I got my first decision back - Accepted to South Carolina!  I do feel quite relieved to have the first one back with a good answer!

Just thought I'd update everyone.

I adore Peanut Lovers' Chex Mix, but I HATE pretzels.  I don't get them.  They're quite terrible little things ( Read more... )

I, for the most part, have really boring dreams.  They're never really weird.  I don't have "falling" dreams, or "being chased" dreams...I don't even have dreams where anything remotely exciting happens.  My life is more exciting than my dreams are ( Read more... )

Life is good ( Read more... )

My grad school list is official.  Everything is in process and nearing completion.  I'm so ready to be done with applications ( Read more... )

After looking at Assistant, Associate, and Professor salaries for different schools of education, I am once again motivated to get back on grad school applications.

Windy Grace

You pull me back in
When I leave your windy graces.
It's your fight, your pride, your people,
that always thread my laces.
The city of big shoulders
taught me to fight.
To push my way through
the unwelcome in life.
Freedom, passion and toughness
are what your canyons exude.
They always bring me back
to that sweet home
Chicago Mood.

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So I actually wrote a decent entry the other day...when I posted it, the lovely over-priced, inconsistently connected internet here in the V.I. disconnected and lost the only decent entry I've had in awhile.   I really haven't found the simple motivation to repeat that entry...maybe in time.  As a mini update, I'm home from the summer residency, ( Read more... )

is awesome.

As is my life.

I'm finally moved in and settled.  The program is pretty busy so far.  Lots of meetings and trips.  The people are awesome so far, the roommate is probably the coolest which is a definite plust.  Last night seven of us went to Anthony's and hung out in the hot tub and the pool...as someone mentioned, it was reminiscent of every Real World first ( Read more... )