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!

Do you have the time?

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:

Know your Dane

In case you're on your way to Denmark, you may want to read this DOs and DON'Ts list. I have a thing or two to add, but the article pretty much covers some of the most interesting peculiarities of Danes in general. Like this one:

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* Link thanks to Vlado!