SUCCESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I PASSED!

I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed.

(*deep breath*)

I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed, I passed.

I passed.

Oh, good lord I am so happy to have this over and done with. I have had this fricking candidacy exam hanging over me for almost a year, and now for the first time it's done. Oh, I cannot tell you how good that feels.

Lemme put it this way: I have not slept as soundly in months as I did last night.

Dr. Droo draws one step closer.

Okay, on to more pleasant things: like my thesis defense.