When Beyoncé turned 33 Thursday, the Internet bowed down, to be sure.

But Towson University student Ja-Niece Best took the Bey-reverence to another level: by sending an email to her professor, excusing herself from class in honor of Yoncé's birthday. Best then tweeted the message:

#HappyBirthdayBeyonce pic.twitter.com/nPjSr980LF

- Your Poundcake. (@michonjanieceIV) September 4, 2014

However, Best later told BuzzFeed that she sent the email by mistake, and that it was meant to be a joke.

She was also quick to reassure the Twitter world that she does, in fact, kill it in school.

Don't worry about me. I'm sitting pretty with my straight A's. Meanwhile you don't know "their" "there" & "they're" pic.twitter.com/vaA2LSaS5i

- Your Poundcake. (@michonjanieceIV) September 4, 2014

And then things got real: If students can miss class because they were drunk the night before, she said, why can't she be "Drunk In Love" with Beyoncé and do the same?

If you can miss class because you were partying and getting drunk all night I can miss class for Beyoncé's birthday. pic.twitter.com/lCB00T6Glb

- Your Poundcake. (@michonjanieceIV) September 4, 2014