I have invited everybody I know (pretty much) and who I know is in Copenhagen on December 4th to a reception celebrating that I can hopefully call myself doctor at that point. I opted out of the official dinner because of financial issues (plane tickets and Christmas presents are expensive!) and decided to keep it short but big. Altogether I have invited 54 people and hope that all don't show up at the same time, because I am not sure the otherwise grand apartment will fit all at once. I felt a bit weird about inviting already now, before I have defended (remember, December 1st at 13.00 hours) but that is the way things go; sometime you have to gamble a bit. I am likewise gambling with my future right now, looking into getting a new job (I guess Americans would say 'a real job', but I feel I had a real job already for two and a half years as a PhD student) somewhere outside Denmark. Now I just wish my gambling will pay off sometime soon. For both cases.
Posted by Louise at November 17, 2004 10:16 PM