Things Not to Say to Kelli During Bar Study Time

The Ohio Bar Exam is taking place July 30-August 1. I am deep in the process of studying for this now. A few weeks ago, I posted this sign at work:

The Sign

Although the sign is meant to be funny and light, I actually am completely serious about the list. Since I've been asked for copies of the list everytime I tell the story about posting this outside of my cubical at work, I am including it here. If you know me, just don't say these things for the next few months and I won't have to be snippy with you. :) If you know anyone else taking the bar this summer, don't say these things to them. You really run the risk of being hurt as a result of us not getting enough sleep but always getting way too much caffeine and junk food. This combination can turn a person studying for the bar CRAZY in an instant with the wrong question about how our studying is going. Just warning you now!

Here is the list:

1. How's the studying going? (It's going, and that's all you need to know.)
2. You'll be fine/ok. (You have no way of knowing that unless you are personally going to be grading my exam.)
3. Are you ready? (Of course I am not ready. I won't ever be ready to go torture myself for 3 days taking an exam that determines how my life plays out.)
4. You've been studying right? (Um yes. Every free moment of my life lately. And also, just because I am studying does not mean I know what I am studying...)
5. How many more days until the exam? (I know how many days I have, I just can't bring myself to say the number out loud because it's never enough days and this thought induces panic in an instant.)
6. Are you nervous/stressed/panicked? (Yes, I am. I am just trying to appear calm and collected to psych everyone else out. Don't be fooled, I'm freaking out inside.)
7. You can take it again if you don't pass, right? (Haha, I don't even want to think about this until November if I happen to not pass. My grandmother has already asked me this, on graduation day of all days, and I wanted to throw her Mother's Day Flowers off the balcony to show her how I really felt about her question.) (Since you can't throw people off of balconies, the flowers were the next best option...)
8. I think you've had enough caffeine today. (Probably, but I NEED it. Or I think I do. I promise I will stop drinking so much caffeine once this is over. Until then, just please don't make fun of my emergency Red Bull stash in my drawer at work.)

So, if you know anyone taking the bar, just steer clear of these phrases and we should all be able to live peacefully. If not, we will all be able to sue you for Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress in about 6 months!! :)