today found out i won a prize for my phd. i won a prize for the bastard!!! can't believe it - submitted it in 2003! (didn't enter; this is a surprise) and am over here and can't attend the stupid ceremony and snatch a moment of glory! not really people to tell here, so i shall tell you: i climbed a mountain and ... a prize doesn't justify the years it took, but it is a good feeling that someone saw me do it.