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[brigdh]

Tomorrow I'm starting my comprehensive exams (aka prelims, quals, orals, etc)! I'm nervous. The way my university does it, you pick three professors. Each professor will give you one question; I'll get them tomorrow at 9am. Then I have ten days to write ten pages for each of the questions. It's just graded pass/fail, but essentially you cannot fail without having to leave grad school. Thus, the nervousness. Also, I unlikely to be on LJ much for the next ten days! At least I hope so, since if otherwise, I clearly will not be doing well.

Wish me luck! Or, if you have done such a thing yourself, give me tips to keep from going crazy.

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[wordsofastory.livejournal.com]

#^^#

[rm.livejournal.com]

What does that one mean, i forget?

[wordsofastory.livejournal.com]

It is a happy blushing face. ^^ by itself is happy eyes- it's not turned sideways like :) just straight up and down. You have to picture the eyes being sort of pinched by the smiling cheeks, so o.o is blank eyes and O.O are wide eyes and >.> are eyes looking to the left and <.< are eyes looking the other way. Etc! And then add #^^# and they are the cheeks, colored in because they are blushing.

[rm.livejournal.com]

One day I will remember this. Meanwhile, you are really cute.