Is there a doctor in the house?

Why, yes... Yes there is!

Man. best part of strokes received following Dissertation Defense this afternoon = having one of the committee members, who has *not* been activey involved in trying to help me succeed at this for the last five years (*unlike* my beautiful Professor who I still love more than all the rest!) say: "well, this is just so exciting! Now we have something to show other grad students who are interested in writing a non-traditional dissertation using narrative. It's so interesting to be first. Now we'll get to keep saying 'Yes, but aren't we realy talking about modeling it after the Magnet dissertation of 2008?'" {blush/swoon}

K. So. 2008 is turning out to be one of the best years ever. Witness the results for the first half...

1) great new fiancee (who it looks like I can now legally marry)
2) great new job
3) great new house
4) great new age/decade (40 rocks!)
5) great new finish to a (seems like) million year stint as a grad student
6) same amazing friends and famiy.

Gosh. I think I'm officially THE luckiest human being on the planet!