Although I haven’t actually had my thesis bound yet, I thought I’d celebrate just a little anyway. So I made a video that I hope does a better job of thanking the people who cheered me up, listened to me whinge, or made me laugh while I was doing my PhD than the ‘official’ acknowledgements ever could.
If you had even the tiniest bit of co-present fun with me at any point in the last three years, chances are you’re in here somewhere. If not, it’s only because I didn’t have a photo of you.
Oh, and the music is for Jules and Jaz (who both quite like Missy Higgins), and also Anne (who hates positive, jangly-guitar folk-inspired pop music like this with a passion). Besides, the song is getting so much mainstream radio airplay right now that the day I submitted my thesis will be forever linked to this moment in the history of popular culture. (or, i just like the jangly guitars).
8 responses to “PhD acknowledgements: the YouTube version”
Congrats on the thesis! What a great way to thank everyone.
I don’t know which is worse: being “forever linked to this moment in the history of popular culture” or “positive, jangly-guitar folk-inspired pop music”!
Luckily for you, this matter is less important than the awesomeness of you finishing your thesis and being enough of a geek to put your personal acknowledgements on YouTube, which we can both agree is what the internets are all about.
Thanks Chuck. Anne, we can indeed agree on that. And yes, I’m geeky. Geeky and proud.
Very cool! And, seriously, I look forward to reading it.
Such nerdy goodness!! I got a bit teary lookin’ at that. Hope lots of those faces will be staying with you well beyond the PhD. Well done & yay, again. xx
I hope so too, MC!
Aw- lovely. Thank you.
wow. congratulations and nice work on the thankyou’s. very snazzy.