Comments | overloved: did i ask too much, more than a lot

overloved

did i ask too much, more than a lot

May 21, 2006 20:31

here's a problem. now, i've gone to see the apartment twice, and while it's not forbidden that i have a cat, they are really wary of renting to someone with a pet. people who have cats know that it's hard to make any pet promises. i can't truthfully say: pippin will never jump onto a kitchen counter or that he'll never get on your desk or drafting ( Read more... )

crazy cat lady, roommating, wretch

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msilverstar May 22 2006, 01:11:20 UTC

Tricky. Can they come visit your cat? That might calm them down. I mean, one cat? Unless something is really wrong, one cat can't damage much.

Cultural anthropology sounds fabulous, btw. And why not study the cultures of Scotland?

overloved May 22 2006, 01:13:55 UTC

my cat is sort of rambunctious. but he's not destructive. it's not like he's a puppy, or anything. he's never peed on anything in his life.

i'm hoping it's not that big of a deal, but they can't expect me to make any promises about where he will and won't go.

sparkymonster May 22 2006, 14:06:31 UTC

Hve these people been around cats? You can't make promises about where cats won't go. You can describe personality, what their habits are, etc.

It may be that they had bad cat experience in the past and are freaked out about it.

overloved May 22 2006, 01:14:20 UTC

i just want to study billy.

elmathelas May 22 2006, 02:22:29 UTC

Go to nursing school and get a second bachelor's degree in nursing or go for an extended program and get a masters degree in it. When you're a nurse the laws of employment in most countries don't apply to you because they need you ( ... )

overloved May 22 2006, 02:53:19 UTC

but, blood freaks me oooooouuuuut. and i can not deal with poo. or sick babies.

trust me, the job security sounds amazing, but seriously. i know i can't do the bodily functions.

sigh, will my neurosis never end?

elmathelas May 22 2006, 13:43:04 UTC

Generally, there are phlebotomists who deal with the blood. You do have to put in IVs sometimes, but not too often. and all the wounds I've seen don't really bleed so much as just ooze. Except one guy... and oh yeah I did have to give him some units of blood.

Ok, yeah, you have to deal with blood. But it's not all that bad.

nolens_volens May 22 2006, 02:25:24 UTC

What fears do they have? What kind of promises are they looking for?

overloved May 22 2006, 02:49:36 UTC

i know that jason is fine with the cat, as I am, but i do want to state that i would not really want to find the cat lounging on my drafting table/drawing areas, computer desk, or any of the kitchen preparation areas. please, don't think that i will be a neurotic about this, but i prefer to have this said in the beginning to avoid miscommunication.

eh. i don't like his tone.

nolens_volens May 22 2006, 04:17:22 UTC

Hmph. I don't like his tone, either. He doesn't sound understanding at all.

sparkymonster May 22 2006, 14:07:06 UTC

Yah. That is the kind of person you don't want as a roommate.

nolens_volens May 22 2006, 02:27:24 UTC

If you're sure you want to go to grad school of some kind, then the right program is out there for you. Oh, and don't even CONSIDER law school. I will kill you and then be my own attorney - regardless of my Bar results :)

overloved May 22 2006, 02:50:27 UTC

and trust me, darling, i'd kill myself before i went to law school.

nolens_volens May 22 2006, 04:17:36 UTC

heeheehee

jubilancy May 22 2006, 04:35:30 UTC

Scotland could be more affordable than you think- there are bursaries for students abroad, etc. Plus, the only way you'll find lower tuition in the US is if you go to an in-state public college, which I guess makes more financial sense. But... Scotland! Do it.

jubilancy May 22 2006, 04:36:23 UTC

Also, who needs plans? Knowledge for knowledge's sake!

You know I'm only saying this because I am completely unemployable.

overloved May 22 2006, 16:35:00 UTC

bursaries?

tell me more. how are you paying to be in ireland? cause the uni of edinburgh has a good cultural anthro program that gives me intellectual orgasms.

PS. if you talk to kate sometime between now and 5 pm EST, please remind her to call my work number about going to dinner tonight.

jubilancy May 22 2006, 18:01:28 UTC

I thought about going to St. Andrew's, so I looked into the bursaries they had going, and apparently the Scottish government is quite generous with Americans abroad. You could easily have more than half your tuition covered. it's on the St. Andrew's website- I'll search out a link.

How am I paying for Ireland? Well, my grandfather was this crazy Irish Catholic factory worker who, in a grand gesture of apology to his daughter (my mom) for not being able to help her pay for her education, skimped and saved on his pension until he was able to leave $20,000 to me in his will to pay for school. That just barely covered a year here. This is not much help to you, and I wish I were more useful, but... that's what happened.

I think you're more likely to talk to Kate today than I am- she hasn't answered my last email yet. Snog her for me, okay?

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