So anyone who knows anything about my current life, know that I am feverishly trying to write my thesis so I can graduate with a Masters Degree. So today (July 11), I had a deadline to turn into the graduate school for a format check. I remember reading the website and seeing the word "complete". Some unforeseen extended nap has caused me to sleep for 11 hours the night before and I slip into a depression. I email my advisor to tell her that there was no way that I would be able to turn in a copy today (she's in Spain, so she's just hoping blindly that I finish). One of my committee members, good ole Ranger Nick, shoots me an email to remind me that the format check was today, and that it didn't need to be finished, just something for them to check my formatting on. OH REALLY?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? I swear I turned into this kid: 
So I call up the Visitor's Center and ask them if I could set up shop in their conference room. They tell me yes, and I start working on getting a RRROOOOUUUUUUUGGGGGGHHHHHH draft of my thesis ready for a format check. At 5:06pm EST, I turned in that rough draft (and got much further along on my thesis thanks to it).
While doing the preamble portion of the thesis, I got to the Dedication and the Acknowledgements sections. I looked at other theses to get an idea of who or what I could do this towards, and finally made a decision on who to dedicate it to: All the medical professional who have kept me alive over the years. Obviously. I probably would've croaked years ago without them. Then I got to the acknowledgements. It was much harder to do those. It took me about 35 minutes (way too long considering the numerous other things that needed to be tackled), but I finally came up with this:
I would like to wholeheartedly thank everyone who has supported me during my education and thesis completion while at UGA. I would like to thank my advisor, Dr. Maria Navarro, for being such a great motivator, educator, mother and friend to me for the past two years. Without her understanding what it takes for me to do anything I do, I fear that my experience would be less than desirable.
I would also like to thank my committee member Dr. Nicholas Fuhrman, for stepping in and being a huge part of my thesis completion process, as well as the greatest office neighbor a person could ask for.
Thank you to other committee members Dr. Jill Rucker and Jeff Buckley for being a great part of my goals and vision I have set for myself.
Thank you to all the present and former faculty of the ALEC department for being such a great family to me for the past two years while I was so far away from mine. Dr. Herren, Dr. Duncan, Dr. Morgan, Dr. Hudson, Dr. Flanders, and Dr. Ricketts, you have been invaluable to my success.
Thank you to Christy Frizzell and Brandie Pentecost for being the two greatest friends to work with; you have meant the entire world to me and being there for me in every way possible, and I could never thank you enough for what you have done for me these past two years.
Lastly, thank you to my parents Annette and Maurice, and my brothers, Andre, Mario, and Wash, for always being my backbone and for my supportive best friends: Courtney, Elaine, Geoff, Nicole, Britni, Allen, Bradley, Sabina, Meg, Reid, and Levi.
It could only take up one page, and I had to end it there. I was saddened and wanted to thank more people. So I figured, why not do a blog post to give a shout out to all those I would thank. So here it goes.
My Aunts and Uncles - Thank you for loving all of this. You are fantastic and showing me that love is everywhere has been vital for my upbringing. I hope I am making you proud
My Cousins - Thank you for being like brothers and sisters to me. Not everyone is lucky enough to have family like you, so I hope they're all jealous and wish they were me or one of you.
Bayleigh - For being the 4th brother I didn't need. But you were definitely a lot easier to deal with than the other 3, so thank you for that.
Lara Oshon - You are the best next door neighbor anyone could ask for. Thank you for letting me play your piano and play with Lula Belle. I'm sorry that my sleeping on the wall kept you up at night, but I hope you know that I'm your biggest fan and can't wait to start the cover band for your music: Oshon's 11.
Jack - Thank you Jack for perpetuating my need to be a fat kid, and for giving the best high fives of anyone I know. Also, thank you for introducing me to Lauren Denise, who is clearly winning at life. And for Vernon, because he is entertaining.
Grad Assistants Who Came Before Me - I would like to thank Jenna, Kelly, Mahammane and especially Natalie for being great inspirations for me. I say especially Natalie because she was on the receiving end of a minimum of 104 butt dials, and answered every one. She also cheerleads me via Gchat, which is a vital pep talk I need for my everyday life. Mahammane, you came and went and seeing you downtown driving a taxi was always a pleasure.
Graduate Classmates - Big thanks to all of my graduate classmates for putting up with all this awesomeness. A special thanks to Tim, Monko, and Carlton. I hate that you all became adults and left me behind, but I can't be mad; but I can be really jealous.
Nikki Marie - For being tiny and for allowing me to be in an abusive relationship with you
Amanda Jane - For being the best story teller ever and for coming to my party that one time. Also for being a part of my thesis and for constantly yelling from behind me to write my thesis using very selective colorful language that would suggest Tourette's or an anger management problem. I hope your name being mentioned about 40 times in the actual thesis will suffice, but we both know you won't read it ;-) (I will give you a copy and highlight your name in it so you can get straight to the good parts).
Grad Assistants Who Are With Me Now - Milton, Erik, Marcus, Jason, Sarah, and Lacee, you make it very difficult to do work. Especially you Milton. Milton, you are out of control and should seek help. Erik, Marcus, Sarah, and Lacee, you should work hard to make sure he gets all the help he needs because lets face it, he's belligerent. DO NOT let him skate on the new carpet. That's not okay.
Paul and David - You make babysitting kids fun. You also make babysitting kids difficult. Collectively you remind me a lot of myself; totally awesome with room to spare.
My Babies - Tiny, Amanda Claus, Sang Ah, Callie, Chandni, and Asha, you're so young and I can't believe I hung out with you so much. Your college careers are going to be awesome, and I hope you continue to be friends and have a ton of fun. But you'll always be babies.
School of Music - Thanks for pretending that I can sing, then taking my picture, and then it getting on an international website aptly making me an international super star. That was kinda cool. Also, thank you for introducing me to such awesome people like Josephine, Big Jared, Little Jared, Connor, Nedvideck, Furnips, Splenda, Red Hot, Dr. Bara, Dr. Broughton, all the members of Concert Choir, randos in the hallway, but especially Dr. Mitos Andaya. She's a total BAMF and my life was made being directed under her. Not Sorry
SPIA Grad Students - You guys are awesome. Especially you Mark and Yesterdays. Y'all are fantastic.
Psychology Grad Students - You are all so crunk. Like..super crunk. At first I was like "man, this Jess girl is wild". Then I met the rest of you. ALL with long hair don't care attitudes. And with a life mantra like YOLO you can't help but be awesome.
Dole - Thank you for making such delicious juice.
Meat Department - Thank you for selling your delicious meats.
Tampico - Mmmmmm, thank you a lot ;-)
Karmin and Jenna Mourey - Thank you for your entertaining Youtube videos of distraction
Bradley - I don't like Bella. I know I already thanked you once, but I figured if you saw your name again, you'd be happy, then I could give you some bad news like me not liking your cat. You're welcome.
The Dick Family - Thank you for being super awesome all the time and feeding me food then tempting me with meat as to motivate me to write my thesis. Even though I know Coach only did it because he was testing out his douche pants :)
Nestle - Thank you for your delicious chocolate and your delicious raisinettes
My 6 Classes of Students - Thank you for allowing me to feign responsibility and for allowing me to control a part of your GPA. I loved playing mafia with you, and I loved hearing you make ridiculous comments. I think my favorite part was when you gave each others grades based on your group assignments, and the comments that were made to justify it. Those made me really happy because sometimes I like to be evil and laugh at the anger you had for your fellow classmates. Still not sorry.
Visitor's Center and Ag Alumni Center - Thank you for being the chicken houses to my barn. LITERALLY. I always enjoyed socializing with you and using you as an excuse to not do real people work.
Justin, Red Hot, Seth, Parker, Scott, Drew Butler, and others I did not get to meet but still saw - Thanks for being a ging.
Toms - Thanks for making Bugles and Nacho Rings
Dubstep - Thank you for giving me you
The Power Rangers - Liscious Ranger, Southern Belle Ranger, Sexy Ranger, Party Ranger, and Re Re Ranger, thank you for being so awesome.
Sir Reginald Sebastian Worthington III, Esquire - For furthering my love for pandas.
Neighbors Keisha, Stephen, and Doreen - Y'all are kinda cool.
Oxygen - For making breathing easy.
Coca Cola - For constantly making the BLC of allowing me into your headquarters and drinking all your drinks, I thank you.
Mississippi - For being the only accessible state that sells Peach Fanta, that makes you okay in my book.
Peach Fanta - Thank you for existing.
Rest stop at mile marker 40 in Alabama - Thank you for letting me take a nap in your parking lot on numerous occasions.
My Ukulele - Thank you for making me look cool and helping me talk to random strangers who otherwise would be intimidated by my gigantic stature.
And lastly....
You - For reading this blog, and not getting angry that I possibly left you out of it, I would like to thank you. You read the things I actually like to write.
Yeah, it'd go something like that. ~!Antoine!~
