Just realized that:

1. I am the same age as the grad student I dated when I was a(n eighteen-year-old) freshman in college...
2. ...and I would never ever date an eighteen-year-old because they are like children so vast is the life-experience difference created by four or five years extra.

All of which is to say, that dude was an even bigger creepster than ( Read more... )

The past few days, in bullet-point style:

• Sunday: Graduation!
• Yesterday: Commencement and moving home!
• Today: the unpacking begins!
• Tomorrow: more unpacking, and a phone interview!

Speaking of the phone interview, I remain mystified as to how someone can spell my name correctly in her initial email to me, receive an email in return, and then in her ( Read more... )

Having settled myself at a study carrel in the 3rd Floor copy center of the library, because everyone and their mom is studying at Van Pelt today, I would like to remind all of the people who are using the copy machines that, just because the copiers are making noise (and seriously, why the hell are you copying stuff out of books? Shouldn't your ( Read more... )

I could deal with some air-conditioning right now.

Alternately, a screen for my window.

But honestly, I think I'd rather have the air-conditioning.
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You know you're fucking tired when you go to type "different" and come up with "never."

I don't even know how that happened.

But all I have left to write is the conclusion. once that's done, i'll be good to go to bed.


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That's right, boys and girls, it's the first annual writing-papers-at-the-library livejournal post ( Read more... )

Things I perhaps should have mentioned at my interview yesterday:

• People often come to me for advice. Specifically, advice about:
  
  • Shoes!
  • Clothing!
  • Accessories!
  • Hair!

Ok, so, the mailing address for my building is on Chestnut Street. This is fine; my window even looks out on Chestnut Street. I get a lovely view of International House, University Lutheran, Raston Center, and a parking lot that has a hawk living (or at least eating) in the surrounding trees ( Read more... )

No idea where Canticle for Leibowitz is. Guess I'll just have to get a copy from the library.

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Things I have accomplished:

• Bridesmaid dress for Hannah's wedding (on Saturday, wtf) picked up from alterations
• Purchased shoes to wear with said bridesmaid dress
• Bought clear mascara for Hannah, because
  
  • she will never wear regular mascara, because
  • she has naturally long and dark eyelashes, and