Paging Dr. Berke!

It's been very quiet on the blog front for a few weeks now, but I have some good news: as of February 17, my revised thesis was accepted, making me officially a doctor! And yes, that was three days before my last post. I've been kept very busy since then because, though officially "done" with my PhD, I'm not yet truly done. Mainly because of the two papers which made up my thesis have yet to be published, and need to be submitted before March 25th to support a companion proposal (by my advisor and the group I worked with, to continue on with the larger project). There are a few bureaucratic formalities to finish up as well to receive my diploma, but I am officially allowed to the use the title "Dr." from when I got the announcement.

I should be able to have the papers submitted by the deadline, as they're almost done except for changing one plot and a minor bit of rewriting, but it's kept me occupied in evenings and weekends—which, after a day (or week) of work, is not exactly my most productive time. I'm certainly looking forward to having these papers done and some free time to get back to more interesting creative pursuits, which should spill over into more posts here. In the meantime, I should get back to work on them. A hui hou!