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It was great. I love those few amazing people in my world who never forget to remind me how special I am. Now, special does not equal good or normal, but still. Thanks!

I am so scared. I can’t calm down. I feel really weak, I feel like the slightest thing can tip me over.
Get a grip, E., get a grip. There is no point in crying before the exam.
Am I ready? No. Is the exam going to wait? No.
Think nicely of me today, all 8 hours of it. I will need it.

Now this is a comic I can relate to. Substitute "ph.d. qualifying exam" for "crossword", "me" for "al", and it's the same thing.

…two left
I am exhausted already. Yet I am somewhat excited about the next two. Am I a geek? Or have they just brainwashed me? Gimme stats, comparative theory, and coffee. Oh the simple pleasures in life.
Nevermind. Hopefully, I will come back from this land of lala-ness soon. One can always hope.

An ode to useless information. I have lots of it crammed into my head right now. “An OLS estimator when the Gauss-Markov assumptions hold is unbiased and efficient.” Sure, that will get him far.

Just give me the exams already. I am stressed, have a migraine, and want to get them over with. 5 more days until the first one, 9 until the second, and 14 until the third. Give me the damn exams.

A while back, Jenn gave me the letter C for this game below, so now I actually have a topic for today’s post. Ten things that start with C and what they mean to me. Let’s C (pun intended):

COMPREHENSIVE EXAMS: Three of them. Next week. The reason why I have been missing. Not fun.

CLASSES: Done with school classes as of last week, hopefully forever, after 19 years. But I was told it’s bad luck to say that it’s forever, so let’s say I am temporarily done with being a student

CLUB SODA: I love club soda. L-o-v-e.

CONNECTION: I think it might be because my family moved so much when I was little, but I like to stay connected to people and places even long after I leave them or they leave me. Not because of nostalgia necessarily, but just because of a very strong need to feel like I belong.

COLGATE UNIVERSITY: My alma mater. A great place. I have the fondest memories from there.

COFFEE: Black espresso, no sugar, no milk. Five hours to spare and a good friend. This is the perfect weekend in my dream world.

CATS: Nothing against them, but I am a dog person.

CALENDARS and CLOCKS: I like to have calendars and clocks around, to remind me of how fast time goes by. To help me plan and give me visualizations of days to look forward to. I never wear a watch, but I need to have a clock in every room.

CARIBBEAN: Salsa, rum, long nights. I need to get married and have my honeymoon there.

COCONUT: In all forms - candy, drinks, Thai food. Especially Thai food.