Confirmation combobulation
My confirmation of candidature was last week. Was it a big deal? Honestly, it’s hard to say. I had been reading, writing and thinking for a year. I had my presentation prepared a month in advance, and had practiced it at least ten times. I got some pretty searching questions, both in the seminar itself and as part of my committee interview. It seemed like a certified, bone fide, “big deal”. And yet, everyone in the lead-up had insisted that this was not a “big deal”. Don’t wo