I am now a registered U student! This is very exciting. Here is what my (nearly) final schedule turned out to be:

Monday:
Intermediate Japanese (Discussion) - 9:05-9:55
History of East Asia (Lecture) - 10:10-11:00
Rise of Civilization - 11:15-12:05
Tuesday:
Intermediate Japanese (Lecture) - 9:05-9:55
Medieval Cities of Europe - 11:15-12:30
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So everything is finally in motion. I have never been so eager and excited to rush into the future. The semester will end in a month and a half, I'll work through winter break while enjoying time with Karis before she leave for Australia, and then I'll begin at the U in mid-January. It almost doesn't feel real right now. I don't know if I can ( Read more... )

I got into the University of Minnesota. BRB: Running around with pure joy.

To bad drivers-
A yield sign is not a merge sign.  I know they may look similar (they don't), but they aren't at all.  If you try, I will purposely speed up and cut you off because you are an asshole.

To the University of Minnesota
Let me into your school!  Oh man, stop teasing me with your application tracker.  My damn application has been in review ( Read more... )

Alright, here's a rundown of how things are going now ( Read more... )

So the U has officially received all of my materials. The website said I should have a response by October 8th.

Nervous, but excited!

Ummm...so I owe about $1300 more than my insurance is going to cover on the car. So things just attained a whole new level of difficult for me. I have no car, I owe money on a broken one, and I have no idea how to afford a new one. Okay, that's not entirely true. I have a few ideas, but we'll find out if any of the are feasible over the weekend ( Read more... )

Tengen Toppa Gurren Laggan is a story about growing up and finding your place in the universe. It's a story about finding the courage to face the future, the unknown, and the overwhelming. It's the story about fear, change, loss, sacrifice, love, hope, victory, destiny, facing the impossible with the impossible, and most of all, the capability of ( Read more... )

I just finished Tengen Toppa Gurren Laggan. I feel the sadness that comes with finishing an amazing story, yet I also feel full of wonder and hope. That was...quite the experience. Wow. I just...wow. I can't describe exactly what I have inside of me now. I need time to digest this.

So I've been at school for a week now and here are my reactions ( Read more... )