insights into the world of caffeinated monkeys
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Monday, June 01, 2009 Post Number 300! Woohoo! It took how long to get here? I'm not a prolific blogger, that's for sure. :) Things are going pretty swimmingly lately. I've gotten my financial aid packet from Goddard, and yay, I can afford grad school! Well, not really. But yay for crushing loads of debt via student loans! I was concerned when I got my FAFSA report and the government said that I should be able to contribute $10K a year to my education--did they miss the fact that I make pittance for a living? But Goddard says I can take out $20,500 in student loans annually (maxing out subsidized Stafford loans, and taking some unsubsidized Stafford loans). That amount will more than cover my tuition, residency fees and travel costs to get to my residency each semester. And I'll have a little bit left over that I could spring for my own laptop. I do have a company laptop, but I should probably not trust my thesis to something not owned by me and/or jump drives. If anyone wants to help me shop for a shiny new computer and help me upload the contents of my old computer's hard drive to said shiny new computer, I'd appreciate it. I've been out of the technology loop for some time, and am not hip to the lingo. So, yay! I'm going $41,000 into debt! How's that for awesome? In other news, I've returned from 4 days in Jackson for the Governor's Summit on Workforce Solutions--yes, I managed to finagle a free trip to Jackson, WY. By working with the state workforce development council and the local young professionals group, I hooked up several free conference registrations, free lodging, free transportation, and free food. I love the fact that was not only considered work for me, but something that my board was incredibly pleased with--I shut down our office for most of a week! I did see a moose when we were heading back through Yellowstone (yay for annual parks pass!), and it was AWESOME!! It was a girl moose, so no crazy antlers, but she was still cute. She had her ass to the road and all these tourists were taking pictures of moose butt. :) I didn't get a picture, but it was still awesome to see my very first moose. I love moose--they are angry creatures, and their crankiness makes me happy. Things with Kurt are going well, even with our crazy schedules. We spent some time together before he left for his weeklong leadership retreat, and spent some time together before I left for Jackson. We've been talking about his leadership retreat--he realizes his priorities have been out of whack, and he's working to make me more of a priority in his life--previously, work had been all-consuming for him, and he realizes that needs to change. We've also been talking about my concerns in dating him given that my debt load is about to significantly increase--I don't want things to be over in 2 years if I have to accept a job outside of the area. We're going to see what happens, but with as rapidly as things change, we both think it'll work out. He's currently sick, though--congested, sniffly, no appetite--so I'm making him a Thai-style chicken soup to kick the shit out of the little bug that's fucking with him. He's in shock that I'm cooking for him, that I want to see him while he's sick, and that I want to take care of him while he's not feeling well. Apparently, no one's ever offered to make him soup when he's been sick before, let alone followed through with the offer. And in smooshy news, he told me that he loves my eyes, not because of the weird green shade that they are (he does like the color), but because "they're honest--you don't hide behind them, and every emotion you feel shows in them." Yeah, smooshy. But, damn, I'm smitten. I am in deep smit. posted by jaime | 11:33 AM 1 comments |
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