Sophielynette

I got a rejection from Oregon State on Tuesday. And then on Wednesday I got another rejection from Oregon State. Thanks, I get it. Apparently my number 2 school sent out acceptances this week, but I've gotten neither acceptance nor denial, so I'm still holding out hope... (maybe they've been meaning to call me, but they forgot to pay their phone bill, so it'll take a few days to sort out that snafu... oh, and the weather's bad, so maybe a tree knocked out their power... yeah, that's it)

I realized a few days ago that none of my remaining schools are going to be notifying until March. It was oddly a relief to me. I don't refresh the GradCafe results nearly as often as I used to, and I only check my application websites every couple of days, "just in case"... Of course, March is a week from today, so I'll soon be losing my mind again..

Last night I dreamed I was accepted into Brown. And then I woke up. That part sucked. (They sent me a letter with a pretty little certificate that said Congratulations! Oh well...) ..this is probably a hallucination more than anything

I've started to get better about not immediately jumping for my phone when it makes the New Email sound. At least when I'm at work. And other people can see me. Now phone calls, on the other hand... unfortunately because of a credit issue with one of my relatives, I get phone calls multiple times a day from creditors. And every single time the phone rings I get hopeful.. and then really angry when I see that it's them

Congratulations Sweetpearl!!

Plus I can dip them in virtual milk without getting a tummy ache!

I lived in Honolulu for four years and took the bus everywhere. There are certain out of the way areas you can't get -- secluded beaches and the like-- but for the most part you can go all around the island. The student ID bus pass is a great deal.

JWU that really made me smile. And wonder what I'm doing to myself

I lived in Over the Rhine for several years during college, single female/living alone/no car. I liked it, but none of my friends and family would come visit me down there I lived in what I call "shallow OTR", just a few blocks from where the city and the ghetto meet, and it wasn't too bad, but I tried not to venture too often into "deep OTR". My school was just a few blocks away, and for the most part I felt comfortable walking back and forth at all hours (although that may not have been wise). I was there I guess two years? During that time, I witnessed a bit of violent crime (my neighbor was robbed at gunpoint; there was a shooting outside the school) but didn't personally experience anything. My bike was stolen (still sad about that) and I was harassed once when I went walking through deep OTR. I'm not saying any of this to scare you, just to give an honest picture. If I could move back into my old apartment I would in a heartbeat. It's been a few years since I lived there, but in those days there were a lot of festivals and art walks happening on Main Street. The architecture is very nice as well. As far as living without a car -- doable, but it might help to make friends with someone who does have one. There's not a lot in the way of groceries in that area. Findlay Market is great for produce and meats and cheeses and such, but not so much everyday shopping. There is (or at least was) a Kroger over on Vine, but it always seemed pretty sketchy to me so I'd usually get someone else to drive me over the river to the Kroger in Kentucky. (Kentucky is actually very close-- walkable, really.) As far as getting to UC, I took the bus there a few times without a problem, though I can't say what a day-to-day commute would feel like.

I read it this way first as well and thought, now -that's- an omen!

I completed my bachelors at UH Manoa. My friends are currently tormenting me with pictures of malasadas.

Are you applying to school in Hawaii? Cockroaches are so prevalent there, they're like family! Surely an omen. (I miss Hawaii, even the cockroaches)

This thread has kind of made my day. I'm concerned about this alphabetical thing. My last name starts with a W.

Can't wait to hear your great news Eager

I'm taking it as a good omen that one of the accounts I've been assigned at work shares a name with my number two school.