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Dec. 1st, 2002 06:11 pmWow. I did it. I applied to schools. I can't believe it. Finished yesterday afternoon, now I have 1 or 2 schools left, and the applying will be easy. Yay. So check Berkeley, Davis, Harvey Mudd, and (almost) Carleton off my list. I have one form (just a signature and no money) left for Carleton, and then (later) a supplement or two for Santa Clara and maybe Occidental. Occidental's good but it's not top, and I don't know all that much aobut it, and I'm not sure what it has that other schools on my list don't. So that's a maybe. I'll ask Blaire why she applied, and nose around its website, though websites generally aren't all that helpful.
I was really stupid about deadlines and procrastination. Really stupid, and turned out really lucky. I owe two people cookies for being very very nice with transcripts. I'll request that transcripts be sent for the schools as soon as I get back from break. And I'll arrange to visit Carleton, interview at wherever I need to interview, and start bugging parents about financial aid. Ok.
So after everything was all sent in I went over to Stephanie's to watch movies and get high on sugar, caffeine, and sleep deprivation. We saw Monty Python and the Holy Grail (the Most Pointless Movie that I've ever seen) and Hamlet (the modern version, with Ethan Hawke doing "to be or not to be in a video store). Hamlet was so good!!! I was really sceptical, but it turned out to be good. Hamlet was a bit crazier than I usually think of him, though. But still, I liked it! They played up the romance between Hamlet and Ophelia, which was ok. Really good. You just have to see it acted. And Ethan Hawke is really, really cute. Wow. We sang Christmas carols just 'cause it's after Thaksgiving and I was really hyper. I was so relieved.
So church this morning. Advent starts today. Yay. First candle on the Advent wreath, and first blank on the calendar. I'm happy. I skipped youth group today and had dinner with Mom and updated here. Fun stuff. I'm going back at winter break.
It seems like God just waits until I'm really busy and then taps me on the shoulder and says, "Remember me? Now what about this? What do you think?" I keep having this sense that there's something just out there, that I keep missing or not quite looking for. It's not a comfortable feeling. I have no clue what's going on.
My Uncle Jim left. It was nice to see him. It also was too bad that he was sick/jetlagged and I was horribly busy. Still, I'm glad he could be here for Thanksgiving.
We're reading a play about Don Juan in baroque Spanish. I had to read a 5-page speech about how one girl is "lady over love" and how when she fishes she "combs the foamy hair of the waves." Don Juan's really slimy.
So, homework done and apps in. I'm happy.
I was really stupid about deadlines and procrastination. Really stupid, and turned out really lucky. I owe two people cookies for being very very nice with transcripts. I'll request that transcripts be sent for the schools as soon as I get back from break. And I'll arrange to visit Carleton, interview at wherever I need to interview, and start bugging parents about financial aid. Ok.
So after everything was all sent in I went over to Stephanie's to watch movies and get high on sugar, caffeine, and sleep deprivation. We saw Monty Python and the Holy Grail (the Most Pointless Movie that I've ever seen) and Hamlet (the modern version, with Ethan Hawke doing "to be or not to be in a video store). Hamlet was so good!!! I was really sceptical, but it turned out to be good. Hamlet was a bit crazier than I usually think of him, though. But still, I liked it! They played up the romance between Hamlet and Ophelia, which was ok. Really good. You just have to see it acted. And Ethan Hawke is really, really cute. Wow. We sang Christmas carols just 'cause it's after Thaksgiving and I was really hyper. I was so relieved.
So church this morning. Advent starts today. Yay. First candle on the Advent wreath, and first blank on the calendar. I'm happy. I skipped youth group today and had dinner with Mom and updated here. Fun stuff. I'm going back at winter break.
It seems like God just waits until I'm really busy and then taps me on the shoulder and says, "Remember me? Now what about this? What do you think?" I keep having this sense that there's something just out there, that I keep missing or not quite looking for. It's not a comfortable feeling. I have no clue what's going on.
My Uncle Jim left. It was nice to see him. It also was too bad that he was sick/jetlagged and I was horribly busy. Still, I'm glad he could be here for Thanksgiving.
We're reading a play about Don Juan in baroque Spanish. I had to read a 5-page speech about how one girl is "lady over love" and how when she fishes she "combs the foamy hair of the waves." Don Juan's really slimy.
So, homework done and apps in. I'm happy.
