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Discussion in 'Fred's House of Pancakes' started by galaxee, Aug 3, 2009.

  1. galaxee

    galaxee mostly benevolent

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    you read it right. after what feels like forever, i finally finished my phd today.

    i slept 3 hours last night (and the night before... and the night before...) and have been going since about 5:30 this morning. i'm exhausted, but apparently still not ready to go to sleep.
     
  2. JimboK

    JimboK One owner, low mileage

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    Woo-hoo!!!:rockon:

    Congratulations! I know you and DH have been working long and hard for it. I can only try to imagine the burden that's off your shoulders.

    Next time you're through my area, stop off and I'll buy you a libation (or four) of your choice.

    So what's next in store for you?
     
  3. moxiequz

    moxiequz Weirdo Social Outcast

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    Sweet!! Congratulations galaxee! This is a great accomplishment.

    :party: :bounce::party:
     
  4. apriusfan

    apriusfan New Member

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    +1 on the congrats. It certainly must be a load off of your shoulders.
     
  5. DaveinOlyWA

    DaveinOlyWA 3rd Time was Solariffic!!

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    WTG GAL!! awesome achievement...

    so when you getting your Cape Cod summer house?
     
  6. jayman

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    FINALLY!

    I now recommend heavy drinking
     
  7. hyo silver

    hyo silver Awaaaaay

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    Yay!! :cheer2:



    Well done, galaxee. It's been a tough road. Finally you can stop for a rest. I hope. Well, except for moving. ;)
     
  8. samiam

    samiam Antipodean Prius Poster

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    Did your supervisor show you the secret handshake?
     
  9. Dipena

    Dipena Senior Member

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    Congratulations!

    We knew you could, we knew you would, and you did!
     
  10. hobbit

    hobbit Senior Member

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    Way cool! That's been a sort of under-thread to Priuschat for
    lo these many years, and it's gonna feel weird without the
    ongoing "galaxee continually striving for academic excellence"
    theme playing in the background...
    .
    _H*
     
  11. Stev0

    Stev0 Honorary Hong Kong Cavalier

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    Congrats!
     
  12. DaveinOlyWA

    DaveinOlyWA 3rd Time was Solariffic!!

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    gee hobbit... i thought was

    "GALAXEE: Boldly going where no man has gone before!!"
     
  13. galaxee

    galaxee mostly benevolent

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    lol, thanks guys! you know, i didn't even think about how this extinguishes one of the many story lines going on here at the forums.

    where i'm headed next it will be a lot of hard work, but never again like the mess they call grad school. i'm really just relieved to be finished.
     
  14. FireEngineer

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    Awesome, congrats!! When next we meet the root beer is on me.

    Wayne
     
  15. Rae Vynn

    Rae Vynn Artist In Residence

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    Wooo hooooo!!

    I'll be able to say, "I remember you when..." ;)

    May every adventure be happy ones!
     
  16. tochatihu

    tochatihu Senior Member

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    Good for you. Every thesis has an acknowledgements section, I wonder what's in yours?

    What would the next step be? after recovering from the heavy drinking I mean.
     
  17. tleonhar

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    Congrats!!! Hope there is some serious partying in you and DH's near future. :rockon::cheer2::bounce::drum::clap2:
     
  18. usbseawolf2000

    usbseawolf2000 HSD PhD

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    Congrats doc!

    I have a self-proclaimed PhD title also. I studied HSD and graduated with honor. :D

    On a serious note, I only have a BS in Computer Science. You really inspire me to go back to school for Masters or even PhD.
     
  19. galaxee

    galaxee mostly benevolent

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    i don't know what secret handshake you're talking about, sam ;)

    acknowledgements... we have a dedication page, and i dedicated it to DH. poor guy put up with me while i was writing the thing, that's a big deal.

    next up is a postdoc. not exactly the big bucks, but hopefully enough to cover the student loan repayment anyway :p

    thanks again, everyone. i'm starting to recover toward normalcy again. or, at least, as normal as things are gonna get!
     
  20. Proco

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    Way to go, Galaxee!!!