Um. Wow.

[triskellian]

I haven't mentioned my degree result, because I'm kinda shy about it, although people ask sometimes. I'm mentioning it now because I've just had an email from my dissertation supervisor telling me that he's nominated me for an award which is given to the best dissertation in the school written by a student who gets a first overall. He's at pains to

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[pepper_field]

Eee! Well done you! That's fantastic.

[dyddgu]

Congratulations :-) (though I am, of course, totally unsurprised ;-)

[lathany]

That's wonderful news!

[bluedevi]

w00t! Congratulations!

I am very pleased, but less gobsmacked than you :)

[undyingking]

So those purchases of bound volumes in Epping second-hand shops may yet prove to be a sound financial as well as intellectual investment... Good luck, you certainly deserve it!

[triskellian]

Different dissertation - that was my 'independent study', which is like a mini dissertation. And which got a much higher mark than my actual dissertation, which is the prize-nominated one!

[undyingking]

Hope this one was cheaper then ;-)

[triskellian]

Cheaper in money, but I had to pay with a bit of my soul: I bought some copies of the Mail on Sunday :-(