I actually dissertated on 20th of June! The experience itself was not as terrifying as I expected it to be and entirely unworthy of all that stress and sleepless nights. It was pleasant, actually; it had a form of a conversation rather than a typical question drill. The thought that I'm done with education (for the most part, anyway, as I will probably need to complete a few more courses) still feels a bit alien, but I'm slowly adjusting to the fact that I don't have any reading and reasearch to do or papers to write during summer anymore. Oh delightful unemployment days await me, I can tell.

The reason why I'm still not online all that much is that I currently have some other responsibilities that take up most of my time (some things went wrong right after I dissertated and thought I'd have some peace, of course), but I'm getting there. I feel like a butt for posting another "brb" journal, but things should slow down next week.