I'm 2/3 the way there for qualifying

I officially have two committee members. I talked to Dr. Grady (my Biology of Fishes prof from last semester -- you remember -- Dorosoma petenense, Sphyrna tiburo, arg, those f---ing minnows!!) today, and he said he'd be "honored" to be on my diss committee. He asked what I'm planning on doing and seemed fairly satisfied with my oh-so-sketchy outline. But I'll tell you the part that caught me off guard. We were talking about the qualifying exams, wondering why they call them EXAMS when there is not a single exam component to the process, and I commented about probably having to take a couple of courses because my GREs are crap. I said that I really am not the dunce the scores show me to be, and he replied that of the Ph.D. candidates he knows in the department, I'm the top as far as my reasoning ability and ability to ask and answer questions. He also stated he was more than confident in my ability to complete the degree (apparently he questions that in some). Believe me, that's high praise from anyone, but especially from Grady. And this was the guy back in May that I thought was trying to talk me out of coming here! He did make the comment again today that he made back in May that some people are going to look at my degree and say, "You got your Ph.D. WHERE?" But I don't think he was saying it today in a bad way -- I think it was his roundabout way of saying I need to make sure that I have a solid study in every aspect. That's why I want him on my committee, because I know I can count on him to offer comments that will only make my work stronger. I just need to make sure I remember that when he's asking me questions, because he can really come off like he's shredding you. He's just kinda gruff like that.