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 Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 8:19 pm
Dr. Fomite AzurePaleSky That's good advice, thank you! Especially about the additional stress... hmmm... I'm hoping doing a little traveling will help me see what I want to do. Even if I stay in this general area, I'll probably have a hard enough time transitioning.
For me, short trips tend to be a lot like the very first phase after a move. It's very exciting and stimulating with lots of new things to do and see, and I'm so distracted by everything that it's a really good time. But the short trips end before it gets to the second phase after a move, which is when the depression tends to set in, at least for me. Usually that sets in after a few weeks or maybe even a month or two.
At the very least, if the traveling you do in your time off is stressful, then I'd be pretty concerned at how hard it's going to be to adjust to a new location on top of grad school. On the other hand, if you really end up enjoying it, then maybe things will work out great in a new setting. heart I'd just be cautious jumping into something like that. Grad school's a lot of work and stress by itself and it's really helpful to have a good support network in place when starting something like that. *snuggles up to Mala* heart I'll see how things are traveling, then! How are things working in your new home? Does it still feel new? On a completely unrelated note, I just lit a little tea candle under some oil, because I thought that's what people are supposed to do, but I wasn't sure what'd happen, and how the oil scent would spread, if it would at all. ... and it's evaporating!!! It smells so good... pine smell! I need more oils now. whee
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Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 8:21 pm
Skizzors ..why I love my mom. She was just on my computer, and I copy & pasted just to see what was there -- "dwarvish runes to english" That's cool.
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Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 8:23 pm
Peppermint Elf Dr. Fomite Shoujo Phoenix And Dr Laura would gouge out your head meat for you wink
emo
... *sniff*
Oh... And by the way...
HE'S STARING AT YOU.
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Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 8:26 pm
AzurePaleSky *snuggles up to Mala* heart I'll see how things are traveling, then! How are things working in your new home? Does it still feel new? On a completely unrelated note, I just lit a little tea candle under some oil, because I thought that's what people are supposed to do, but I wasn't sure what'd happen, and how the oil scent would spread, if it would at all. ... and it's evaporating!!! It smells so good... pine smell! I need more oils now. whee
Most of the time, though, it feels good here. For a while it just felt like living in somebody else's house. Now I just find that every so often I notice something that needs repair and I think, "Geez, I can't believe they let that go on..." Then it suddenly jars me into remembering that this place actually belonged to somebody else. XD I guess it's good that it has to be an afterthought now.
Oooh, nice. X3 I wish I could have things like that, but I worry with the cats. I'd like more nice smells... *sniffs Rachel* heart
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Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 8:27 pm
AzurePaleSky Hey guys... so I plan on taking the next school year off to live back at home/save money/ travel, and then apply for graduate school. I don't know if I should apply for school in southern California and thus stay here, or if I should go out elsewhere. I have people telling me both things... saying that I need to experience what it's like elsewhere, and then others telling me to stay here. I just think it'd be hard moving to a place where I didn't know anyone. I'd be afraid of not being able to connect with anyone and then getting depressed (like I was when I first came to college here). So anyway, I'm wondering what your experiences have been with moving away from everyone you know and such or staying at home and what you'd recommend! I know it depends on the person and all that. Also, I think it's a big difference if you're moving with your partner or to your partner, which as of now I'm not. Maybe that'll change and I'll be whisked away, but until then... who knows! I would want to apply to grad schools where the research/professors excited me. I would take into account where it was though as how well you work is related to how you can stand the different environment. I love Southern California/Los Angeles area more than anywhere else I've ever lived, so I would want to stay but that's just me. It was quite a culture shock when I moved up here and there are still many issues I have with the way things work. I have always moved because I wanted a change, though the last move was in part to escape a job that had sadly gone sour so at least there was that good point to moving. If you like where you live, I don't see any need to change though... but don't let it bar you from a great grad program. At the very least, afterwards if you want to return, you could easily job search out of the area by staying with family or friends.
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Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 8:30 pm
I just made cupcakes with the extra lemon filling I had. I still have some more left. I wonder what I should make next.
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Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 8:33 pm
TweedleKeys I just made cupcakes with the extra lemon filling I had. I still have some more left. I wonder what I should make next. WANT!
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Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 8:35 pm
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Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 8:38 pm
Suyo TweedleKeys I just made cupcakes with the extra lemon filling I had. I still have some more left. I wonder what I should make next. WANT! Sorry, the food transfer protocol program is constantly on the fritz! stressed
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Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 8:39 pm
TweedleKeys Suyo TweedleKeys I just made cupcakes with the extra lemon filling I had. I still have some more left. I wonder what I should make next. WANT! Sorry, the food transfer protocol program is constantly on the fritz! stressed I'll ship you my instant matter dematerializer if you promise to materialize me some baked goods...
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Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 8:39 pm
Suyo http://www.gaiaonline.com/profiles/9705079/ What are the goggles this dude has? Clicking them on his equiped items won't tell me... Gaia insists that the item doesn't exist. Syaoran's Goggles, they were one of the Tsubasa DVD quiz items. It's probably still up. http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/announcements/tsubasa-volume-3-now-on-dvd-score-a-free-item/t.30215179/
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Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 8:39 pm
Suyo http://www.gaiaonline.com/profiles/9705079/ What are the goggles this dude has? Clicking them on his equiped items won't tell me... Gaia insists that the item doesn't exist.
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Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 8:40 pm
Dr. Fomite Suyo http://www.gaiaonline.com/profiles/9705079/ What are the goggles this dude has? Clicking them on his equiped items won't tell me... Gaia insists that the item doesn't exist. ...Oh yeah, we have quests now. Whatever happened with those?
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Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 8:40 pm
TweedleKeys Suyo http://www.gaiaonline.com/profiles/9705079/ What are the goggles this dude has? Clicking them on his equiped items won't tell me... Gaia insists that the item doesn't exist. Syaoran's Goggles, they were one of the Tsubasa DVD quiz items. It's probably still up. http://www.gaiaonline.com/forum/announcements/tsubasa-volume-3-now-on-dvd-score-a-free-item/t.30215179/
Neat. Much better than spending monies.
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Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 8:41 pm
Dr. Fomite AzurePaleSky *snuggles up to Mala* heart I'll see how things are traveling, then! How are things working in your new home? Does it still feel new? On a completely unrelated note, I just lit a little tea candle under some oil, because I thought that's what people are supposed to do, but I wasn't sure what'd happen, and how the oil scent would spread, if it would at all. ... and it's evaporating!!! It smells so good... pine smell! I need more oils now. whee
Most of the time, though, it feels good here. For a while it just felt like living in somebody else's house. Now I just find that every so often I notice something that needs repair and I think, "Geez, I can't believe they let that go on..." Then it suddenly jars me into remembering that this place actually belonged to somebody else. XD I guess it's good that it has to be an afterthought now.
Oooh, nice. X3 I wish I could have things like that, but I worry with the cats. I'd like more nice smells... *sniffs Rachel* heart How exciting! I can't wait to get my own place so I can feel comfortable cooking and just being around the place. I'm so glad it's feeling more like home!! whee Fixing stuff sucks though.. well, for me. Since I don't know how. sweatdrop Kitties are worth not putting on candles and such... in fact, my land-lady told me how her cat's tail caught on fire from one of her candles once! gonk
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