A photo story, for my fellow thesis-tacklers and researchers

[gwendolyn]

(F1rst of all, apolog1es for hav1ng no letter ''eye''s--my laptop 1s broken!! Apparently th1s degree not only almost k1lled me, but my poor computer as well! So please excuse my number ones 1n place of the letter ''eye''

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Ok, so please please PLEASE don''t take th1s as me bragg1ng or be1ng full of myself because that''s not the 1ntent here--1 LOVE to take p1ctures, and have worked so hard on th1s and have suffered through *SO* much stress that 1t feels so good to f1nally be able to share the happ1ness and joy that comes w1th f1n1sh1ng 1t!!

Prom1sed some photos to my fellow students, but 1 went a l1ttle overboard w1th my photos so 1 f1gured 1 should not clog up the support thread w1th them all.

So, 1n true PS style...we start at the beg1nn1ng, w1th a shot of the rough draft (you can see my countdown calendar 1n the back, 1 took that p1cture yesterday, so Wed 1sn''t crossed off but should be, and you can also see my f1nal word count, although 1t ended up be1ng one more when 1 d1d my last-swoop proofread1ng th1s morn1ng--and ARG lots of words use the letter ''eye''!!)

So, here''s half my desk w1th the rough...

 

[gwendolyn]

Hmm, what''s 1n the bag?

 

[gwendolyn]

Another bag? What could be 1n there?

 

[gwendolyn]

What do we have here?

 

[gwendolyn]

 

[SarahLovesJS]

Gorgeous!!!

Haha! So exciting!

 

[gwendolyn]

(d1dn''t know 1f 1t was a good 1dea to show the full t1tle 1n case 1 ever publ1sh hahah yeah r1ght--anyways, that''s why 1 blocked 1t out, no one probably cares one way or another

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[Delster]

AAAAAAAA11111EEEEEEE!!!

The suspense!!!

The drama!!!

And...

THE ACHIEVEMENT!!!

Gwen we are all SO PROUD of you!!!

 

[gwendolyn]

Dost m1ne eyes dece1ve me?! 1s 1t truly DONE?!!!

(hahaha, thanks, Sarah!!

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[Delster]

Wooo, 1'm tired now after all that exc1tement...

 

[gwendolyn]

Holy cow, 1 don''t bel1eve 1t e1ther!!! F1nally, DONE!!

 

[Skippy123]

Awesome, congrats!!!!!!

 

[gwendolyn]

So happy!

(hahaha, Delster, that was AWESOME!!!! Thank you!!

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[gwendolyn]

The ende! *bows*

Thank you, Sk1ppy! Feels really good to have surv1ved 1t!

 

[gwendolyn]

Date: 7/10/2008 11:03:36 AM
Author: Delster
Wooo, 1''m tired now after all that exc1tement...

Hahaha, 1 just not1ced you used ones 1nstead of eyes.

 

[jcrow]

big congrats!!!!

 

[Skippy123]

Date: 7/10/2008 11:05:08 AM
Author: gwendolyn
So happy!

(hahaha, Delster, that was AWESOME!!!! Thank you!!

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Look at that smile

Adorable, yay!!!! You must be proud! Good for you woman1

 

[dockman3]

Gwen- Congrats!!! That''s so awesome! That''s just the kick in the pants I needed to get mine done, and that ain''t gonna happen sittin'' here browsing PS, so I''m off to work now! Congrats again though! I bet it feels good...

 

[gwendolyn]

Thank you, jcrow and dockman!!!

1 owe a HUGE amount of thanks to the regulars 1n the Thes1s Support thread of Delster's. 1t was such a great way to keep myself accountable, by check1ng 1n w1th others do1ng the1r research as well. Everyone has been so fabulously support1ve and was always there to cheer me on whether th1ngs were go1ng well or not so well. So, a HUGE THANK YOU to all my fellow researchers for be1ng so wonderful, car1ng, support1ve and encourag1ng! 1 couldn't have done 1t w1thout you!!!!!!!! THANK YOU!!!

dockman, don't worry, we all have our on days and off days! You w1ll do great, and 1 w1ll be here to help cheer you on when you need 1t!

 

[gwendolyn]

Date: 7/10/2008 11:10:34 AM
Author: Skippy123

Date: 7/10/2008 11:05:08 AM

Author: gwendolyn

So happy!

(hahaha, Delster, that was AWESOME!!!! Thank you!!

)

Look at that smile

Adorable, yay!!!! You must be proud! Good for you woman1

Heheh, thank you, Sk1ppy! (sorry aga1n about the ones, gah!) 1t feels good to have 1t done because for a long t1me 1 felt l1ke 1t would never be f1n1shed, and 1''ve been s1ck s1nce Apr1l from stress, so for a long t1me 1 felt l1ke th1s thes1s was go1ng to be the end of me!! So 1''m qu1te happy 1''m st1ll here to tell the tale.

 

[Ellen]

You did it, you really, REALLY did it!!!!!

Congrats goily!!

 

[princesss]

I *love* the picture of you looking up behind your thesis.

WOOHOO! GO GWEN! WOOHOO!

 

[Bia]

HOORAY!!!! I AM SO PROUD OF YOU GWEN!!!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

 

[Deelight]

YAY

So happy for you Gwen congrats it must feel like a massive weight off your shoulders .

I think drinkies are in order you deserve it

That is a fantastic achievement

 

[aliciagirl]

Congrats Gwen!!

So, your long distance is over soon, right!?! That''s so exciting!

 

[Cachette]

Congratulations Gwendolyn!

You should be extremely proud of your accomplishment!

Awesome!

Cachette

 

[Miranda]

Yahooooo! Congratulations! I LOVE your pics!

 

[Independent Gal]

Ms. Kristen, you rock my world! Congratulations! Doesn't that feel great!?

ETA: Could you possibly look any prettier in those pics!? Aren't you supposed to look dead tired at this point or something?

 

[Dreamer_D]

Great job gal! You deserve a special celebration for that awesome accomplishment!

I can''t remember, are you planning to tackle to ol'' PhD too or are you being smart and quitting while you are ahead to get a *real* job

 

[Sabine]

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!