Happy April Fool's!

aka my birthday

Published on April 1, 2007 By Sugar High Elf In Life Journals

Yes, I'm back after my much needed break. Here's what you've missed:

I went to Tennessee on Thursday. Met with the director of graduate studies on Friday. Was back at home by 3am on Saturday. Lots and lots and lots of driving. Overall, I wasn't impressed with the school or program. According to the grad student I met with, the "sense of community" I was expecting is fairly non-existent. This makes me sad.

Plus, the town was big, scary and 3/4 of it is under construction. I'm not sure I want to go there anymore.

Of course, my only other option is UofA, and there may be a problem. They've apparently sent out e-mails to the people they have accepted, and I have gotten no e-mail. WTF, mate? I e-mailed their director of graduate studies to see if my applications was complete. I can't imagine not getting in, since I've already gotten into an even more competitive program. I'm not trying to act like I'm "all that" or anything, but once you're in to a pretty competitive program, you should get into some programs who are not as great. So now, I'm freaking out that not everything got there, and I won't get in because some letter went astray.

Love life: things are pretty close to nothing in that department. The guy and I are still talking -- online mostly, but nothing much else. I don't know if things are over or not... I suspect he's waiting to see if I'm moving to Tennessee or not. If I go to Tenn, there's no point in starting a relationship. But, if I go to Arkansas... then maybe. Of course, I have to get in to Arkansas first.

School: Is it over yet? I've only got a month left, but it's almost too much. I'm so tired of this place, of these people, and of school. I need a vacation where I'm not doing work. I've been doing some kind of research for the last three years solid. I need one summer off.

I got to see my best friend today. Best birthday present I could get. She's up from Florida for a while to have a med school interview. We visited for a few hours. It was lots of fun... I didn't realize how much I missed having her around. It's tough living a life without your best friend around.

Got an e-mail from my ex today. He wrote, "Look, I know you don't want to talk to me and that's fine I just wanted to wish you a happy birthday." I didn't respond. The only thing I could think to write was, "You're right, I don't want to talk to you. Thanks for fouling up my birthday anyway." Instead, I deleted the e-mail and prayed that that was the last I would ever hear from him.

Oh, yeah, and I'm 23 years old today. I wish I knew where I was going to be when I was 24. This is also the first birthday I've had since I turned 19 that I haven't been kissed. I know it's silly, but I feel like this birthday is missing something. I don't have anyone to share it with, and that makes me sad.

Well, happy April Fool's day everyone. I hope you pranked someone, and I hope they hated/loved it.

Comments

Big Fat Daddy

on Apr 02, 2007

And friday the 13th comes on friday this month.

Dr Guy

on Apr 02, 2007

Happy Birthday again!

And UTK might not be too bad. I know first impressions are strong, but not always right. It is different, and sometimes that affects us in a negative way. I hope it is better than the first impression.

Sugar High Elf

on Apr 02, 2007

I hope so too, Doc. Especially if that's where I have to go.

Caracarn1

on Apr 03, 2007

Yay, it was my birthday too, turned 25.

Took my new A4 down to the casino and ended up leaving with an additional 1,600$ in my wallet.

Happy Birthday to myself!

Dr Guy

on Apr 03, 2007

Took my new A4 down to the casino and ended up leaving with an additional 1,600$ in my wallet.

Congratulations on the B'day! And the winnings. What game(s) did you play?

Caracarn1

on Apr 03, 2007

Had a 50 dollar slot voucher left over from st pattys day. So I went and put it in a quarter slot, won 250, put that in a dollar slot, won another 900, then played two more slots and won a few hundred on both.

Best part is, I didn't have to pay taxes cause none of the wins were over 1k

Won a little on roullette too, but slots were hitting hard for me so I stuck to em. Normally play variations of poker.

SSG Geezer

on Apr 03, 2007

Happy B-Day!
The First was my 20 years on active duty milestone, so I hope your day was good too!

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