Well, it is done.It still feels a bit surreal, but good.
I know we've usually been posting on Monday evening, but even last night words just didn't seem to work themselves together to give you a good description.
Sunday, I would tell people it was like a giant sigh. I can still feel parts of my body releasing the tension. I'm not sure some of those muscles have relaxed in a very long time.
The defense process is an interesting one. You have this committee of 5, who have read, reread, and advised you through this entire process. But the defense is that time to present the whole thing, in defense that you have done what it takes to complete the degree. It felt very much like everyone there was a witness to my learning. But I only had 30 minutes to present it all!
I'm not sure I could capture all that I have learned in this process. There were definitely times of stress, and times of excitement. But overall, I'm glad I took this journey.
If you'd like to know about my study you can watch my 3 Minute Thesis competition from 2015. It doesn't include the results. I ended up with a small sample size, but some very interesting differences between Time and Tool in feelings of disorientation.
But in many ways, I do...
Patrick's novel will come out in May.
He will continue to write.
I will continue with teaching, learning, and technology.
We will continue to share our adventures.
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Oh, and lots of knitting!...
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First I want to congratulate Lisa and thank her for finishing her doctorate (Oh come on, you didn't really think I wasn't going to comment did you? ). In general I'm going to say, "Yeah, what she said...". In specific: "...will continue to write." That would imply it was possible for me to stop...
Take care everybody and see you in the next one...
