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It.

Is.

Done.

It took FOUR years to get here. But I can finally say it. I. Am. Done.

I did my Final Defense yesterday, on Monday, June 28, 2021. I was super nervous, and I really wasn’t sure how things were going to pan out. Thankfully however, it worked for the better. I presented with the PowerPoint and then I answered the Q&A afterwards. I was anxious but at the end of it, the thesis committee granted me with the words I oh so wanted to hear.

I passed with minor revisions.

No words can sum up how happy I felt that day. It felt super surreal. I never imagined I would get this far. Hell, when I started this degree, I wasn’t even sure what my thesis was going to be. I had half a mind decided that I would just give up and not do the thesis at all. But of course, I was never one to leave things off when I’ve sunk so much time into it. So I persevered. There were a lot of frustrating nights, mental anguish, and just downright depression that came and went.

And now, I can look back at it in hindsight.

Would I do this again? Hell no. I do not recommend getting a Master’s Degree at all. I can safely say I have one now, but I sure as hell am not going to go for the gold and go get a PhD. It takes a different kind of person to get one, and I was not that person. The only reason I got this far is just out of pure stubbornness and the sunken cost fallacy. If anything, a part of the reason I wanted a Master’s was because I wanted the bragging rights.

Yes, you read that right.

I did it for the clout.

Joking aside, the bragging rights were a part of the reason, outside of the realistic ones.

But yeah, it’s so nice to finally not have this weighing me down. I’ve been splurging as of late to celebrate the occasion. I bought a Switch! I sure hope I didn’t make a wrong decision and have Nintendo suddenly announce a Pro version right out of the blue. I would be pissed off to say the least.

Now that I actually have the free time, I’ll be officially opening up commissions again. However, I am thinking of upping the prices. Nothing is final yet until I release the updated commissions sheet so if you are reading this and you want to commission me, just give me a few days and I’ll get it sorted out.

I’ll be posting my backlog stories as well. These are stuff I’ve been writing whenever I had the chance. A few are commissions I decided to do while I was on hiatus because I wanted something to do.

I’ve also been thinking of streaming. I haven’t really sorted it out yet, but I am serious about trying it. I’m not sure what my content would be, but you can best be sure it’ll be about video games. Hell, I bought a capture card (I really have been splurging) and it’ll let me stream the games from my consoles! I’d probably be streaming games like Apex Legends, or PS1 games or whatever. I’ve been thinking about playing The Legend of Dragoon. A good friend of mine is having me play Digimon CyberSleuths--a digimon JRPG. It has been fun as well too!

If you’re ever interested, check me out at twitch.tv/rovas117

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Overall though, I’m not sure what lies ahead of me. I honestly didn’t dare to think or plan what would happen after I got my degree. I didn’t want to set up expectations that may fall apart.

But now that I’m here? I’ll think I’ll just enjoy this moment before I start worrying about life again. I could use the break.

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Stay safe out there and remember: Go Beyond! PLUS ULTRA!

Till next time!