Knock on Wood

The lotion I have at my desk is almost gone.
I think it's time for me to graduate!

What gloves should we order?
Actually I may not be around long enough to outlast this case.
I think it's time for me to graduate!

Could it be that this is my last time amplifying DNA?
I think it's time for me to graduate!

Summer's coming to the lab. Closed toed shoes in stifling heat.
But...I won't be here.
I think it's time for me to graduate!

I hope this buffer lasts. I never want to make it again.
I think it's time for me to graduate!

We could take this project down a whole side road. But...
I think it's time for me to graduate!

I have a draft of my dissertation. It's still rough.
Cat tongue rough. Shark skin rough. 3 day beard rough.
Bully stealing your lunch money rough.
But it will be fixed.
I think it's time for me to graduate!

I have a committee meeting on Friday.
The big one.
The one before the defense.
The one where they (hopefully) say,
"Yes! Schedule a date! Defend!"
I think it's time for me to graduate!

Nothing's sure, of course.
I've seen it too many times.
Rug ripped from under an excellent student.
But I'm starting my clinical rotations in June.
Come hell or high water.
I think it's time for me to graduate!