It has come, October 22nd, 2pm, and gone. And the examiners, they have feasted intellectually, and they have left with a pleasant taste in their mouths, thankfully. I am grateful that my dues have been paid, and that, for now, there is time for a trip to Tassie.



Dinner with each supervisor has been a relaxed affair. I have never laughed so much with them in the hourly span of our fortnightly meetings - much less look them in the eye and feel, oddly, this agreeable sense of friendliness four hours straight. But the one nagging thought I had was, if I'd failed, would everything have changed? The world hasn't changed, this I know. But how was this new wisdom suddenly acquired?

Thanks, y'all, for the well-wishes. And thanks again, s, for the green tea pantyliners - they oozed happy thoughts and good karma even as they made their way over.