Tomorrow ... grad school begins.
Jan. 14th, 2014 12:02 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
icarusTomorrow, grad school begins.
Hoo boy.
You know, last time I was in school, I had a month's worth of food stockpiled and my personal slave (WG) to cook and clean for me.
This time, I have pens, notebooks, and a laptop. I only worked six days the last two weeks, so I don't have the cash to lay in major supplies. That'll have to wait till the end of the month when I get my student aid check.
Lots of folks, used to hearing yes from me, are learning that right now, school's the priority.
They look somewhat ruffled.
"Can you do a prayer shift?"
"No."
"Can you paint at the temple?"
"No."
"Okay, can you help prep for painting? You can come in any time you want."
"No."
"But everyone recommended you, said you were good at painting and--"
"No."
"It was nice meeting you at retreat this summer. Can we get together for coffee?"
"Nope."
"*beep* Michelle, heeey! I'm back in town from California. Let's get together and catch up!"
"Sorry, no."
"Can you work every Monday night for the next three months?"
"Hell no."
"Can you help with cleaning?"
"No."
"Hey, it's Simon. I have your Christmas present still. Let's hit that restaurant in Bethesda and--"
"No."
Hoo boy.
You know, last time I was in school, I had a month's worth of food stockpiled and my personal slave (WG) to cook and clean for me.
This time, I have pens, notebooks, and a laptop. I only worked six days the last two weeks, so I don't have the cash to lay in major supplies. That'll have to wait till the end of the month when I get my student aid check.
Lots of folks, used to hearing yes from me, are learning that right now, school's the priority.
They look somewhat ruffled.
"Can you do a prayer shift?"
"No."
"Can you paint at the temple?"
"No."
"Okay, can you help prep for painting? You can come in any time you want."
"No."
"But everyone recommended you, said you were good at painting and--"
"No."
"It was nice meeting you at retreat this summer. Can we get together for coffee?"
"Nope."
"*beep* Michelle, heeey! I'm back in town from California. Let's get together and catch up!"
"Sorry, no."
"Can you work every Monday night for the next three months?"
"Hell no."
"Can you help with cleaning?"
"No."
"Hey, it's Simon. I have your Christmas present still. Let's hit that restaurant in Bethesda and--"
"No."
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Date: 2014-01-15 02:19 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-01-16 04:13 am (UTC)... but then I couldn't make headway on my homework.
Shit. And I didn't get some stuff done that I needed to. The cats are unhappy their food bowls are empty.
... and hooray, my aunt bought food! *fills the bowls*
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Date: 2014-01-16 03:17 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2014-01-16 04:17 am (UTC)Plus, it's just for a year and a half. That's not very long.