Defense Done!

Just wanted to put up a quick post to let everyone know that I successfully managed to pass my defense today. I was pretty nervous just before the talk, but once I got going, I calmed down and everything went well. I also felt lucky to have a lot of friendly faces there in the audience; Thong and Pam took the morning off work to come, several of my friends from undergrad came, and my parents were there too. :) The final verdict was pass with minor revisions, so I'll finish those up during the next several months and finish up in August. Anyway, just wanted to give the update and say thanks for all the well wishes; next up for defending is Baris, Detlef, or Menkes! :)