The last few days have been really taxing. A ton of work, not a ton of time to do it, nor a ton of sleep, and an increasingly bright light at the end of the tunnel. It was getting really hard not to look at it - I felt like I was trying to avoid looking at an eclipse* - but it was too dangerous to even allow myself a glimpse. There was too much to get through and I was afraid I never would if I started looking past it. I just had to keep my head down and keep doing what I've been doing these past three years - but will never have to do again.
Anyway, I think I went out on a high note - the last test today seemed to go pretty well and I kept my focus through it. Mercifully it was also pretty short (only 2.5 hours, while some are 3-4), because soon afterwards I became a blithering idiot as the dawning realization of closure began to set in. In fact I think I'm subdued now only because I'm so exhausted.
I did, however, scrape together the energy to do a few cartwheels in the school lobby. It seemed like the appropriate physical response to the occasion.
* (Incidentally, there was an eclipse the day I sat for the LSAT. After the test I made a pinhole camera with my exam instruction sheet and pencil so I actually could look at it.)