sigh
Y'know, I don't think I'm wrong to be feeling somewhat resentful towards my family for not offering one single bit of help in this whole grad school thing. I mean, Grandma may be the only one who can really afford to offer help, but damn it, my own mother isn't willing to offer me any financial support, and she's the one most gung ho about this whole deal - aside from me, of course.
I estimate I need about 30K to spend nine months in Scotland and not be broke as hell the whole time. I'm currently just about 3K short of that. And everyone in my family is just like, "I'm glad you're going to grad school in Scotland. It's sounds like a great experience. I hope you enjoy yourself." And then there's barely a cursory interest in how I'm funding the whole thing, and no offers of help once I finish my spiel. Not even my own mother! I think I have every right to being a little twisted in the knickers over this.
Outside of that, I'ce decided to quit work a week earlier, because it occurs to me that six days just isn't enough time to see all of my out of town friends and family, and pack. Nevermind the potential need to go to NYC for a visit to the British consulate to finish out my visa stuff. That online application form really could've done a better job explaining the implicaitons of choosing In Person over By Mail for submission method. Actually, seeing as how there wasn't any explanation at all, they really could've just made some attempt, any attempt, at explaining those implications. I thought they were talking about mailing the payment or making the payment online! I wouldn't have chosen In Person if I'd known it meant they expected you to actually take the application papers to them in NYC! nd I can't change it to By Mail now, because they've already taken the money, and are now waiting for my arrival in NYC! Son of a bitch.
But fine. We take it as it comes. At least my shit is out of storage in G, and in storage in Wendell. And I have all the aches and knotted muscles to prove it. Totally doesn't help that the red eyed monster attacked during the night Saturday, either.
There's just no hope for me. I'm so ready for bed!
I estimate I need about 30K to spend nine months in Scotland and not be broke as hell the whole time. I'm currently just about 3K short of that. And everyone in my family is just like, "I'm glad you're going to grad school in Scotland. It's sounds like a great experience. I hope you enjoy yourself." And then there's barely a cursory interest in how I'm funding the whole thing, and no offers of help once I finish my spiel. Not even my own mother! I think I have every right to being a little twisted in the knickers over this.
Outside of that, I'ce decided to quit work a week earlier, because it occurs to me that six days just isn't enough time to see all of my out of town friends and family, and pack. Nevermind the potential need to go to NYC for a visit to the British consulate to finish out my visa stuff. That online application form really could've done a better job explaining the implicaitons of choosing In Person over By Mail for submission method. Actually, seeing as how there wasn't any explanation at all, they really could've just made some attempt, any attempt, at explaining those implications. I thought they were talking about mailing the payment or making the payment online! I wouldn't have chosen In Person if I'd known it meant they expected you to actually take the application papers to them in NYC! nd I can't change it to By Mail now, because they've already taken the money, and are now waiting for my arrival in NYC! Son of a bitch.
But fine. We take it as it comes. At least my shit is out of storage in G, and in storage in Wendell. And I have all the aches and knotted muscles to prove it. Totally doesn't help that the red eyed monster attacked during the night Saturday, either.
There's just no hope for me. I'm so ready for bed!