I've gotten rid of so much stuff in past few days, it feels freakish. I'm beginning to feel like I'll never get this place properly clean, though. I'm moving in less than ten days. I've already paid my fall semester fees (ouch!) and given my age-appropriate books most of my stuffed animals away to my students, who I'll see for the last time next ( Read more... )

I made some progress on cleaning out my apartment today. I've still got a long way to go, but I'm satisfied for now with what I've accomplished today ( Read more... )

I've had a stressful couple of days making arrangements for a new apartment in the same town as my new university, but I finally got everything done. Now I just have to wait and clean. The thing I'm looking forward to most is having a bigger bed. I roll in my sleep too much.

In other news, I'm on tumblr at last. It makes finding fan art much ( Read more... )

Today I ran into a friend I hadn't seen in months. I'm going to visit her tomorrow afternoon ( Read more... )

I used to not experience street harassment often. I assumed that was because it doesn't happen as much where I live as it does in larger cities. Lately, I've been spending more time walking around outside. And what do you know? I'm outside for longer stretches of the day, so I've been harassed by three different guys and nearly run over by a ( Read more... )

( cut for bad feelings, internalized misogyny, self-blame )

Okay, I leave early tomorrow morning, and my nerves are eating me alive right now! ARRRRGH! I have everything I need and a couple of things I don't need, but I can't stop worrying ( Read more... )

I turned in some grad school-related paperwork late, then replied late to an e-mail asking me to hurry up with the documents. Wait to get a reputation as a procrastinator before I even start ( Read more... )

Today I got an e-mail from a professor in one of the departments to which I've applied. She wants to talk with me, and she thinks I should fill out a grant application. *cheers* I'll have to write a new, more detailed statement of my research interests, and I always get nervous about messing up things like that. I mean, I have to try to make ( Read more... )

Bills paid: check
Grad school application submitted: check
Bamboo plant retrieved: check
2012 calendar acquired: check
Chores I promised myself I'd do this week done or at least start: DON'T JUDGE ME, I ALREADY JUDGE MYSELF!

Also, I'm kind of in the mood for memes tonight. I don't know why.

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