Hell yes, you did. You're a fucking badass, Mariam. I hope you deeply, deeply enjoy this moment - seeing you overcome in such a spectacular way means a lot to others too, including me.

Berkeley has been my dream department ever since I spent some time there as a visiting PhD student, and they just keep proving it with hires like yours :-)

This outcome makes me so happy. Literally could not be better. Congratulations.

Mentioned Abu Ghraib in lecture and the undergrads had no idea what I was referring to.

My family has been hicking up ever since my now-10-yr-old was a toddler.