I can honestly report that I am actually Happy. Yup with a capital ‘H’ happy. That’s because I received advanced copies of the magazine (Interactions) in which my article has been published.
Yeah I knew for a few months that it has been accepted for publication but it really doesn’t hit you until you get that glossy print in your hand with that waft of fresh ink. You scan excitedly on the contents page to look for the article, worried that they might have decided not to run with it at the last minute and forgotten to inform you, and then, voila you find it. Its on page 16! Oh how auspicious, that my birthdate (oh how I love to reach for meaning).
After thumbing through the pages quickly I finally locate the article. It appears better on magazine print, with colour and of course I don’t read it, I am just admiring its font, layout, illustration etc. I have read it enough when writing it. Oh well, maybe later.
I gave a copy each to my supervisors (from the 9 advance copies I received) and you should see their faces; beaming away with ecstatic smiles and congratulatory handshakes.
After the excitement died down, the impostor crept back into the limelight; in disbelief at this latest miracle. Ah well, at least I was Happy for a short while.
