Disappointment is a part of life. It makes you stronger. Blah, blah – we’ve all heard it before. Unfortunately, it’s true. I did not get into the only graduate program that I applied to, the one which caused me to spend the last few months laboring over writing samples and statements of purpose and studying [...]
Posts Tagged ‘GRE’
Who Said This Was Easy? But at Least I Don’t Have Swine Flu.
Posted in Starting Over, tagged Cambodia, graduate school, GRE, laid off, Laos, low-residency, Obama, Shanghai, Thailand, Vietnam, writing on May 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Where have you been all my life?
Posted in Abstract, tagged art, GRE, laid off, university, writing on March 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Too long, I know. I am sorry. Where have I been? Reading, studying, writing, but mostly savoring this time of scholarly preparation. I have faced a few disappointments, and at the same time, some incredible opportunities have transpired. The GRE – blah! Why invent such a torture device? I took it twice, did okay, but [...]
A Diet Worth Loving
Posted in Relationships, tagged Diet, GRE, Love, Marriage, Relationship, Saturday Night Live, you tube on February 10, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Today is my six-month anniversary of being married and although that is not a long time, I am confident that we are a forever couple. We heard that the first few months of a marriage could be the most problematic. This has not been the case. Since we lived together before we made it official [...]
Math Makes My Mind Go Mad (cool, alliteration)
Posted in Abstract, tagged art, brain, creative, GRE, math, you tube on January 28, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Right now, in between the paragraphs that I write, I’m studying quantitative comparisons for the GRE. Oy vey, it’s tough. My brain just doesn’t comprehend this stuff. Like x+y=429, and then is x bigger than y, but if y is squared and who cares! I’ve been sitting at this desk for hours now and I’m [...]
