I received email conformation earlier today that my masters thesis has been printed, bound and submitted to the appropriate people, something which both excites me and fills me with dread. I have been working on it for six years: on the one hand, given that it was only supposed to take year I feel quite ashamed of that fact; after all, London planned and put on the olympics in less time. And yet, this is something I’ve worked very hard on for over half a decade, pouring my heart and soul into the longest piece of work I’ve ever created, apart from this blog. I am bloody proud of it. Yet now, I suppose, all I can do is wait, and hope the examiners pass it – the fear that they might not is pretty indescribable. I would like to thank Esther for her help on the early stages, and my parents for helping me get the document ready for submission.