Ten Hairs

So I did it. I went and chopped off several hairs in the front of my face to make them shorter than the rest. Yes, I got bangs. It's amazing what a new haircut can do to your outlook on life. How can cutting "ten hairs," as Tracy said, make your attitude so different? I don't know if I'm the only one, but the morning after a haircut, I'm scouring my closet for an outfit a little more stylish or interesting than the usual t-shirt and jeans I reach for on a day off. I'm doing my eye makeup differently, now that there are a bunch of hairs pointing straight to my eyes. I stand a little taller, take a little more pride in my appearance. If someone could tell me what kind of magic confidence crack they put in a haircut, I'd really appreciate it.

Brain Diarrhea

Happy Monday! Happy MLK Day! Happy January 17th! I had the day off today, although not voluntarily. The creeping crud has hit Gainesville, so lots of sickness combined with no school today has caused a lot of parents to cancel their kids' appointments at Sylvan. While I like relaxing, especially since it was pouring rain the whole morning, I really would enjoy the hours... Hopefully tomorrow, I'll be back at work and bringing home that bacon.

I'm beginning to get a little nervous, because I have an appointment on Wednesday with one of the professors in the speech program at UF to introduce myself, get my name out there, make a good impression, etc. I want to get into this program badly, so the anxiety is slowly creeping up. Think good thoughts for me that I won't say something stupid/offensive/strange! In other grad school news, my application is completely done, my references have turned in their statements, and now I'm just waiting on official GRE scores and my OU transcript to arrive at UF. Yaaaaay!!!

Tracy's birthday was yesterday! We went out to dinner and a movie with friends, and he has a delicious-looking ice cream cake still waiting to be eaten. Overall, a pretty great day spent with good friends, and I'm so excited that I got to share in Tracy's celebration.

On a very superficial note, I have a haircut on Friday. I've been waffling back and forth between two options: 1. Just get a trim, 2. Get the trim, but get side-swept bangs cut again. This is why I'm posting pics of myself on my blog. Soooo if you're girly enough to care, feel free to leave me a comment on which option you vote for haha, because I can't decide.

Agonizing Over a One-Page Paper

Personal statements are of the devil. Just when I thought the hard part of applying to grad school was over, I realized that I hadn't written the all-important paper about me. So many rules! Brag, but don't make it sound like you're bragging. Tell a story at the beginning, but don't let it be cheesy or use "normal" speech. Inform us of all the reasons you want to be in our program, but keep it to a page or slightly more. Oh, and please tell us your lifetime career plans.... I don't think I've ever spent so many days on such a short paper in my life. I'm a big fan of the "write a whole bunch, don't proofread it, and turn it in" approach. That doesn't exactly work in this situation, sadly.

When not agonizing over my personal statement, I've been doing a little running, a little cooking, and a lot of work. Work is awesome, thanks for asking. Life is awesome, thanks for asking again. It is finally to that part of the year where I'm truly appreciating all Florida has to offer (read: It's not frigid here). I can run outside in shorts! I can wear flip-flops and not look insane! I can drive a few hours south and go to the beach. IN JANUARY!!! Ok ok, I'm done rubbing it in now. Wait, no I'm not. I NEVER HAVE TO SCRAPE ICE OFF MY WINDSHIELD!!!!! Bwahahaha. Now I'm really done, I promise. For this post.

Congrats to all my newly engaged friends! Even if I haven't gotten to each and every one of your personally, I'm quite excited for you and this fun time in your life. That's all for now, folks!