It’s my defense-aversary! I’ve been a PhD for two years. For me, getting the PhD was much bigger than having the PhD has been. Perhaps I’ll write up more reflections on this later.

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No dissertation is worth a lifetime of revision.

William Germano, From Dissertation to Book

I haven’t been sharing a lot of travel adventures not because I haven’t been having them, but just because making the time to share is tricky.

But here! Have some photos!

A stone relief. A skull wearing a leaf crown floats over two other skulls. The crowned skull faces forward. The other two skulls are in profile.A stone relief. A skull wearing a leaf crown sits atop two other skulls. The crowned skull faces forward. The other two skulls are placed with their bottoms facing the viewer.A metal statue of Anne Frank.A stone relief. A skull sits on a pedestal. The pedestal is adorned with woodwind instruments and sheet music. Four babies surround the pedestal, two on each side. The two closest to the pedestal stand. The baby on the far left sits on an hourglass. The baby on the far right sits on a skull.

Finished reading: Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett 📚

My first finished Discworld. Reading Piers Anthony feels like coming home (miss me with your takes on him, please, I know his flaws). Reading Terry Pratchett feels like visiting a treasured friend. A lot of fun here.

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Data: *has a personal problem* *does extensive research* Captain Picard, I have done all the research but I do not have the answer to my problem.

Picard: What do you think about the problem, though?

Data: *blinks*

Just another reason I identify with Data.

Full-on happy misty-eyed over this week’s Picard. 🖖🏻📺

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Learn how to revise and you will produce a better first book. Remember it and you will enjoy writing the books to follow.

William Germano, From Dissertation to Book

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Revision is unromantic, time-consuming, tiring. It is also the only way to make one’s writing better.

William Germano, From Dissertation to Book