Now that I’m slightly more coherent…

When I posted yesteday afternoon, I was barely functional, having been up since 5, barely eaten (a breakfast sandiwch and a coffee at the airport, a ginger-ale and 2 bags of peanuts on my flight from BWI-BDL, a Luna bar and a diet coke, and a small bag of Raisinets), and done the defense. Now I’ve had food and sleep and the company of good friends, and I can say more about the academic bits, mostly in list form.

Passed.

I have been given official blessing to go forth and research and then write a dissertation.

Whoo?

(Am also planning a paper for AoIR with my friend Mark, which is almost more exciting than passing the proposal defense.)

Public mourning

I’m finding myself fascinated by the use of the Internet for purposes of public mourning. For example, The Steve Irwin Tribute Pool on Flickr. I’ve also recently seen it following the passing of a friend of mine, and when a Carleton student died last year.

I sense a paper…. too bad I have a dissertation to write and an R&R to get back to at some point.