... and it is done ... and it is ... green?

So, this afternoon, after returning from my over 5 hour writing extravaganza with Lynnette (See previous post), I see a large package waiting for me in the apartment lobby ... from NDSU.  Inside, protected by the strangest packing material I have ever seen, are two bound copies of my dissertation.  One is mine, the other goes to Dan and Kara, who wanted a copy on their shelf.

Yep, there it is, bound in its glory.  

So, does that mean that it is done?  Does this mean that I am official now?  I still have not received my diploma in the mail, so it is hard to say.  What I do know is that it looks pretty darn cool on my bookshelves (which you can see behind me), I think I may end up reading through it once (then wish I had edited just a little bit more), and afterwards, well, I think it will be an interesting piece to have on the coffee table for some light reading.  I will say this, though - having your name on a bound copy of something that you wrote ... it is pretty darn cool :-D

Now, I just have to figure out something witty to write in the copy that goes to Dan and Kara ...