After months -- no, years -- of waiting, today I crossed the last multi-digit number off my calendar. The highly-anticipated Countdown to my exit from the Evil Day Job is into the SINGLE DIGITS!

As is the countdown to life as a broke-ass up-to-my-neck-in-debt graduate student.

Huh. When you look at it that way, it doesn't seem quite as appealing.

Who am I kidding? I'm smiling almost all the time lately, whistling and humming at work...I'm in a damn fine mood most of the time, because I AM OUT OF HERE! Bwahahahahaha! So long, suckers!

Whee!