Final stage.

It is ten past five on Tuesday afternoon. People are starting to leave and I am still sitting in front of this computer, revising (By the way, I am back in London and in the lab).
The guys here keep coming to ask when is the big day, if I am stressed, if I feel ready, if there is going to be drinking after the thing finishes (of course there will be drinking, I will need a triple shot of tequila to recover!, or to knock myself down!).

Oh, yeah, "the thing" is my PhD oral dissertation...

To be honest, I am not even stressed (at least, not yet). My feeling is that it is only Tuesday and I wish it was Friday, so that I could finally close this period of my life. This has been hanging over my neck for the past four years and I can't wait to take it off me.

Don't get me wrong, it is not only complaints I have about it. In fact, after these years not only my brain and my knowledge have developed/grown, but also my personality. Plus, it gave me the opportunity to meet nice and very bright people (Pilar, Michy, just to give examples). It is just the time to close an era, and start a new one (wonder if life as a post-doc is more fun!).

How do I feel for the exam?... well, I think I know my subject, so I should be fine. I have made good and bad decisions during this project, but I feel I am able to justify them. And after it is written, what else can you do if not sticking to your guns?.

Now that I got it off my chest, let's go back to work!. Three days to go!.