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I frequently get teeth dreams. Teeth falling out or crumbling away. My official move in date is June 8th! My roommate and I should be getting our lease papers by the end of the week. We have to pick an accent wall color and get our renter's insurance in order. I'm preferring separate policies bc I have a LOT of stuff and it'd be easier to move the policy around if I don't have someone else on it. We're also looking into dog stuff storage! I still haven't packed!

I've only had my current doctor for a year since we changed insurances so I'm not incredibly attached. I was SICK when I had to leave my previous gynecologist though. Right when you get comfortable with one person all in your business you have to switch it up. ---- Just started signing up for some classes and I've confused myself. HOW did I get into grad school?

@Cat_Robutt I had to get the figures for my excel budget sheet and am just now realizing what a deal this health insurance is. I'm so excited for my 2 professional cleanings a year! I wish the age limits for 100% teeth sealants wasn't 16 bc I could use that. Either way, I'm gonna use this health insurance UP! I'll be so up to date on everything and healthy. CHIROPRACTOR! That's amazing! such posture. so aligned.

@hippyscientist oh, you won't be shocked by american healthcare waits then! hour long wait for a 5 min consultation. I think I waited 1.5 hrs for a birth control prescription that they had in stock! craziness!

just got my first TA assignment! it's for spring 2017 and the class looks pretty interesting! Ugh, doctor stuff. I need to get an allergy test, and a teeth cleaning. I just got my full eye exam a few weeks ago. I think the Penn State insurance is a little better than the one i'm on now so maybe i'll wait. And I have no idea if I have a dental plan right now. Guess August it is!

I have gotten nothing about TAing - maybe bc im on fellowship my first year. Entomology dept only has to TA twice for the phd program. Im psyching myself up to join the powerlifting team to give myself aome accountability. And i kind of want to do roller derby. But i cant skate. Soeaking of Lyme disease. Thats the only vaccination my dog is missing. So he needs to get that!

I have no idea if I should be registering for classes or not. Guess I should ask someone after the weekend. I'm so glad I get to bring my dog with me to grad school. I've had him almost 9 years. I'm still trying to figure out how bathroom breaks are going to work. We're moving from mom and dad's with a huge backyard to a third floor apartment! @hippyscientist if you need to dog test anything, I'm def looking for dog sitters! My decorating style is kind of masculine-cozy I think. I love wood and leather and linen! I think I've been heavily influenced by my mom's style so we'll see if it changes when I have complete decorating autonomy. Fun tip: fabric and heavy duty starch on the walls instead of paint. At the end of your lease, just peel the fabric off and wipe the starch off. No pain, ALL GAIN! I've been hoarding stuff for the move bc I don't want to scramble around for stuff. Just got an air mattress on sale at walmart until I get a real mattress, and have all of my bedding except for sheets and pillows. ------------------------ I've been "working on my GRFP" proposal for the last 2 weeks. I'm trying to read stuff I'll need for my project but am too excited to focus!!

All this apartment talk! Im glad i have a roommate to share costs with, but my goal is to be by myself from my third year on. Im getting really anxious and havent packed anything. At all.

Note: I semi-recall being told that grad students have to pay for the gym membership at Penn State. But it gets you access to ALL 3 gyms.

@Pink Fuzzy Bunny Is that how it works? I thought they took the money out when you bought it and would give a refund if you didn't like it. What you said is a better solution! @hippyscientist I've been seeing people do a lot of lifting in Converse. What's your take on Converse vs. weightlifting shoes? I've budgeted to get some proper shoes and a belt at some point. Maybe when my squat gets above 150! I've been stalking powerlifters on instagram and have become insanely motivated by how strong they are so I started Stronglifts 5x5 last week! I have so many questions, but I don't want to annoy you before we even meet!

I just got a really nice air mattress for the first month or 2 of school. I'm hell bent on getting a purple mattress, but want to save up for it for a few more months. Luckily I can sleep on the floor without too much trouble so an air mattress should be okay... I hope. Anyone else doing the air mattress thing?

I've been in mourning for Prince all day. I'm currently watching the MTV marathon and crying to the end of Purple Rain. My dad's been listening to Prince since he was 9 in 1978, and I've had Prince in my life for my full 25 years. He has an album for every emotion and I'm going to miss him. My sister has vinyls of his records, tshirts, table books. It's just super sad. I'm going to watch his movies while I work on my app for the upcoming year. he's definitely an integral part of my happy place On a happier note! I went to Ga Tech with the guy who invented Soylent! Some of my friends had class with him. AND MY NEW GLASSES WILL BE READY TOMORROW!

Just made an appointment with an accountant to set up my quarterly taxes! I feel like an adult today.

I have a chromebook and its really convenient and light. Especially since windows office has an online version now. Its super easy for typing notes, now i jusy wish i typed better.

I have a surface pro 4 for a couple of weeks now and the only issue i've had is sometimes it takes a LONG time to wake up. The touchscreen is pretty cool, but I only use it with the drawboard pdf app for writing notes on papers. That has to be my favorite feature, and the pen is super responsive. But my MBP from 2010 is still going strong so that's my main computer. I'm thinking of delegating the SP4 to only grad school stuff (papers, notes, conferences), but it is kind of big -- larger than an ipad. So really -- IDK

@hippyscientist teah. I got my email and access to portals already. Although i cant really DO anything in the portals yet. Try to get into elion or liinpath. I bet you can already.

My advisor wants me to present an abstract for the project ill be atarting at this huge pollinator conference in july! Well, that just lit a fire under my butt!

@Euler I'm trying an app similar to that! It's got me running and walking in increments of 2-3 minutes. I'm finding that I need the right music to push through. My dog is doing it with me, but he taps out about halfway through

@hippyscientist It took 2-3 weeks for my transcript to finally say "yes" instead of "pending review" I was going to start setting a time to wake up bc right now if I'm up by noon then it's cause for celebration, but I was lazy and didn't do it. I'm also trying to increase my cardiovascular endurance which is painful and slow going. But I really want to be healthier for grad school!

Yes! Im gonna be scouring goodwills and craigslist when i move! Fun side note: my rental application was approved! Im officially moving in june!

2 of my groupmates ended up doing their parts on pretty much the same thing. how did this happen when i made a google spreadsheet of our parts? What is wrong with these people! Why are they confused on what they have to do when i've sent them the info! practically on a silver platter!ksb;lbc;advbcbdjfvb /rant over I don't care anymore. Me getting into grad school isn't contingent on this class. 1 month left and I'll never see them again.

I'm taking a genetics class at a local community college just for some background and time killing. We have a group project due tomorrow and my project members are pretty useless. But I don't know if I think they are bc they ARE or bc I know I'll be moving on from this in 2 months to start grad school. They're having difficulties with google docs. They might actually just be useless.

I really want to start a sleeve before i leave for grad school, but the way my finances are set up... Anyone play musical instruments? Im trying to get back into playing the cello but im as proficient as a middle schooler. Ive forgotten a LOT in the 13 years since 6th grade

@janetjanejune I've learned SO MUCH from youtube! definitely check it out! you just have to sift through some less than great videos. @Neist I've heard of the Dragon one but have never used one that didn't come with my computer. I actually haven't heard of any that you didn't have to type the text into. her's one with pretty good reviews. it's only for macs though. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/text2speech/id467038962?mt=12

Off topic: Wegmans has the prices of all of their products online. That's better than a sales flyer! https://www.wegmans.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductListView?forwardto=ProductListView&langId=-1&storeId=10052&catalogId=10002&N=207 On topic: I'm really glad I found a way that I like my hair before grad school so i don't have to worry about it. The hardest part was learning how to cornrow my own hair for these crochet locs. But I'm not excited about having to possibly buy my hair online bc of lack of beauty supply stores. i need instant gratification!