Working full-time again (I was working 20 hours a week before) for a little over a week now has provided me with more focus. More focus but less time to take care of all those pesky household chores. Thankfully, manwhoreforhire has now volunteered to unload the dishwasher all the time. We'll see if this resolution actually lasts ( Read more... )

I am working on a draft of my statement of purpose for a Master's program. Being true to form, I am hurrying to finish this and get my letters of recommendation secured by the end of June. I was highly motivated when I began this process about a month ago but right around the same time, life started throwing giant, painful hurdles in my way ( Read more... )

Does anyone have a mattress they need to get rid of? My older sister is currently in need of one, but manwhoreforhire and I have decided to keep my old one for his boys to use (and passing down the bunk beds to his sister for her twins).

I'm probably a year too late, but just wanted to see if anyone had one lying around they needed to get rid of.

Just mailed off a transcript request to UC Davis. Once I have my transcript, I will have a list of all the classics classes I took so I can prepare background information to all my letter of recommendation writers (*fingers crossed*). It feels out planning to request recommendation letters from people who will also determine if I get in the Post- ( Read more... )

Happy Birthday gravilim!!

I am not sure how much you read LJ these days so I also made sure to post it someplace I know you read everyday.

Muhahaha

I have a 5 year old vacuum. It works decently and has all its parts, though it sadly was not up to snuff with my mother who bought me a vacuum for Xmas.

Just want to see if anyone out in LJ land could use it before I craigslist it or lug it to the Goodwill.

If you remember, my little sister was married in May. She and her wedding party (myself included) won free makeup and hair in exchange for participating in a reality show contest. Neopoleon Perdis, famous Austrailian makeup artist, was searching for his next protegy and doing the makeup of this wedding party was one of the challenges for the ( Read more... )

Nothing says Happy Friday like spilling hot water on my hands right when I get to work. Ow.

19. A Lion Among Men: Volume Three in the Wicked Years

I've loved Wicked for years now but I am not quite sure when it became The Wicked YearsIn most of Maguire's works, the first 3/4ths of the story are fantastic--great details, characterizations, and ( Read more... )

I've been recovering from what I suspect is food poisoning since Monday night. Damn Panda Express and their cream cheese rangoons!!

manwhoreforhire has been wonderful as usual--rubbing my back as I retch everything in my stomach over the course of 7 hours, getting me gatorade, making me cream of wheat, and even taking a day off work to snuggle me as we watch ( Read more... )

Two weeks putting up an ad on Craigslist selling a kitchen table for $20--0 replies

One afternoon after listing the table for free--7 replies

Eeeek now I have to pick someone.