final week

actually, final week before the written portion of my qualifying exam on Aug 31, and then another week before my oral exam.... this drags on forever! i'll try to look at it like I have more time to study. ^^

so on top of cramming like mad and the anxiety and stress and officially getting used to the idea that I'm getting sick (i think it's the cold, hopefully not the flu), somehow, i still am very grateful for a lot of things and things can definitely be a lot worse. I spent 3 hrs with my professor today, as he quizzed me in the oral exam setup. it was good, i'm very thankful to have this sort of support from my boss and labmates.

my mom told me to take the day off so i can get better - but alas, it's too close to quals. :P i took a little bit of time off today tho, so that was nice.

home stretch! need to keep the momentum going before i fizzle out. can't wait til sept 7.

wow, random college memory: a friend who used to live across the hall from me, was listing some dance styles and the memories connected to them: "The Chicken Dance. I still remember doing this during stress weeks at the dorm in Kimball." hilarious. i remember that too.