grad school woes

Current mood: disappointed

I just got an email from the admissions officer at the school I want to do a masters degree. It's not good. He basically told me that, because there are so many applicants, they're looking at people well above the required average. I am a little higher than the average, which now isn't good enough. So, I can go back to university for a year taking 300 and 400 level classes; apply elsewhere as, "[he's] sure that [I] would be easily admissible to one of the other Canadian library schools," with my average; try to contest it; or just give up. I don't want to deal with this today, but it's dealt me a blow. Guess I shouldn't have worked and volunteered through university. I forgot that academics don't care about well-roundedness.

So I might have to get rough and talk to some of the librarians at work who know this guy. I'm not above shaming someone into letting me in.

Currently listening:
Our Thickness
By Russian Futurists
Release date: 03 May, 2005

the desert in spring

Current mood: content

Visiting my parents at this time of the year is always lovely because everything is still green and pretty. The garden is starting to take form and we've been drying dill today for me to take home. Mom has already picked rhubarb and chives. Dad cut the grass today, leaving that clean, grassy smell lingering around the yard. It's one of the best times to visit because it isn't so stinking hot yet and tourists haven't really arrived with fresh head scars from their holiday lobotomies. But being in a small town during holidays also means nothing is open save for the local hardware store, drugstore, and one of the grocery stores. All will be closed by 5pm today. My favourite time of the year here, though, is cherry/nectarine season. Sure, there's a little bit of a break between the two, but usually someone is holding onto one tree of cherries when nectarines are turning. I'm hoping my parents will come for a visit during or shortly after this time so I can score some cheap, tree-ripened fruit. I really miss knowing exactly where my fruit and vegetables come from, especially when they're from Mom and Dad's yard.

Currently listening:
The Lonely Bull
By Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass
Release date: 08 February, 2005

for those about to rock...

Current mood: agog

I got the new Spoon today and, holy crap, how exciting. Can't believe they'll be here in a few weeks. Before that, though, there's the Caribou/Junior Boys/Russian Futurists show to deal with and the next day it's Architecture in Helsinki. So much fun! Also looking forward to Out Hud because the bits I've heard have been dope. Seems I'm feeling a bit more electronic than jangly. But I'm wearing my Tullycraft shirt today, so inside I'm still twee. Or at least my chest is.

Currently listening:
Gimme Fiction [Bonus CD]
By Spoon
Release date: 10 May, 2005

achy breaky ankle

Current mood:basic

Since the spectacularly unimpressive tumble I took last week at Ultimate, my twisted ankle has not improved much. And yet I'm expected on the field tomorrow. Oh, the horror. Old bones suck. Old bones that have experienced the same injury repeatedly for umpteen years suck more. If I get another injury I'm going to be out for the season and have to find another girl to take my place. No more eye candy... Note to self: endeavor to not trip over one's own feet. I'm totally going to drown my sorrows in Chinatown with some dim sum. Totally.

Currently listening:
Throw Down the Reins
By Panurge
Release date: 23 March, 2004

diy turmoil

Current mood: decision-making distress

Situation: large travel trunk in common storage of living quarters is up for grabs for anyone who wants it.

Problem: trunk has an unknown past, other than it was a past tenant's, and one may be unsure of what might be living in said trunk.

Dilemma: put the effort into redoing the whole darn thing, inside and out, to ensure all living organisms are covered in some sort of toxic brushed-on goop OR letting it go to the alley for the dumpster divers.

Pro: could be spiffied up with cool interior fabric and shelves to store the fabric collection that has gotten out of control within the confines of The Cave. Also could house the serger/sewing machine combo (it's that big!) in an alternating fashion if required/desired.

Con: it's fricking huge and may have stored a body at one point in its history. Perhaps now even...I still don't know what to do.

Currently listening:
If You're Feeling Sinister
By Belle & Sebastian
Release date: 23 June, 1999

can you feel my heartbeat?

Current mood: groggy

I almost felt up to tackling the massive cleanup project within The Cave. Almost... I only have about an hour before I have to leave the house anyway. And that time should be spent swaying slightly to music in a book-reading trance. Or on personal hygiene.

Currently listening:
Puzzle
By Tahiti 80
Release date: 06 June, 2000

when will this day end?

Current mood: melancholy

I have to make a tex-mex dip for my friend's party. Since when has making dips become a chore?

Currently listening:
Vauxhall and I
By Morrissey
Release date: 22 March, 1994

rain, rain, go away

Current mood: manic depressive

It would appear that I'm losing it. Since seeing an old ex-boyfriend's book requests show up at work, the ex that I thought must have died of a drug overdose or anxiety, I've felt out of sorts. It unnerves me that he lives in the same city as me. I never want to see him again. And, judging by the books, he is either a big mess or is studying a certain type of person who is a big mess. I'd rather he be a mess. Because I am. I appreciate equality.

Currently listening:
Quiet Is the New Loud
By The Kings of Convenience
Release date: 06 March, 2001

alone in the cave

Current mood: subdued

Why is it so hard to leave the house when I don't have anywhere to go? I sure would like a slurpee-type beverage from the corner store near my house. They have root beer _and_ pink cream soda. Mmmmmm...

Currently listening:
Ablum by Duplex
By Duplex
Release date: 03 May, 2005