The AD (After the Deadline) period has began!

At about 9 a.m. I crawled into bed. The excitement of ending my own hell and the smile that was framing my face did not let me fall asleep for some time.

At 12 I was already up, checking my messages for news from Sylvie. I found this picture:

.. and a few words telling me: "CONGRATULATIONS, Katya! You have successfully handed in your Master's thesis!"

From that moment on, the day was filled with lots of sun, the wide smile that I got before going to bed, and some kind of misty memory-less evening baggage packing.

Three more hours of fast sleep later, at 4a.m. I was on my way to a vacation in Greece and some

Yes, yes, good days are coming!
:)

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* Sylvie, once again, thanks plenty for the help! :)

The BC (Before Completion) period is over!

I am officially done with working on my thesis.

Yay!

As somebody (and by "somebody" I mean every single person who knows me) may have expected, I finished it at the last possible moment of the last possible attempt for submitting.

The last day of April was fading into a night and I was still writing. Things did not look good, I must admit.

I did not believe in myself, though others did... Luckily, I knew I had the support of my family, my friends and my boyfriend (who fell asleep on the couch, next to me, only after reading the analysis part of my paper and giving me his feedback) and this loaded me with energy to keep going.

Finally, after greeting the sun that gave me its yellow-purple-red-colored rays on the first day of May, I decided I was done editing. I sent the file to my friend Sylvie who was going to submit the paper copies for me (since I am not in Denmark) and tried to process the thought that I had just finished.

Then, with the morning sun coming in through the bathroom window, I took the happiest shower of my life while singing one happy song after another.. Aaahh, better days are coming!

Evening thesis maxims: 3

People say the happiest day of their lives was their wedding or child’s birth. Apparently they didn’t have to submit a thesis.

Evening thesis maxims: 2

I am not an alcoholic, I am just working on my thesis. Alcoholics meet people.

Evening thesis maxims: 1

Some things just look better in people's imagination... like lesbians, or housemaids, or the chances to finish a master's thesis on time...

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* No offense intended! Seriously! :)

(Im)possible

My thesis writing has continued way too long (if know me or if you've visited the blog before, there's a good chance you know that).
Finally the deadline is approaching and just as much as I fear it, I anticipate that moment I will press the "send" button and say goodbye to that madness I've been going through.
Until then I'd like to borrow Mr. Mandela's thought and plant it in my mind:

Status update

Still around

Since the summer took away most of my ambition to create a life-changing scientific masterpiece, I got to the point of spending Christmas with a pile of books rather than surrounded by the usual Christmas decoration.

That is why, once again, I let a big chunk of time slip away without posting a single thing here. My procrastination and so on let the thesis writing take much longer than I wish it had taken.. So, in order to finally finish, I believe I'd better channel my creativity towards the thesis writing instead of making sure I post here regularly..

However, I used to love filling up my sun-search journal, so don't start to think I have given up on the blog. If there is anyone interested in it, don't worry (, mom, dad), I will still be posting every now and then.. just not as regularly. So, come visit whenever you too feel the need to find some sunshine.. I might have managed to put a ray in here.

:)

New day, same sh..

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* picture via SHMATKO.

Back..

..and still feeling the same way.

Good idea?

While waiting for a teacher to say if my idea for a master's thesis topic is good enough, some thoughts are occurring..