As some of you will remember, back in the spring of 2005, I churned out five incomplete papers and finished the semi-final draft of a thesis. All my papers have now been graded (though I'm waiting on the final results on one of them). And today, I got word via email from the professor who stepped into the place vacated by my original thesis supervisor about the thesis:
Dear Clifton,I write with what I hope is the satisfying news that Dr ______ and I agree that your thesis satisfies [the seminary's] expectations relative to an MTS -- provided you clean up some copy-editorial loose ends.
My friend, Tripp sent me gracious congratulations and lamented his own slow progress on his thesis. To which I replied:
You, too, can take six years, just like me, to get 'er done.How, you ask, can I get an MTS program and thesis done in six years? Well, I tell you, it wasn't easy. It took a lot more goofing off than I thought. Really excruciating at times. Once I had to play thirty straight games of computer solitaire.
But I tell you this. I gotta give a shout out tuh thuh Lor'! I can do all things through him that strengtheneth me. It was all my peeps out there, prayin' it up to the Lord that got me through.
If I'm not mistaken, Tripp blew coffee out his nose at that.
Posted by Clifton at February 2, 2006 02:21 PM | TrackBackCongratulations, Clifton!
Posted by: Mimi at February 2, 2006 04:08 PMCongratulations! 30 straight cames of Solitaire? Don't most schools give an extra sash at the ceremony for that?
Posted by: Bro. James at February 2, 2006 07:45 PMIt took a lot more goofing off than I thought. Really excruciating at times.
I resemble that remark. And congrats.
Posted by: Michael G at February 4, 2006 10:55 AM