Spring Break

Ah, spring break. Pretty much the only reason I have the time and energy to sit here and write this post.
It's a marvelous thing.

Some people are off on a beach, wearing tiny triangles of fabric and string that they pretend are actual bathing suits, drinking enormous amounts of alcohol and hooking up with random strangers. (Mmmmm.... STDs.....)
Some people are traveling to see relatives they haven't seen in months, like long lost Great-aunt Bertha and her hairless chihuahua Nacho.
And some people, like my lovely friend Lacie, are getting married in the Bahamas.

Me?
I'm lying on the living room floor with my snoring dachshund Barney and my NCLEX-RN Q&A Flash Cards.
And I think I just inhaled a dust bunny.

You see, friends, on April 10th I have an exam called the "Exit HESI" at school, which is the Grand Pubah of exams. You have to get a certain score on it in order to graduate as the score indicates something like an 85% chance you'll pass the national nursing boards, or something like that.
It's all quite intimidating.

The professors say they've seen students crumple to the floor in tears, both of joy and defeat.
Does this make me feel confident?
No, it does not.
It makes me wonder:
Will I be the first student in the history of the HSC to smash the computer screen after learning my score?
Should I smuggle in some hairspray and a lighter and threaten to blowtorch the building unless they pass me?
Could I arrange for several trained armadillos to burrow into the room at strategic times thus creating distractions and allowing me time to google the answers?

Perhaps I should just continue with these cards.

But I think I'll keep the armadillos just in case...



In other news: Happy 29th birthday to my best friend Cassie!! You're the greatest and I love you!