Updated State of the Graduate Student

[oceantheorem]

I need:
*the plates and registration for my car.
*to do laundry.
*to finish my genetics homework.
*more hours in a day.
*more long-sleeve shirts and sweaters.
*new pants.
*to write more often.
*to look into seeing a counselor.
*to see a dentist.
*to get laid
**consistently
***by someone who loves me.

I wish:
*for world peace.
*for more money.
*Yale were in California.
*my dad weren't living in his truck.
**I could do something about it.
***I didn't feel guilty about not being able to do something about it.

I'm glad:
*I have a car and I don't live in it.
*I got 27/30 and 3/3 on my latest genetics assignments.
*I got two Honors and three High Pass scores on my cell bio midterm.
*I'm making friends.
*I have food in the refridgerator, including a turkey I'm going to cook this week.
*I'm in grad school.
*there isn't much time left before Christmas break.

Comments

[fieryminge.livejournal.com]

Hey! I need new pants too!

And why is your dad living out of his car? Damn, now I feel bad that there's nothing I can do about it.

[oceantheorem.livejournal.com]

He was living at his boss's house, but he was fired so he had to move out as well. He's currently looking into bringing a wrongful termination case against the guy, which I'm convinced will work. But in the meantime my dad has nowhere to live and no job, and there's nothing I can do about it. He's looking for work and all... and he's lived in his truck before... but I hate it. I hate it I hate it I hate it. He's my dad and he's an old man and it's just not fair. I have this huge warm apartment in Connecticut, and even if I can't afford groceries there's always free food around campus, and I get meals at Pierson, and meanwhile my dad is freezing in his truck and the Salvation Army won't give him food because he has no address. I HATE IT.

/rant.

[mediathrall.livejournal.com]

Huh. What are your plans for X-mas?

If you're not going to be in Reno, then let's figure out a way for me to give you clothes for Christmas, without me actually having to brave shopping for women's clothing by myself.

My family Christmas vacation thing got canned, so I don't know what my plans are yet. But if you'll be in Reno, so will I :)

And - you never told me you could cook a turkey. Mean.

I'm gonna be on the road for a few days, but I'll get in touch with you when I get into Seattle. I miss you.