I'll start with the big news first (just got it about 5 min. ago) - I got into graduate school! SUNY Stony Brook on Long Island is the school I just heard back from. It's a marine science program and I would hopefully be working with Dr. Ellen Pikitch on forage fish. Of all the schools, it's the only one I haven't visited, so I'll have to plan a trip soon. I have no idea what I'm going to do if I get into all the schools, but at least now I know I'll have somewhere to go in the fall. Hopefully I will hear back from the other schools (UCSB, Cal. St. Monterey Bay, Duke) soon.
On to the rest of my life, which I must warn you, is much less exciting. I'm in my new apartment, which I like a lot. My room is cozy and I finally have a mattress to go on the bed frame, so I'm sleeping a lot better. My housemates are nice and I've been spending some time with Sadie. She joined Paul and I for our weekly Heroes night. (Meg, come watch Heroes with us!) The neighborhood is nice, I guess you could kinda call it the suburbs of Northampton. But there are old houses and trees and yards. I have about a 1.5 mile bike to work, which will be fine come spring, but right now it's either been bitterly cold or super slushy. I'm not actually ready for spring yet, I think we need a couple more good snows first. We had some a couple days ago, but it promptly melted. Not that the warm days have completely done in the thick layer of crusty ice and snow that is covering everything.
Work is good, but stressful. I'm back at Sam's. Who knew managing a pizza shop would be stressful? I'm working six days a week, so that's part of it. Also, there is just a lot of disorganization there and I'm trying to get things to run more efficiently as well as deal with all the other employees (some of whom are my friends and have worked there much longer than me) who haven't had a manager before.
Then there's my calculus class, which totally confused me the first couple weeks and now just slightly confuses me. It's been 5 years since my Calc I class in high school so it's taking a while to come back, not to mention that it's a Hampshire Class so it's about learning "ideas" and not formulas... slightly different from AP calc. I think it's Mon., Wed., Fri. at 9am that's really killing me.
On a tangent, (I learned about those in Calculus, thanks Kelly) I just made the most deliciousl oven fries: slice potatoes into whatever shape your heart desires, toss with olive oil, salt, black pepper and curry powder, bake at 400 for awhile, turning once. I dipped them in plain yoghurt mixed with curry powder and salt. Curry is my new favorite spice.
That's enough of an update for now. I don't get cell phone reception at my house, but call and leave me a message and I'll get back to you when I have bars.
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