That was kinda weird. I just went out to the mailbox to put some mail in it, and it was very bright, and I happened to have my sunglasses in my pocket, so I took my glasses off and put the shades on. I don’t remember the last time I went outside without corrective lenses. It is very big out there. Very big and very . . . fuzzy. Weird.

Oh, you wanted to know what grad school I was thinking about? Sheesh. Nosy. I’m thinking about going back for my MFA in creative writing. There’s a fairly decent MFA program at UAA. The only problem with this is that I actually /want/ to go to Mills College in Oakland for an MFA. But it costs several thousand times more, and, well, is in Oakland. So I don’t know. :/ UAA has plenty of other undergrad degrees that I’d like to get. Anthropology, geology, theatre, art … the problem with…

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I called the school. Their office hours are 8:30am to 2:30pm. I called at exactly 2:30. Nobody there. :(

So what the hell is a person supposed to do if grad school applications want letters of recommendation addressing her ‘academic preparedness’ if she hasn’t been in school for SIX YEARS? Henry suggests calling the school and asking. How practical of him.

It seems I was suffering from Lesser Ick, rather than Greater Ick. Probably dehydration and being overheated. This is a good thing. Sadly, Tori has Greater Ick (the flu, apparently), and so she and Jai aren’t coming over for lunch. But we’ll go to lunch this weekend or next, maybe! Yay! :)