overly polemic for the sake of contention
My days and nights have bled into one very long day/night. I don't even really know what today is. My sense of time has gone completely out the window. I sleep during the day, and work all night. This nocturnal lifestyle suits me, but it is disorienting when it comes to interacting with the rest of the world. Also, my body hates me for it.
Here is my progress on the grad school apps:
Turned in University of Texas, Austin yesterday. I feel pretty confident about it. I wrote a solid statement of purpose, and turned in two writing samples. One was on modern, which I'm pretty proud of. I spent weeks in 2002 obsessing over this one, neurotically. And now I've fine-tuned it so that it makes much more sense. The other writing sample was on Ancient Greek art, and I've shored it up with a little more research. I've also tweaked it so that it flows better. I'm not exactly proud of this one, but it will do. And it shows that I'm capable of research. I also had four letters of recommendation for this app, one more than was required. The extra one was from my UCLA prof who got her PhD from Texas. She told me it was a really good one, so hopefully I'll have a better chance of getting in. And really, this school is becoming my top choice of programs.
Turned in University of Michigan, Ann Arbor today. I got lucky. This was originally due last week Friday, but due to computer problems they extended the deadline to today. I'm not really confident about this one at all. I think my statement of purpose was kind of weak, and I'm not sure if my interests are truly aligned with their faculty (especially in light of my falling in love with Texas!) I may have just wasted $60 on this one, but I suppose it's better to apply. I'll never know unless I try, right? (But I'm not sure if I even want to go here?!?!)
Now I have two more to go: Yale and Northwestern. These are due at the end of the month. I decided to forget about Columbia altogether, because I don't really want to go there. Then there's Johns Hopkins, due in mid-January. I don't know for sure if I want to go there, and I also don't want the hassle of asking all my letter-writers to submit one more at the last minute.
On the work front, I have stopped giving a shit. Actually, there's still 5% of me that cares, and that's why I am working on a report that's due at the end of the day. Also, I need the money because:
My family is planning a weekend snow trip to Big Bear next month! This will be so much fun :D
In other news, my parents want to go to Europe in the summer, and they've agreed to pay for my plane ticket! I'll be planning all the logistics for this trip, and am beginning to get really excited about it. We'll for sure go to Paris, so they can understand my career path. The Louvre and Musee d'Orsay ought to do it. :D
Other travel: I really want to go to the Philippines in 2010. But when? And do I have the money? :\ But it's totally time to get back to my roots. I feel more Filipino now than I've ever before, and it's probably because I've been spending lots of time with family and honing those Tagalog skills haha.
I think I'm getting sick again. Coughing and sneezng :(
AND WHERE DID MY FRIENDS GO WHO WANTED TO RESURRECT THE LIVEJOURNAL TREND?!!?!? Adeste, I don't know what's up with these tweet entries. Put something of substance, Mr.
Here is my progress on the grad school apps:
Turned in University of Texas, Austin yesterday. I feel pretty confident about it. I wrote a solid statement of purpose, and turned in two writing samples. One was on modern, which I'm pretty proud of. I spent weeks in 2002 obsessing over this one, neurotically. And now I've fine-tuned it so that it makes much more sense. The other writing sample was on Ancient Greek art, and I've shored it up with a little more research. I've also tweaked it so that it flows better. I'm not exactly proud of this one, but it will do. And it shows that I'm capable of research. I also had four letters of recommendation for this app, one more than was required. The extra one was from my UCLA prof who got her PhD from Texas. She told me it was a really good one, so hopefully I'll have a better chance of getting in. And really, this school is becoming my top choice of programs.
Turned in University of Michigan, Ann Arbor today. I got lucky. This was originally due last week Friday, but due to computer problems they extended the deadline to today. I'm not really confident about this one at all. I think my statement of purpose was kind of weak, and I'm not sure if my interests are truly aligned with their faculty (especially in light of my falling in love with Texas!) I may have just wasted $60 on this one, but I suppose it's better to apply. I'll never know unless I try, right? (But I'm not sure if I even want to go here?!?!)
Now I have two more to go: Yale and Northwestern. These are due at the end of the month. I decided to forget about Columbia altogether, because I don't really want to go there. Then there's Johns Hopkins, due in mid-January. I don't know for sure if I want to go there, and I also don't want the hassle of asking all my letter-writers to submit one more at the last minute.
On the work front, I have stopped giving a shit. Actually, there's still 5% of me that cares, and that's why I am working on a report that's due at the end of the day. Also, I need the money because:
My family is planning a weekend snow trip to Big Bear next month! This will be so much fun :D
In other news, my parents want to go to Europe in the summer, and they've agreed to pay for my plane ticket! I'll be planning all the logistics for this trip, and am beginning to get really excited about it. We'll for sure go to Paris, so they can understand my career path. The Louvre and Musee d'Orsay ought to do it. :D
Other travel: I really want to go to the Philippines in 2010. But when? And do I have the money? :\ But it's totally time to get back to my roots. I feel more Filipino now than I've ever before, and it's probably because I've been spending lots of time with family and honing those Tagalog skills haha.
I think I'm getting sick again. Coughing and sneezng :(
AND WHERE DID MY FRIENDS GO WHO WANTED TO RESURRECT THE LIVEJOURNAL TREND?!!?!? Adeste, I don't know what's up with these tweet entries. Put something of substance, Mr.