Sensitive Printers and Proud Partners

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Date: 10 March 2010 18:55:42

The man in the printers today was a bit eccentric, but he was also very sensitive. One wonders what emotions he has seen expressed by students in the course of his time there when people go in and utter the kind of words TOH was today, "this is my PhD thesis which I'd like bound."

He was asking her about what kind of binding and what colour and she was increasingly becoming aware of what she was doing, handing over the last 3 years of her life ready to get it bound prior to submission. I did asked her before I shared this on here, but basically I just wanted to share with you guys because it was a special moment and I am dead proud of her. I don't understand a word of what she's written really - it's Mathematical Physics - but I do know she's worked really hard on it and completing it, particularly within the three years,  is a huge deal.

One advantage of living somewhere like Durham is people get days like this and the emotions involved. The women in the bar was determined to get the Tom Collins's just right when we went into do cocktails to celebrate this achievement.