In the month or so since we've last spoken, so many wondrous things have happened. But above all of them, I'd have to say the most amazing one is hearing from Shacacca (TWICE!!) on this blog. Girl, call me!!
I'll touch on the more personal ones below but, as the weeks went by, I kept thinking about all the noteworthy things that were happening around me (of course I ended up being too lazy to actually write about it but whatevah). For the first time that I can remember, NC's participation in a presidential primary was of actual importance. I marveled as I stood in line for an hour and a half at Pullen Park waiting to vote early, and noticed how relaxed and non-gripey (for the most part) my fellow citizens were during this beautiful Saturday. I, myself, rewarded...myself...with a delicious treat from Locopops on Hillsborough St. A latte-flavored popsicle on a sunny, 75-degree Saturday is all kinds of allright.
And of course, the divine and holy savior to all that ills the world, otherwise known as Julia, turned one. She received a call from the Dalai Lama asking for her input into the tensions between China and Tibet but all she told him was "Hi!!" while waving her hand gloriously. Then she said "bubbles" and hung up on him. What can I say? I guess she wasn't in the mood.
Finally, my big news is that after getting the big heave-ho from both Duke & UNC Business schools (that would be their lovely rejection letters), N.C. State came through at the last minute with an acceptance letter. And better than that, they're giving me this graduate assistantship thing which covers health insurance, a stipend, and full tuition coverage. I know I kind of buried my lead there but that was how the email stated it and I got so wrapped up in the health insurance part that I didn't even see the full tuition coverage until Jennifer pointed it out to me. I guess working at an insurance company has rubbed off on me.
If you're lucky, and I get my act together, I'll try to post a picture of me circa 9/10 years old wearing a State cheerleading outfit as thanks to the MBA admissions office gods.
I'll touch on the more personal ones below but, as the weeks went by, I kept thinking about all the noteworthy things that were happening around me (of course I ended up being too lazy to actually write about it but whatevah). For the first time that I can remember, NC's participation in a presidential primary was of actual importance. I marveled as I stood in line for an hour and a half at Pullen Park waiting to vote early, and noticed how relaxed and non-gripey (for the most part) my fellow citizens were during this beautiful Saturday. I, myself, rewarded...myself...with a delicious treat from Locopops on Hillsborough St. A latte-flavored popsicle on a sunny, 75-degree Saturday is all kinds of allright.
And of course, the divine and holy savior to all that ills the world, otherwise known as Julia, turned one. She received a call from the Dalai Lama asking for her input into the tensions between China and Tibet but all she told him was "Hi!!" while waving her hand gloriously. Then she said "bubbles" and hung up on him. What can I say? I guess she wasn't in the mood.
Finally, my big news is that after getting the big heave-ho from both Duke & UNC Business schools (that would be their lovely rejection letters), N.C. State came through at the last minute with an acceptance letter. And better than that, they're giving me this graduate assistantship thing which covers health insurance, a stipend, and full tuition coverage. I know I kind of buried my lead there but that was how the email stated it and I got so wrapped up in the health insurance part that I didn't even see the full tuition coverage until Jennifer pointed it out to me. I guess working at an insurance company has rubbed off on me.
If you're lucky, and I get my act together, I'll try to post a picture of me circa 9/10 years old wearing a State cheerleading outfit as thanks to the MBA admissions office gods.
posted by staca at
9:49 AM
3 Comments:
I love Insey State!
XXXOOO
Also, the Dalai Lama needs to get in line!
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Anonymous, at 1:35 PM
When the Dalai Lama called this morning the response was: mmmmmm, waffle, dog, ball, down, noooo, waaaaaaaaaaaa - blaaaah, (blow raspberry), (point with finger), Elmo, waaaaaaaaaaaa, 'bye bye'
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Anonymous, at 12:59 PM
Congratulations! Having all of your tuition covered is going to be amazing. Not only will you make big dollars post-graduation, you'll get to keep all of it (sans what the taxman takes, that is), because you won't have the massive debt a lot of MBAs have after school. Awesome.But that's just the cold dollars-and-sense perspective. I know you're really going to business school to grow as a person. Which is great.
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Miller Sturtevant, at 10:37 PM
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