EMDAT

… is comprehensive.

In other words, I passed. When I described the comps ordeal to Emily, she said, “Well, that doesn’t sound like fun.” Suffice it to say that, no indeed, it was not a “fun” two hours, but I suppose it went about as well as could be expected. I walked into a couple of traps, but my professors weren’t nearly as mean-spirited as they could have been, and they all really liked my seminar paper. The general consensus was that I should submit it for publication soon, so that’s encouraging.

After an evening of celebrating with some other folks from the history department (In case you’re wondering, the title/first line of this post comes from a statement I uttered after a few beers on Friday afternoon), Emily and I woke up early Saturday morning and hit the road for… Oxford, Mississippi.

Expect a full write-up of the weekend soon.