How is Anna Doing?

The title of the blog is something I wrote on my white board to keep my very concerned office mate, Nick, up to date on my status as I work on my written exam. Here is my current status (since yesterday at 9AM):
Cups of coffee: 8.0
Shots of espresso: 2.0
Hrs of sleep: 5
Questions remaining (out of 3): 0.33

As delirium sets in I am also coming up with other metrics of my well-being, Such as:
# of times I've referred to a paper I am looking for as "my little friend": 2 ... make that 3
amount of BS I feel I have put into my answers: 1 truck load
# of pounds I have probably gained from filling myself with sugar to stay awake: 3
# of times I thought the building's AC was a helicopter getting ready to land on the building: 1

Well I am almost done so should stop blogging and get back to work. I have to turn this in in 8 hours! Some sleep between now and then would be nice, too.

Remedy

When your office starts brewing Folgers coffee, the solution is to add hot cocoa mix and sugar-in-the-raw. That is all for now. Lots going on these days, what ever happened to summer being a lazy time of year? It's my own fault for having a scheduling malfunction - written exam a week from tomorrow, organizing a group ride for Sunday, and doing a tri on Saturday. Oops.

Update from prelim world

I feel like I ought to post an update, I've been pretty busy with writing my prospectus for my PhD research. It's due tomorrow! As usual I have written more than I am supposed to - it's supposed to be less than 10 pages single-spaced including figures, and I am past that and still adding things :-/. Which means I will be taking things out before the night is over!

I'll feel some relief when I turn this in tomorrow but then I have to start studying for the written and oral exams, which start in 2 weeks. Honestly, I would much rather write a paper than study!

Chris was just watching a special (for some reason) on taylor swift, which reminds me, I have decided I really like her music and her voice. Ironically I've also been listening to a lot of Radiohead the past week. It's really good music to have on while working, actually.

And finally I am drinking some tea that does not have nearly enough caffeine. I was up past 1 AM last night and awake before 6 AM, so I am pretty pooped, but still have work to do! Goodnight!