Studying till it hurts
I’m sitting here at my computer tonight, laughing at myself. I thought I had no life before I started studying for the GRE? Ha!  All those oodles of free time I had been wasting! These days I barely have enough time to eat and sleep in between working full time and studying the rest of the time. My life consists of ensuring that my regular work gets crammed into 8 hours so that I can get home and cram in as much studying as possible before I have to go to sleep… just to do it all over again the next day. Damn, is this was school was like? God, it was so long ago, I don’t even remember anymore…
I’ve been up to my pretty little ears in high school math and – the absolute killer – vocabulary words, and today I tackled the writing section (which shouldn’t be too bad, actually). The worst is the vocab. I seriously want to shoot myself in the head. Who uses these words, anyway???
In other news… well, there is actually no other news to report! All has been silent on the dating front, which is simultaneously baffling (I can’t believe NYL never called after our last date!) and completely expected (of course he didn’t call!). Oh, I guess there is one little detail to share – I officially signed on the dotted line last week to transfer to a new company along with the rest of my group at work. I think our official first day will be this Wednesday, but we won’t be moving offices for a few more weeks. I have a lot of HR stuff to look forward to, and I had to take a drug test this weekend! Good thing bagels are full of carbs and I don’t have any poppy seeds in my system. : )
So, clearly there’s not much new with me. What’s new with you?
I’m not sure what kind of PhD you are planning to do but are you sure that the verbal section matters too much? I know that most economics PhD programmes mostly care about the quant section, otherwise no foreigner would make it.
September 21st, 2009 at 2:33 amHope your studying pays off, DD! Grad school is awesome. Oh, you can check out my weight watchers update, too
September 21st, 2009 at 12:19 pmHoney´s last blog ..A Weight Watchers Update
This NYL guy sounds like an asswipe – write him off and find someone new, of quality. If he has the audacity to ever contact you again, don’t even dignify him with a reply.
Good luck with the studying – at least it feels productive, and that feels good, doesn’t it?
September 21st, 2009 at 3:12 pmSpeaking as a guy, I can’t believe NYL hasn’t called either. Despite the apparent interest he was showing in you recently, he’s clearly not bothered enough to make an effort. His insincerity or lack of consistency is a big warning sign.
When you meet someone with whom you’re a good match, you won’t worry (as much) over whether they like you – it will be obvious from their actions.
September 23rd, 2009 at 9:34 pm