"The Circuit Is Now Complete"

As Darth Vader remarked, "when I left you, I was but the learner. Now I am the master."

The defense was brilliant. My committee loved my writing, and they were pleased with my oral responses, even if I was a bit slow on the draw. I might have been quicker, but I'm operating on less than four hours of sleep and two cans of Red Bull. Such is my life.

But now I've got Beethoven's Ninth symphony on, and I am very much looking forward to the chorale finally, a treat I promised myself after a successful defense.