Well, I’m nearing the end of the 4th month as a student in my new surroundings. It has been a tough transition, but I maintain that I am at the right place for me for now. We saw the biggest mouse outside the door of the house last night and I wanted to pack up and leave. I just want to pack up and leave in general 3/7 days of the week. I’m not particularly fond of the city, and the school is interesting. I mean there is a lot to say about the reputation, but most of that is because of research in my opinion and not the quality of teaching. Well, that’s too much of a sweeping generalization for me to make from just 12 or so classes, so I retract that (without actually erasing it lol). I will definitely learn a lot, but as I said before, it’s just an adjustment in so many ways.

I’m already tired of being broke. I was broke before but i’m BROKEY now. AH! I think I’m going to go steal some lunch from the cafeteria. Ok, I’m not going to steal anything today.

I just sent a fax to my insurance company for 6 dollars! What on earth?? The fax was only 4 pages! Gone are the days of pimping faxes off my employer. lol… wait, what am I laughing for?? The employer that I STILL am working for for free! NOW WHO’S being pimped?? LOL

A six dollar fax. I just can’t get over that.

I’ve decided to finish moving into the house we’re renting. I didn’t even take my robe out of the box; I’m not sure where I thought I was going but if I did happen to move for the second time, I didn’t want to have to pack everything. I am guessing that after 2 months, I might as well stay for a while.

Speaking of houses, that thing is a trip. It has more quirks than.. me! Plus there are rodents outside! (not inside, mind you because my fierce cat would hunt them down). *sigh* the pleasures of old city living. Who told me to move here??? I could be in Seattle, Washington (with no student aid, and a bunch of extra debt).

I decided to do South Beach again.  I officially started today, with a “pre-south beach” week last week in which I essentially fixed things I would have with the regimen, but with a cupcake/day (because i made cupcakes for a classmate for her birthday) and topped off with some delicious wine and pasta this weekend.  It was great. The pasta was fabulous and I devoured it like it was my last non-whole wheat pasta for a month.. Wait! It WAS the last non-whole wheat pasta for over a month.  It was so good, I have to repeat again.  I however, have decided to step up the exercise and “diet” although I try not to consider it a diet, given the field that I’m going into and stuff. I just don’t want to be that nutritionist that no one wants to listen to because they don’t “look the part.” People are so stupid like that anyway. (Note that I never said that I’m doing it to be healthier. LOL).

Well, now that I’ve gotten my gripes off of my chest, I’ll get back to work. I sure have a ton to do. Ooh, before I go, I get the mega of all breaks after this term. I have an entire month to think about the meaning of life and why on earth I chose to move to this retched city. I can’t wait!