putting a thing in the mail

Oh my god, you guys, I finally mailed the rest of my grad school application. I spent at least three hours proofing every last form, and I am still terrified that a typo got left in there somehow. Of course, before I could walk the 100 ft to the mailbox I had to change out of my pjs and do my full hair and makeup.

Because, you know, they might see me.

Obviously, then I had to take pictures of myself because, damn, I look good.




I must have stood in front of the mailbox for a full three minutes willing myself drop in the envelope. But now I can finally say that it is done. :)

Ta Da!

Today has been crazy go nuts. I am officially done with today. The good news is that I officially submitted my grad school application and secured another letter of recommendation. And I bought a clown painting at Goodwill for $2. Score!

Since my last couple pictures had filters, I thought I'd give you a better idea of what my hair looks like now.

Before:


After:


It's still not really what I wanted (so dark!), but I like it, so I'll probably let it hang out until my next haircut in a month or so.

Seriously, I can't wait to hang that clown painting.

Grad School and Poncho: The Sequel

My plans for starting graduate school in the fall are swimming right along. I spent part of my afternoon on campus gathering information and generally begging and pleading for scholarships/jobs/financial aid. I have to say that the campus has grown on me over the past few years. I used to think it was ugly, but now I recognize the specific charm of a north Texas public university.






I'm not sure if that last one is an actual college structure or a set piece from a Harry Potter movie. Perhaps one of the Batman movies circa 1995?


Ok, I admit...I actually bought two ponchos at Ahab Bowen. The second one is much more comfy, plus it is from the 70's, which is never a bad thing. I love the pattern knitted into this one, it makes me feel like someone's grandmother made it. In a good way.







Sorry about the cheesy posing. A model I am not. Obviously. B+ for today.

Standardized Tests and Florals

I've been keeping this a bit under wraps because I wanted to wait and see how everything works out before I go running my mouth, but I have to go ahead and announce that I took my GRE today and I DID OK! An amazing vote of confidence, yes, but I am just so excited that it is over and I'm pretty sure my scores are fine to get me into the UNT MA Linguistics program (this is assuming that I didn't totally bomb the essays, which scores I will get in about two weeks.) Whew! Now I can finally return all those study books to the library and go out for a celebratory drink. :)






This was my outfit on Saturday. Boring, yes, but laying on a blanket and taking photos at the park doesn't exactly require astounding feats of fashion acrobatics. Plus, I wore the spork which should get me at least a couple points for creativity. The tunic is new, from Frocks (duh, what do I own that isn't from Frocks?) I'll give this one an A for comfort and cuteness.


Note: I want to do something fun to my hair for the summer (color, not cut.) Thoughts?

Isolation of Affect

While there is no rest for the weary, there are occasionally cancelled evening classes, and this one could not have come at a better time: