ProfLorax Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Haha, don't be. Is there at least a Whole Foods or a co-op? I've already checked that there is one near Buffalo (there's not; however, they're building one because I might be coming). I've also scoped out burrito availability and Indian food in the cities of my schools... Thank you for validating my first reaction! Upon further research, Urbana/Champaign has a co-op and a natural food store... So there are options. Oh, first world problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taco Superior Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Anyone interested in claiming those Maryland acceptances today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SallyCinnamon Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Thank you for validating my first reaction! Upon further research, Urbana/Champaign has a co-op and a natural food store... So there are options. Oh, first world problems. Strawberry Fields (the natural food store that I know of in UC) is FABULOUS. And the farmer's market is one of the best I've ever been to. UC was on my list of potential programs back in the days when I had visions of uprooting the family My partner got her PhD there, she ADORED both the school and the location. ProfLorax 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfLorax Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Strawberry Fields (the natural food store that I know of in UC) is FABULOUS. And the farmer's market is one of the best I've ever been to. UC was on my list of potential programs back in the days when I had visions of uprooting the family My partner got her PhD there, she ADORED both the school and the location. So happy to hear this! Thanks! I'd be moving to the middle of the country from California-- specifically, where I live right now is lovingly called "the salad bowl of the world"-- so I am stoked to hear I wouldn't have to sacrifice fresh veggies for my PhD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muchado Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Haha, don't be. Is there at least a Whole Foods or a co-op? I've already checked that there is one near Buffalo (there's not; however, they're building one because I might be coming). I've also scoped out burrito availability and Indian food in the cities of my schools... Everyone I know from Buffalo is obsessed with Wegmans. I have no idea how similar it may or may not be to Whole Foods/Trader Joe's, but I liked it the one time I went. And there are a couple of good chain burrito places in Buffalo (Chiptole and Moe's), but I don't live close enough to know any of the local places. sebastiansteddy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastiansteddy Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 WEGMANS is amazing! I am so sad I'll be leaving it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InHacSpeVivo Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 WEGMANS is amazing! I am so sad I'll be leaving it. WEGMAN'S IS AMAZING! I used to work at TJ's and I live down the street from the biggest Whole Foods I've ever seen, but nothing is like Wegman's! I am VERY upset because they're building a Wegman's less than five miles from my house and we're trying to leave. Fresh Market is awesome, too, but it's super expensive and small compared to Wegman's. I didn't believe my boyfriend, but now I'm a total convert. Sorry for the outburst, I'm not really sure what I'm doing on the acceptance thread! sebastiansteddy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastiansteddy Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 (edited) I was converted to Wegmanism too. Anyone who lives near one is sooo lucky. You Western New Yorkers will love it. They are also spreading throughout the Northeast now. Edited March 6, 2013 by sebastiansteddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastiansteddy Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Sorry for the outburst, I'm not really sure what I'm doing on the acceptance thread! You're from Boston and you love Wegmans. You've been accepted into my heart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asleepawake Posted March 6, 2013 Author Share Posted March 6, 2013 Everyone I know from Buffalo is obsessed with Wegmans. WEGMANS is amazing! I am so sad I'll be leaving it. WEGMAN'S IS AMAZING! Wow! That's some serious fanfare! I can't wait to check it out! There website looks crazy amazing... they're trying to make a shopping list for me with the recipe for tasty foods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wreckofthehope Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 I am VERY upset because they're building a Wegman's less than five miles from my house I'm super excited about this! Just found out a few weeks ago p.s. Trader Joe's is overrated, it's good for alcohol and stuff like desserts but you can't actually buy stuff to make a meal there. Sursie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazedandbemused Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 I'm super excited about this! Just found out a few weeks ago p.s. Trader Joe's is overrated, it's good for alcohol and stuff like desserts but you can't actually buy stuff to make a meal there. Ok, I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks Trader Joe's is a random collection of non-matching foods. Plus, I live in PA, so I can't even go there for cheap alcohol. Also, Wegman's is truly amazing. I definitely thought they were a Pennsylvania thing, but I'm glad other states get to share in awesomeness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porridge Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 You guys are talking in a language I don't understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadinthewater Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Wegman's? Hmmm. Not so sure about this place. No offense, but it doesn't seem like it can compete with the low prices and friendly service at the #1 best kept secret in my hometown: http://www.walmart.com/ Two Espressos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datatape Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Wegman's? Hmmm. Not so sure about this place. No offense, but it doesn't seem like it can compete with the low prices and friendly service at the #1 best kept secret in my hometown: http://www.walmart.com/ vitaebella, Two Espressos and asleepawake 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercyhurst2010 Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Anyone interested in claiming those Maryland acceptances today? I had one of them. In off the wait list. Really surprised! Porridge and dorotheabrooke 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antihumanist Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 I love PTSD dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taco Superior Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 I had one of them. In off the wait list. Really surprised! And you didn't even know you were on a waitlist huh? Cray-cray. It's the last school I havent' heard from so once that's finalized I can really get down to brass tacks.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComeBackZinc Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 On the Trader Joes/Whole Food tip, we don't have any of those here in Lafayette, but we do have a wonderful, twice-weekly farmers market in downtown Lafayette and over the bridge on campus. Runs April-October. Tons of local produce, organic dairy, and human meat, as well as breads, soaps, etc. I hardly shop anywhere else during the season. damequixote 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisajay Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Tons of local produce, organic dairy, and human meat, as well as breads, soaps, etc. I hardly shop anywhere else during the season. either that's a typo, or lafayette just got a helluva lot more intense! sebastiansteddy, wreckofthehope, Taco Superior and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asleepawake Posted March 6, 2013 Author Share Posted March 6, 2013 On the Trader Joes/Whole Food tip, we don't have any of those here in Lafayette, but we do have a wonderful, twice-weekly farmers market in downtown Lafayette and over the bridge on campus. Runs April-October. Tons of local produce, organic dairy, and human meat, as well as breads, soaps, etc. I hardly shop anywhere else during the season. Datatape and antecedent 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComeBackZinc Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Hahaha HUMANE meat. ProfLorax, asleepawake, It's (Not) About Me and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComeBackZinc Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 (actually Lafayette is full of cannibals) lisajay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfLorax Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 I just got back from the gym for the first time in weeks. I always forget how much exercise helps to clear my mind. Today, all of the stress of the application cycle-- of waiting to hear back, figuring out how to reply to professors, making travel plans, weighing my options-- disappeared, just for a minute or so. And during that moment, a blissful, ecstatic thought entered my mind: Holy fuck. This fall, I will be a PhD student. I have been so wrapped up in the immediate stressors and reactions that I had forgotten the bigger picture. I started to really boogie down on the treadmill, running, sweating, and dancing with pure joy and excitement. It's finally happening, and in just five or six months, I will be starting the next great adventure in my life, knee deep in books, teaching, and writing. Oh yeah, and I'll be getting paid for it all. I feel so much more at peace. And who knows? Maybe I'll actually start going to the gym more often. (Probably not. ) ghijklmn, It's (Not) About Me, HHEoS and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swagato Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 ^ This is a fantastic post and really captures that sweet moment of apperception, yes, this really happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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