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So, all three grad schools rejected me. Stanford had the decency to send me a paper rejection in the mail. UCSF actually made me download a pdf rejecting me. Gee, thanks, UCSF.
I'm still not quite sure what the next step is. This does mean we won't be moving to California in August. Jim and I talked about it and agreed we'll move out of Michigan the following summer, no matter what, because neither one of us can stomach the idea of indefinite winters in Michigan. To be perfectly honest, the idea of just one more winter here makes me feel like a little bird in a cage, throwing itself repeatedly against the bars until it knocks itself out. I want out. There's just no way to swing that this year, unfortunately. So we'll start planning and saving and make it work in 2011.
Last weekend I took a road trip to New England. It was completely outside our budget, but it was definitely worth the expense. It was waaay too short a trip, but I did get to see all my favorite Yalies, and eat delicious coastal sushi. Never underestimate the value of hugging your friends in person when you're going through hard times. Or of full-strength wasabi after a year of cheap weak stuff.
The point of the trip was actually to go to Massachusetts for a yarn gathering. The group I'm in on Ravelry, HPKCHC, was having a meetup at a ginormous yarn store, and as more and more people said they'd be there, it got harder for me to resist going. The people on this forum have been my family, my life support for the last six months. I do have a few friends in Michigan, and I love them, but it's not the same as the support network I'm used to having. This knitting group has helped make up the difference, so I couldn't pass up a chance to meet some of my favorite people in person.
It was awesome. Everyone was just as wonderful, or more so, than I had expected. We only spent a few hours together, milling around this ridiculous yarn store, and then going to lunch, but it was definitely worth the 1400-mile round trip. It was so nice to put faces and real names to Rav names.
There are a lot of pictures. Here.
I spent $9.47 on yarn. I was very proud of myself for staying under my budget of $10.
I got 2 skeins of the blue and 1 of yellow. Should make a nice warm hat.
There is, of course, lots of other stuff going on. But I think those are the big things.
I'm still not quite sure what the next step is. This does mean we won't be moving to California in August. Jim and I talked about it and agreed we'll move out of Michigan the following summer, no matter what, because neither one of us can stomach the idea of indefinite winters in Michigan. To be perfectly honest, the idea of just one more winter here makes me feel like a little bird in a cage, throwing itself repeatedly against the bars until it knocks itself out. I want out. There's just no way to swing that this year, unfortunately. So we'll start planning and saving and make it work in 2011.
Last weekend I took a road trip to New England. It was completely outside our budget, but it was definitely worth the expense. It was waaay too short a trip, but I did get to see all my favorite Yalies, and eat delicious coastal sushi. Never underestimate the value of hugging your friends in person when you're going through hard times. Or of full-strength wasabi after a year of cheap weak stuff.
The point of the trip was actually to go to Massachusetts for a yarn gathering. The group I'm in on Ravelry, HPKCHC, was having a meetup at a ginormous yarn store, and as more and more people said they'd be there, it got harder for me to resist going. The people on this forum have been my family, my life support for the last six months. I do have a few friends in Michigan, and I love them, but it's not the same as the support network I'm used to having. This knitting group has helped make up the difference, so I couldn't pass up a chance to meet some of my favorite people in person.
It was awesome. Everyone was just as wonderful, or more so, than I had expected. We only spent a few hours together, milling around this ridiculous yarn store, and then going to lunch, but it was definitely worth the 1400-mile round trip. It was so nice to put faces and real names to Rav names.
There are a lot of pictures. Here.
I spent $9.47 on yarn. I was very proud of myself for staying under my budget of $10.
I got 2 skeins of the blue and 1 of yellow. Should make a nice warm hat.
There is, of course, lots of other stuff going on. But I think those are the big things.
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Date: 2010-02-12 07:08 pm (UTC)From:Glad that you got that roadtrip though. And that there will soon be a warm blue and yellow hat!
Has it been especially snowy this winter? I've only been hearing about the extreme weather in the mid-Atlantic. How's the midwest doing?
Take care. <3
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Date: 2010-02-12 07:16 pm (UTC)From:The roadtrip was amazing. I am constantly amazed at how much better I feel after taking a trip somewhere. I LOVE to travel.
I'm excited about the hat too. :-) And it's UCSC colors!
It hasn't been too bad here in Michigan. I got really lucky, actually--that big blizzard that hit on Saturday managed to go completely south of I-80, allowing me to drive home from Connecticut on Sunday on dry, clear roads.
We did get hit here in Michigan by the second snowstorm that hit the east coast--it hit us first on its way over there, and with a little bit less severity, but we did have all the schools shut down and whatnot. We got like 6 or 7 inches here Wednesday? But nothing too bad. I actually prefer the big storms to the long, monotonous months where it's just gray and depressing outside. Winter is much more tolerable when it comes with snow.
I haven't congratulated you yet on your engagement! I've been reading about it, though, and I'm so happy you two are moving forward. It sounds like you are really excited about it. Congratulations! And I'm glad your projects are going well and you've pared down which ones you're focusing on. You sound pretty happy. :-)
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Date: 2010-02-13 03:42 am (UTC)From:I know what you mean about weather. I used to like snowy days way better than the grey and non-snowy ones.
I think a lot of fields are hurting...mine is letting in a normal-to-large sized class, but only because they got only me last year. Aside from any first-years, there will be only six of us, four of whom will be third-years, so we really need some more people to keep the research going!
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Date: 2010-02-13 06:53 pm (UTC)From:And yeah, man, get out of that damn state.