Yanaka Posted February 3, 2018 Posted February 3, 2018 6 minutes ago, Warelin said: I did my taxes. Ouch? Or meh?
FreakyFoucault Posted February 3, 2018 Posted February 3, 2018 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Warelin said: I did my taxes. #adultlife [Begins looking for W-2s] Edited February 3, 2018 by FreakyFoucault
Warelin Posted February 3, 2018 Posted February 3, 2018 16 minutes ago, Yanaka said: Ouch? Or meh? Besides the time, it wasn't bad. 12 minutes ago, FreakyFoucault said: #adultlife [Begins looking for W-2s] And they were accepted! 2 hours after submission! Good luck!
Yanaka Posted February 3, 2018 Posted February 3, 2018 19 minutes ago, Warelin said: Besides the time, it wasn't bad. Good! I was using Turbo Tax and turns out I can’t do it with them, anymore. Ughhhh. Now I’m avoiding that task big time.
FreakyFoucault Posted February 3, 2018 Posted February 3, 2018 21 minutes ago, Warelin said: And they were accepted! 2 hours after submission! Boy, it'd be nice if grad-school submissions worked like that lol
JustPoesieAlong Posted February 3, 2018 Posted February 3, 2018 @FreakyFoucault btw, speaking of reading materials, I started The Bell Jar. It's been sitting on my shelf for over a year now, so I figured it was time. ?
JustPoesieAlong Posted February 3, 2018 Posted February 3, 2018 (edited) 49 minutes ago, Yanaka said: I’m reading them very slowly because I only read before sleeping, so I don’t know how far I’ll go. But I think they’re a good complement to the series—and so far I kind of enjoy what HBO changed... haha. His writing is also excessively macho, but well it’s relatively old The weird macho tone is I think part of what got to me. I felt like the show did a great disservice to Catelyn Stark, but I love where they've taken most of the other female leads. I'm totally team Cersei most days (I literally cheered with her "I choose violence" scene. YASSS QUEEN.) Edited February 3, 2018 by JustPoesieAlong
FreakyFoucault Posted February 3, 2018 Posted February 3, 2018 You're in for a treat, @JustPoesieAlong. Sylvia is just awesome. Period. So sad, but so awesome.
JustPoesieAlong Posted February 3, 2018 Posted February 3, 2018 2 minutes ago, FreakyFoucault said: You're in for a treat, @JustPoesieAlong. Sylvia is just awesome. Period. So sad, but so awesome. Agreed. I've read most of her poetry and love it ("I eat men like air" OMG), but this is my first time with her prose.
FreakyFoucault Posted February 3, 2018 Posted February 3, 2018 6 minutes ago, JustPoesieAlong said: Agreed. I've read most of her poetry and love it ("I eat men like air" OMG), but this is my first time with her prose. "Buddy Willard went to Yale, but now I thought of it, what was wrong with him was that he was stupid. Oh, he'd managed to get good marks all right, and to have an affair with some awful waitress on the Cape by the name of Gladys, but he didn't have one speck of intuition. Doreen had intuition. Everything she said was like a secret voice speaking straight out of my own bones." ^I'd say pretty darn good for being primarily a poet...
ashley623 Posted February 3, 2018 Posted February 3, 2018 Not really sure where else to put this without making a whole new topic, but... did anyone bring their dog to grad school, or plan to? midwest-ford 1
JustPoesieAlong Posted February 3, 2018 Posted February 3, 2018 5 minutes ago, katie64 said: Not really sure where else to put this without making a whole new topic, but... did anyone bring their dog to grad school, or plan to? Yup. Two dogs and a cat, actually. Oh, and a husband and kiddo. So maybe it doesn't count ? Really though, I can't imagine not having my puppers with me during grad school. They're very supportive of my academic endeavors. bumbleblu 1
clinamen Posted February 3, 2018 Posted February 3, 2018 14 minutes ago, katie64 said: Not really sure where else to put this without making a whole new topic, but... did anyone bring their dog to grad school, or plan to? To add to this, anyone planning on getting/adopting a pup when they start grad school? ?
ashley623 Posted February 3, 2018 Posted February 3, 2018 Here's my problem. I have a horse and a dog. The horse I board and the dog lives at home with me, my dad, my sister, my niece, and the other dog. Originally, I was going to take the dog and leave the horse for a little while. Then, my dad convinced me to leave the dog saying I would be very busy in grad school and it would be hard on the dog to separate from the other dog, and my dad promised he would bring my dog up if I decided I wanted him, so I agreed. But I just had surgery and have been recovering at my mom's house, and it's been a total sh*tshow with my dad taking care of my dog...he's kind of special needs, in a way. My mom convinced me to go ahead and just take my horse, so I'm doing that, and now I feel like I'm back to square one and having to take both! I'm just a little nervous about it, both with time and expenses.
Warelin Posted February 3, 2018 Posted February 3, 2018 6 minutes ago, clinamen said: To add to this, anyone planning on getting/adopting a pup when they start grad school? ? My partner and I adopted a dog when I started my MFA. She'll be going with us when we start my PHD this fall too. clinamen 1
khigh Posted February 3, 2018 Posted February 3, 2018 35 minutes ago, JustPoesieAlong said: The weird macho tone is I think part of what got to me. I felt like the show did a great disservice to Catelyn Stark, but I love where they've taken most of the other female leads. I'm totally team Cersei most days (I literally cheered with her "I choose violence" scene. YASSS QUEEN.) I love, love, love Cersei, but Littlefinger in the books was my hero. "Knowledge is Power"
FreakyFoucault Posted February 3, 2018 Posted February 3, 2018 5 minutes ago, khigh said: "Knowledge is Power" Foucault wants his royalty check!
Yanaka Posted February 3, 2018 Posted February 3, 2018 Dogs are so much more work than cats—and my cats are already work. I planned on getting a cat or two, and I did! I couldn’t resist. But I should have xD I’m often gone all day, I’m already sad to leave the cats, and they are two and can play and go to the bathroom inside... a dog, I can’t imagine! Although I’m sure people work it out. Also I have to have them looked after when I plan on going to conferences and stuff. I should have taken just one antisocial cat so I would have been able to travel with it. Two aren’t allowed on trains.
M(allthevowels)H Posted February 3, 2018 Posted February 3, 2018 2 hours ago, katie64 said: Not really sure where else to put this without making a whole new topic, but... did anyone bring their dog to grad school, or plan to? ooooh boy. When I started my MFA I transported two chihuahuas - one fairly ordinary, playful dog, and one with an anxiety disorder so bad our vets keep asking if he'll take medication (Matzo's really only that bad IN the vets office, otherwise his fear/anxiety are manageable) - from Southern California to Philadelphia by car. We'll call it an experience. We got one of those hammock things that covers the whole backseat, just for Matzo to spend the whole time looking out of it and crying like he was being kidnapped (see below). 0/10 stars. Do not recommend. clinamen 1
khigh Posted February 3, 2018 Posted February 3, 2018 i transported three rabbits from Oklahoma to Minnesota. They are horribly mean and destructive, but they're keeping me sane.
a_sort_of_fractious_angel Posted February 3, 2018 Posted February 3, 2018 3 hours ago, clinamen said: To add to this, anyone planning on getting/adopting a pup when they start grad school? ? I want to adopt a cranky old man cat. 3 hours ago, katie64 said: Here's my problem. I have a horse and a dog. The horse I board and the dog lives at home with me, my dad, my sister, my niece, and the other dog. Originally, I was going to take the dog and leave the horse for a little while. Then, my dad convinced me to leave the dog saying I would be very busy in grad school and it would be hard on the dog to separate from the other dog, and my dad promised he would bring my dog up if I decided I wanted him, so I agreed. But I just had surgery and have been recovering at my mom's house, and it's been a total sh*tshow with my dad taking care of my dog...he's kind of special needs, in a way. My mom convinced me to go ahead and just take my horse, so I'm doing that, and now I feel like I'm back to square one and having to take both! I'm just a little nervous about it, both with time and expenses. I'm gearing up to bring an equine - if you want to swap notes on best practices, email or PM. Now that it is real, I'm getting nervous (lol) and would love to share ideas on how to make imagination morph into reality. ashley623 1
ashley623 Posted February 5, 2018 Posted February 5, 2018 THAT GAME THOUGH. Nice distraction for sure Yanaka 1
a_sort_of_fractious_angel Posted February 5, 2018 Posted February 5, 2018 12 minutes ago, jpbends said: FLY, EAGLES, FLY ON THE ROAD TO VICTORY I'm right outside of Philly and I'M NOT CRYING, YOU'RE CRYING! ashley623 1
FreakyFoucault Posted February 5, 2018 Posted February 5, 2018 (edited) 31 minutes ago, a_sort_of_fractious_angel said: I'M NOT CRYING, YOU'RE CRYING! [said in the general vicinity of Tom Brady] Edited February 5, 2018 by FreakyFoucault
a_sort_of_fractious_angel Posted February 5, 2018 Posted February 5, 2018 3 minutes ago, FreakyFoucault said: [she said in the general vicinity of Tom Brady] Waiting for him to say something ... to an Eagle ... to a camera ... gone he is, diminished into the West I suppose.
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