a good presentation of my results and an acceptable discussion afterwards and came out with a mark far better than I had expected - which normally wouldn't have bothered me whatsoever. But since this mark also exceeds what a certain schmuck wanted me to wrap this PhD up with, I'm absolutely thrilled to have thwarted his intentions. I was allowed to read the assessment he wrote on my thesis, and believe me, it was not pretty. I also heard about the mark he gave on that same thesis before my defense, and it wasn't much better. So this guy was absolutely determined to get the worst out of that PhD for me - the one thing almost as good as finally having finished this nightmare is that he didn't succeed.
Well, that was that. I hope I'll regain my trade-mark resilience from before this mess. I hope people I care for will finally be able to deal with me again on a normal level - without me lashing out every time my frail composure splinters. I hope I'll be a better friend again from now on, more available online and off. I hope I'll be able to treat myself a little better than I've done during the past years, finally taking care again of my physical, mental and emotional well-being. To make a long story short: I truly hope that now's the time to finally get my life back.
There were so many people with me through this all the time, and I want to thank everybody I haven't thanked yet! I've never before needed you all like this, and I'm so grateful you've faithfully put up with my intolerableness (is that even a word...*wonders*) the way you did!
You so rock!!
Well, that was that. I hope I'll regain my trade-mark resilience from before this mess. I hope people I care for will finally be able to deal with me again on a normal level - without me lashing out every time my frail composure splinters. I hope I'll be a better friend again from now on, more available online and off. I hope I'll be able to treat myself a little better than I've done during the past years, finally taking care again of my physical, mental and emotional well-being. To make a long story short: I truly hope that now's the time to finally get my life back.
There were so many people with me through this all the time, and I want to thank everybody I haven't thanked yet! I've never before needed you all like this, and I'm so grateful you've faithfully put up with my intolerableness (is that even a word...*wonders*) the way you did!
You so rock!!