Stream of Conciousness

It’s been a while. And for that I am sorry. I’ve been crazy busy. In the past three weeks I have taken 7 trips, 5 of which have required some flying and hotel stays. I’ve missed a lot of classes (duh).

My diet plan is not working. I tried to maintain my diet, but I eat primarily in the cafeteria and my school’s cafeteria is not catered to vegetarians AT ALL. After a month of vegetarianism my diet was not balanced, my energy levels were low, and all I was eating were starches. Not very healthy. I decided to go back to meat until I am done with school and have better control over my diet.

My exercising plan is not working. I just don’t have time to exercise. I feel like my life right now is catching up on school work, studying for missed tests, and as soon as I make up all the tests, studying for upcoming ones. It’s stressful, but I am managing my time well.

I am graduating in about a month! I can’t wait. I know when I came to college I had my mind set on graduating in 3 years, but to actually such a feat is just…surreal. I have mixed feelings about this. On one end I am happy to get this over with, but on the other end I am sad to be moving away from all my friends. It’s going to be a big change going onto graduate school and some days I fear I am not quite ready. But I know I am ready. If I wasn’t ready, I wouldn’t have been accepted.

I have accepted an offer to go to graduate school. I’m still debating on whether or not I should post which school I am actually going to. I’m a pretty private individual, especially when it comes to the online world. I’m thinking about making it more public, but I don’t know, I’m always debating this. Anyway i shall be pursuing a PhD. Something I decided on a whim over the last few weeks. Before today getting a PhD was never really part of the plan, but since it’s fully funded, why not?

Apartment shopping has been on my agenda. I’ve been looking at furniture, interior decorating designs and the like. I am glad that after this year I will no longer be living in a DORM. I will have my very first apartment. Luckily, I will be working this summer so I should be able to save enough money to pay for my first month’s rent, security deposit, and basic furniture. I can’t wait to post pictures of my apartment decorating. I am also thinking about making a guide for what to do when looking for your first apartment. I am thinking, since I am pursuing a PhD and all, that I should probably buy a house after the first year. But who knows?

You know applying to graduate schools is very different than applying to undergraduate schools. As far as graduate schools are concerned you are being sought after instead of you seeking them. Instead of you begging schools to let you in, schools are begging you to attend. I had one school up their offer by $6,000 in stipend per YEAR and that still was not the best offer.

Now with a new apartment, and with my fellowship I now have the capability of buying a piano. Of course, like 90% of concert pianist, my heart is leading towards a Steinway (expensive), but I could settle with any piano that sounds good. I have never owned a piano and am really excited that I will be buying one for my new apartment.

So I have realized I have this urge to know everything. By everything I mean EVERYTHING. From geography, to history, to science, to literature. I think it has something to do with the fact that I am on my school’s quizbowl team. I find learning tidbits of information to be extremely fun. I am thinking of making this my second hobby (after piano) just to learn EVERYTHING I possibly can. I am a nerd.

I am hoping that one day I will have some sort of regularity to my life so that I can post reguarly. I don’t have much of a social life anymore. Sometimes I wish I was a freshman/sophomore like the majority of people my age…with enough free time to party, stay up late, and have a good time. I know as far as undergrad school is concerned the worst is over, but as it pertains to graduate school? It will probably be a lot harder than I could ever imagine!

This is becoming one hell of a long post. So I shall end it here.