Party time!

[anghraine]

I'm not having a literal party because that would suck, but I passed my defense today!!!!!

The department officially congratulated me as "Dr. Elizabeth [Redacted]" and it feels weird and fake, but I'm still happy. :)

Comments

[alias_sqbr]

:D

[anghraine]

Thank youuuuuuuu

[makamu]

Congrats!

[anghraine]

Thanks!!

[shadaras]

Congrats! :D You've put so much time and effort into this and I'm so glad you've passed! <3

[anghraine]

Thank you very much! It does feel like an entire age of my life has nearly passed, ngl. I'm also enormously relieved, haha.

[landofnowhere]

New to this journal, but congratulations!

[sathari]

Congratulations! That is a hell of an achievement!

[anghraine]

Thank you!!! I appreciate the support and conversations through the years :)

(Haha, just remembering one of our early conversations when I was worried that my deep investment in Austen—who did end up making significant appearances in the dissertation, to the surprise of no one—might interfere with my ability to write Star Wars fanfic and you reassured me that an Austen flavor to SW fic was Good, Actually. I think it was about the first Lucy fic and Revenge of the Jedi, which I wrote while in undergrad... truly the long haul, lol.)

[sathari]

You're more than welcome! I'm glad to know it helped--- the doctoral process is its own special hell. (And, wow, we have known each other a while. I'm glad that comment helped--- honestly, you were the person who made me appreciate Austen, so, back at you. :) )

[anghraine]

The process truly is hell! And thank you, I appreciate it :))

And yes, it's been a long time! I went tracking through comment threads etc to try and figure out who I met on DW when, and it looks like we started talking in Sep 2011: https://anghraine.dreamwidth.org/65047.html?thread=94743#cmt94743

<3

[anghraine]

Thank you very much! I appreciate the subscription and your comment on the adaptation post (I told the bff I mentioned in the post about it, actually, and about one of the book recs I saw in your journal when I went to see what you were like, lol, but just hadn't gotten around to responding), and of course thanks for the congratulations! :D

[ahazelshadeofwinter]

Congratulations!

[anghraine]

Thank you!

[sally_maria]

Congratulations!

[anghraine]

Thank you very much!

[primeideal]

Yessss! Savor it and don't let impostor syndrome ruin the (metaphorical) party. Congratulations :D

[anghraine]

Thank you! The congratulations feels all the sweeter now, heeeh.

(My current response to the imposter syndrome thoughts: "well honestly, it would be kind of impressive to fool that many professionals, maybe it doesn't make much of a difference lol.")

[dragoness_e]

Congratulations, Doctor!

[anghraine]

Thank you :D :D

[chestnut_pod]

Congratulations x10000, Dr. Anghraine!

[anghraine]

Thank you very much!

[lokifan]

Congratulations Dr Elizabeth!!

[anghraine]

Thank you!!