Thank you!

[luzula]

For me, More Joy Day coincided with my Ph D defense, so it was a time when I really needed some encouragement, and I so appreciated the gifts people sent me! I got that adorable polar bear, and a scroll with a snippet about Caroline and Ben which I loved--it's short, but bittersweet. Given my fascination with the Fraser family, it was the perfect gift. Also, someone gave me two months paid LJ time! Thank you so much, whoever you are. : )

My defense went all right, I think. In Sweden, the opponent does most of the presentation, and to be honest, my opponent was not the most pedagogically talented person, which was a pity. Of course, it let me shine by comparison. : ) And the questions were not so hard--I think they're mostly harder in the social sciences, where you have differences in ideology and interpretation to deal with, than in math, where you can mostly ask "Did you think about applying/generalizing your results this way?". And then I reply either: "Yes, that's what I'm planning to do next." or "No, that's an interesting question, I'll think about it."

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[luzula]

Thank you for the gold star, and for your congratulations! : )

I'm very tired today, since I spent six hours today cleaning up after my big party. It was lots of fun though, and among other things, I got a climbing harness, and a deer (a dead one cut up into pieces, that is, from my relatives who hunt).

I'll be printing out "Tip, Slide, Tumble" tomorrow, to read on the train. : )

[j-s-cavalcante.livejournal.com]

SIX HOURS of cleaning? You poor thing! That'll teach you to have parties!

Neat about the deer. Venison for, what, like half a year?

I'll be printing out "Tip, Slide, Tumble" tomorrow, to read on the train. : )

*big smile* Thanks! I'll think of you doing that and be happy. Hope you enjoy. :)