lizardclan

unexpected pregnancy

war protester

mind warp

question authority

magic trick

yellow snow

Spring fever

Mortal coil

Silly mortal

Field theory

Kadel, I so hope you get into one of your programs! Please post here, whether you succeed or fail. I will, too. I'm bipolar 1, so I'm on heavy duty medication. Just wanted to state that for the record. I have trouble with mania. On a positive note, I can get an enormous amount of work done in a very short period of time. Best, -lizardclan

Mighty Ducks

Cantankerous mule

fried chicken

cat show

walking shoes

you're toast!

If accepted (I only had the money to apply to 1 school, and I only recently got credit cards) I plan to move to Riverside the summer before my program begins. I have already met with some faculty, and if I'm on campus 2 or 3 months before the fall, I am hopeful I can do summer research before my program begins. -lizardclan

Sour wine

Ignore last... Huge appetite

Mind games

A friend has volunteered her car for me to make my move from Pasadena, CA to Riverside, CA. Cheer! She made her move from San Francisco, CA to Pasadena, CA in the same hatchback, including two cats. My goal now is to make my move in one trip. So I'll be leaving small and big furniture behind. My on-campus apartment will be fully-furnished. I'm grandpa-sitting my 98-year-old grandpa this weekend, but when I return home I have more Spring cleaning to do. Thanks all for the replies, -lizardclan

Wheat germ

Blood pudding

Dear friends, I was wondering if anyone else is in a similar boat. I've applied to a PhD program without telling my family, and don't expect family support if I'm accepted. I already have a BS and MS, and the highest education my immediate family has completed is high school. My mother will complain that I'll "have another breakdown." My father would be supportive if it wasn't school. My entire family thinks I'm over-educated already. My dad would like to see me get off the disability roster since his tax dollars pay my disability every month. Supposedly, there's no family history of mental illness, but a lot of my family is under the care of psychiatrists, too, or they self-medicate with alcohol, or both. I have a nice apartment which I can afford since I qualify for Affordable Housing administered by the IRS. My family will complain: "how can you leave your nice apartment?!" And I have a collection of crappy furniture that I can't leave behind either. My on-campus apartment will be fully-furnished. I've tried to work out the details. I don't have a car, but I do have a driver's license. In the worst case, I can rent a 9-foot U-Haul cargo van for a one-way trip of about 60 miles for less than $200. Everything should pack up in less than 20 boxes, and a few bags of clothes and stuff, and small pieces of furniture (I'm leaving the big pieces of furniture behind). Sleepless in Pasadena, -lizardclan