19 nov 2009
Stanley, Stanley. Cleaned all day yesterday, built some shelves, and at least 1/3rd of the house looks livable now.
i really wish we had the money to re-insulate everything, get new windows, etc. i seriously can't stay there for the winter (too cold), and on fb yesterday noticed a friend from hs needs a roommate, short-term only. So that could work out amazing--if i can actually afford it??--but when i ran the idea past mom she almost burst into tears ('But I need you here!'... and the next half hour is spent calming everyone down).
And then she wonders why i don't enjoy staying here.
[On the plus side: mini-geothermal thing with Ratty's geo class tommorroww!! Blake's bday at the DAAG house!! Kalahari retreat thing this weekend!! Friend's Thanksgiving on Wendesday!! OMG OMG!!]
So in the "progress" category: yes, i took the GRE. i think i did acceptable but not great. My school choices in the US are still Stanford, A&M, SMU, and Reno; and i need to figure out in the next few weeks whether there are any other logical choices (Berkeley's out bc they focus on CO2 sequstration, not my thang). This needs to happen in the next few weeks, so that when i talk to my hypothetical references i have a list to give them of places i'll be applying to... which is another reason i don't want to be in Stanley. Yes, i have internet time today. For like 2 hours. Not enough time to read through the departmental info on more than 1 school, and this whole never-ending Harrison Bergegon bullshit is really not helpful (she's currently telling yet another completely story irrelevant story of RGE's past hairdoes (no i do not make this up)).
Anyway, gotta go through the lists again, maybe consider Virginia Tech or Utah. Gah! Why can't the pleasant places overlap with the my academic field? Super frustrating, and New Zealand's seeming more logical by the day.
20 minutes of internet left today and mom's asking random library patrons to help her find movies on the internet. FUCK MY LIFE. I REALLY WAS GOING TO DO SOMETHING TODAY. ¶ 13:49
i really wish we had the money to re-insulate everything, get new windows, etc. i seriously can't stay there for the winter (too cold), and on fb yesterday noticed a friend from hs needs a roommate, short-term only. So that could work out amazing--if i can actually afford it??--but when i ran the idea past mom she almost burst into tears ('But I need you here!'... and the next half hour is spent calming everyone down).
And then she wonders why i don't enjoy staying here.
[On the plus side: mini-geothermal thing with Ratty's geo class tommorroww!! Blake's bday at the DAAG house!! Kalahari retreat thing this weekend!! Friend's Thanksgiving on Wendesday!! OMG OMG!!]
So in the "progress" category: yes, i took the GRE. i think i did acceptable but not great. My school choices in the US are still Stanford, A&M, SMU, and Reno; and i need to figure out in the next few weeks whether there are any other logical choices (Berkeley's out bc they focus on CO2 sequstration, not my thang). This needs to happen in the next few weeks, so that when i talk to my hypothetical references i have a list to give them of places i'll be applying to... which is another reason i don't want to be in Stanley. Yes, i have internet time today. For like 2 hours. Not enough time to read through the departmental info on more than 1 school, and this whole never-ending Harrison Bergegon bullshit is really not helpful (she's currently telling yet another completely story irrelevant story of RGE's past hairdoes (no i do not make this up)).
Anyway, gotta go through the lists again, maybe consider Virginia Tech or Utah. Gah! Why can't the pleasant places overlap with the my academic field? Super frustrating, and New Zealand's seeming more logical by the day.
20 minutes of internet left today and mom's asking random library patrons to help her find movies on the internet. FUCK MY LIFE. I REALLY WAS GOING TO DO SOMETHING TODAY. ¶ 13:49
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Staying in Stanley is neither a healthy nor a sane option.
Also, I really hope you go to either Bjork University or Hobbit U. How cool would that be? Of course, you'd have to visit the good old Midwest fairly often.
Cheers,
Adam
Also, I really hope you go to either Bjork University or Hobbit U. How cool would that be? Of course, you'd have to visit the good old Midwest fairly often.
Cheers,
Adam
Heh, Bjork U or Hobbit U! Love it. Unfortunately it's soooooooo much more likely to be Mormon U, Gamblin' in Desert U, or Fake Urban Cowboy U. Or Fake Cowboys with a dash of Catholicism U. UG.
(gonna die of joy if i get into Overly Educated Pretentious U!!)
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(gonna die of joy if i get into Overly Educated Pretentious U!!)
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