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 Thursday, June 18, 2009

The News

By Diana Hsieh @ 11:15 PM

It's official: Diana Hsieh is now Dr. Diana Hsieh.

I woke up at 5:30 this morning to finish reading my dissertation, as well as to prepare the opening remarks for my defense. I did that, and then, in a bit of a rush, I drove the 55-mile / 65-minute trek to Boulder. As the last of its kind after seven long years of exhausting commutes, that drive was remarkably satisfying in itself.

The defense -- from noon to two -- went well. My committee was pretty easygoing, but fielding major questions about my work for more than an hour and a half does take its toll. My brain felt pretty well-frozen by the end. And then I had the emotional shock of being really done. So to recover myself, I drank some champagne in the department with my committee. Then Conrad and I enjoyed a beautiful ninety minute hike from Flatirons Vista, just south of Boulder. By the end, I felt like myself again.

After that, I headed to northwest Denver to conduct the second meeting of Front Range Objectivism's summer Atlas Shrugged Reading Group. I'm very pleased with that group, but I'll save the details for another post.

I got home about 10 pm, and now I'm definitely headed for bed. It has been a long, exhausting, and most excellent day. I appreciate -- far more than expected -- all of the well-wishes posted to these comments, as well as the congratulations posted to Twitter and FaceBook. I felt like I had my own personal cheering section on the last home stretch of a race. (My favorite line was via e-mail: "Break a premise!")

I should mention that my Ph.D isn't entirely finished yet: I have some minor changes to make to the dissertation this upcoming week before I submit the uber-final version to the university. However, as I've learned the hard way of late, even minor changes to a 320-page manuscript will require much time and effort. (I'm not required to make changes, but I noticed some fixable problems when I re-read the dissertation these past few days, mostly just bits of unclear verbiage.) Once that is done, I'll release it for public consumption.

Again, thank you, everyone!

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Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 22:33:25 mst
Comment ID: #1
Name: Dave B
E-mail: Blankenstein0582(at)aol.com

Congratulations and... well done, DR. Hsieh! :-D

Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 22:42:59 mst
Comment ID: #2
Name: Mike
E-mail: atlas51184(at)comcast.net

Congratulations!

Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 23:22:09 mst
Comment ID: #3
Name: John Harris
E-mail: John.harris00(at)gmail.com

Congrats diana. Great job. :)

John.

Friday, June 19, 2009 at 0:38:46 mst
Comment ID: #4
Name: D. Patrick Garrett
E-mail: karen.garrett(at)comcast.net

Good for you! One goal down, and many more to go I hope.

Friday, June 19, 2009 at 2:40:11 mst
Comment ID: #5
Name: Joseph Kellard
E-mail: theainet1(at)optonline.net
URL: http://www.josephkellard.blogspot.com

Congratulations! You are an inspiration, Diana.

Friday, June 19, 2009 at 2:46:54 mst
Comment ID: #6
Name: Doug H.
E-mail: radiotheatre(at)gmail.com

Congratulations.

Friday, June 19, 2009 at 3:28:03 mst
Comment ID: #7
Name: Edward Roberts

Fantastic. Well done.

Friday, June 19, 2009 at 4:33:27 mst
Comment ID: #8
Name: Bill Perry
E-mail: wperryster(at)gmail(dot)com

Dr. Diana Hsieh--has a ring to it!

Congratulations!

Friday, June 19, 2009 at 5:20:40 mst
Comment ID: #9
Name: Jerry
E-mail: jerryanomo(at)gmail.com

Congratulations, Dr. Diana Hsieh.

Friday, June 19, 2009 at 6:50:33 mst
Comment ID: #10
Name: Allen Farris
E-mail: afarris.mro(at)gmail.com

Congratulations Dr. Diana Hsieh. Well done. Your efforts are an inspiration to us.

Friday, June 19, 2009 at 7:14:07 mst
Comment ID: #11
Name: Allison Taylor
E-mail: ataylor(at)poetics.info

Fantastic! Congratulations, Dr. Diana Hsieh!

Friday, June 19, 2009 at 7:20:49 mst
Comment ID: #12
Name: Richard Wills
E-mail: rkwills(at)mac.com

Congratulations, Diana!

Friday, June 19, 2009 at 7:26:16 mst
Comment ID: #13
Name: Rory Hodgson
E-mail: cowboybebop(at)ntlworld.com

Good work, Diana.

I'm well proud, I am. :)

Friday, June 19, 2009 at 7:28:05 mst
Comment ID: #14
Name: Rob McVey
E-mail: jrmcvey(at)rogers.com

Congratulations! From the quality of ideas on Noodlefood, I'm sure you deserve the doctorate.

Friday, June 19, 2009 at 7:28:14 mst
Comment ID: #15
Name: Rational Jenn
E-mail: rationaljenn(at)gmail.com
URL: http://rationaljenn.blogspot.com

AWE. SOME. :o)

Friday, June 19, 2009 at 7:37:02 mst
Comment ID: #16
Name: Roger

Nicely done, Dr. Hsieh. Congratulations.

Friday, June 19, 2009 at 7:40:32 mst
Comment ID: #17
Name: Rob Abiera
E-mail: rob(at)robabiera.com
URL: http://moralitywar.blogspot.com

Congratulations, Diana!

Friday, June 19, 2009 at 8:05:19 mst
Comment ID: #18
Name: Jeff Montgomery
E-mail: jamontgom(at)hotmail.com
URL: http://funwithgravity.blogspot.com

Congratulations!

I can't believe an Objectivist got a philosophy degree in far-out Boulder, CO. lol. It's to your credit, but speaks well of the school too. During my degrees I was surprised to get some of the best help from people who I was diametrically opposed to, but were admirable folks who held to basic tenets of reason, civility and scholarship. I'm glad everything worked out well.

>Conrad and I enjoyed a beautiful ninety minute hike from Flatirons Vista

Hopefully you didn't meet the curious young mountain lions: http://funwithgravity.blogspot.com/2009/06/run-changed-due-to-lions.html. I started my run on the other side of the highway that day!

>I should mention that my Ph.D isn't entirely finished yet

D'oh! Still, the major goal has been reached!

Friday, June 19, 2009 at 8:07:43 mst
Comment ID: #19
Name: Gideon Reich
E-mail: gideon.reich(at)gmail.com
URL: http://armchairintellectual.blogspot.com

Congratulations!

Friday, June 19, 2009 at 8:12:53 mst
Comment ID: #20
Name: sara

Congrats again.

Friday, June 19, 2009 at 8:30:17 mst
Comment ID: #21
Name: Jim May
E-mail: seerak(at)gmail.com

Bummer. Now I can't simply use "Dr. Hsieh" and have everybody know I mean Paul. ;)

CONGRATULATIONS! I agree with Bill Perry, "Dr. Diana Hsieh" does have a good solid cadence to it.

Friday, June 19, 2009 at 8:41:41 mst
Comment ID: #22
Name: Josh
E-mail: porcupinetree.opeth(at)gmail.com

Congratulations, Diana.

Friday, June 19, 2009 at 8:59:58 mst
Comment ID: #23
Name: Joe Maurone
E-mail: spaceplayer2112(at)hotmail.com
URL: http://superherobabylong.blogspot.com

What's up, Doc? Rock on.

Friday, June 19, 2009 at 9:30:47 mst
Comment ID: #24
Name: Ashley King
E-mail: atking(at)mtaonline.net

Thank you Diana: civilization has one more champion in academia!

Friday, June 19, 2009 at 9:33:17 mst
Comment ID: #25
Name: BrianS

Congratulations on your success. :)

Friday, June 19, 2009 at 9:50:40 mst
Comment ID: #26
Name: Jennifer Snow
E-mail: Snowconic(at)hotmail.com
URL: http://literatrix.blogspot.com

WOO! PARTY!!

Friday, June 19, 2009 at 10:03:51 mst
Comment ID: #27
Name: Adam Reed
E-mail: adamreedatalumdotmitdotedu
URL: http://borntoidentify.blogspot.com/

Congratulations!

Friday, June 19, 2009 at 10:06:14 mst
Comment ID: #28
Name: Ryan Krause
E-mail: rakrause(at)indiana.edu
URL: themoneyspeech.blogspot.com

Congrats!

Friday, June 19, 2009 at 10:26:25 mst
Comment ID: #29
Name: LIN Zinser
E-mail: lzinser(at)aynrandcenter.org

I am so pleased for you, and you deserve this degree. Go forth and conquer!!!!!! (after a few days of celebrating)

Friday, June 19, 2009 at 10:29:58 mst
Comment ID: #30
Name: Richard

Well done, congratulations!

Friday, June 19, 2009 at 10:54:13 mst
Comment ID: #31
Name: Brett Wood
E-mail: brettawood(at)gmail.com
URL: http://www.arthurwooddesign.com

Well done. Cheers! Glad to see it!

Friday, June 19, 2009 at 12:18:19 mst
Comment ID: #32
Name: LB
E-mail: EstiTiEsti(at)gmail.com
URL: http://3-ring-binder.blogspot.com/

Congratulations on your great news, Dr. Hsieh.

Friday, June 19, 2009 at 15:22:00 mst
Comment ID: #33
Name: Sajid

Conragulations Diana. I am glad everything went well. It has been quite exciting for me to follow the genesis of your thesis online these past couple of years and thanks for letting us share that experience.

Friday, June 19, 2009 at 15:37:41 mst
Comment ID: #34
Name: Michael Gold
E-mail: micaelgold(at)aol.com
URL: http://www.mgtutoring.com

Congratulations!!

Friday, June 19, 2009 at 15:52:05 mst
Comment ID: #35
Name: Roderick Fitts
E-mail: rodfitts(at)gmail.com

Congratulations on your defense, Dr. Diana! Though I knew you had it in you from the beginning.

I hope you got a lot of rest after all that, for that matter.

Friday, June 19, 2009 at 16:32:57 mst
Comment ID: #36
Name: Mike Gillespie
E-mail: mwgillespie(at)hotmail.com

Hearty congratulations, Diana. A personal achievement, and a contribution to Objectivist scholarship all in one.

Being an Objectivist, the personal achievement part is obviously the more important of the two!

Friday, June 19, 2009 at 17:15:05 mst
Comment ID: #37
Name: Mike
E-mail: mikedialj(at)netscape.net

Congratulations! I hear there is indeed life after graduate school.

Friday, June 19, 2009 at 18:02:07 mst
Comment ID: #38
Name: Andrew Miner
E-mail: andrewminer(at)mac.com

Congratulations! It's been a real adventure reading about your progress over this past year; thanks for sharing it!

Friday, June 19, 2009 at 19:06:26 mst
Comment ID: #39
Name: KPO'M
E-mail: ka84796(at)comcast.net

Enjoy your first weekend as the better half of the "Drs. Hsieh" :-)

Friday, June 19, 2009 at 21:45:19 mst
Comment ID: #40
Name: Freddy Ben-Zeev
E-mail: benzeev(at)comcast(dot)net

Bravo! On to the next achievment!

Saturday, June 20, 2009 at 6:48:13 mst
Comment ID: #41
Name: Stephen Boydstun
E-mail: stephen.boydstun(at)gmail.com

Congratulations, Diana! A mighty big achievement.

For tomorrow--

Widest way the day,
singing green the realm.
Golden honey stay,
solstice last the dream.

Saturday, June 20, 2009 at 21:28:07 mst
Comment ID: #42
Name: KPO'M
E-mail: ka84796(at)comcast.net

Doctor, Doctor, give me the news... (Sorry, I couldn't resist).

Sunday, June 21, 2009 at 17:46:05 mst
Comment ID: #43
Name: Galileo Blogs
E-mail: rayniles(at)rcniles.com
URL: http://galileoblogs.blogspot.com

I am congratulating you again, on *your* blog, after having done so on Facebook. Congratulations, Dr. Hsieh!

Sunday, June 21, 2009 at 18:20:09 mst
Comment ID: #44
Name: AH

Congratulations.

Monday, June 22, 2009 at 21:06:38 mst
Comment ID: #45
Name: Adam Buker
E-mail: adam(at)adambuker.com
URL: http://www.adambuker.com

Congratulations!! =D

Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 14:38:11 mst
Comment ID: #46
Name: Guy
URL: http://www.fa-rm.org/blog/index.html

Congratulations!

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