Well, uh, it's done. It could hardly have gone any better, I'm delighted to say. The exile was worth it, the hours I spent revising were worth it, the support from a few people was worth it.

So, in the best "24" crew lingo (something I learnt from Season 2's Making Of documentary), this is a semester wrap for Paulo! Bring on next semester (after a few days rest, please). Time to catch up with more books, more movies, more music.

If that's possible, that is.