Current mood:

pensive

Not the Future... Please, God, No
Everyone around me has been talking about the future as of late around here. Between people getting engaged, buying houses, etc., it's becoming a bit much. I really would love to be 18 again and have the world at my fingertips once more. I feel like I'm becoming trapped in this frozen tundra, and I don't want to remain here forever. Trust me.

So, with inspiration from several people, I started researching grad schools that have programs designed specifically around creative writing. I fell in love with a couple of them, but here's my list of 9 potential schools: Indiana State University (Terre Haute, IN), Columbia (Chicago, IL... a big hell yeah to this one!), Bowling Green State University (Bowling Green, OH), Notre Dame (Notre Dame, IN... er, yeah, I don't think I'm smart enough for this place), University of Connecticut (Storrs, CT), Hollins University (Roanoke, VA), Wilkes University (Wilkes-Barre, PA), University of California - Riverside (Palm Desert, CA), and Chapman University (Orange, CA). I undoubtedly will stick to the Midwest because I don't think I can stand to live far away from home, but I'll have to see who will have me LOL Or if I get accepted at all... That's so scary. I could potentially stay at UWM, though, but I know the admittance process is really competitive. I have to take the GRE next Fall :( 

And, if I go away to school, my parents told me I shouldn't get a new car. There lies a problem. My Jeep isn't going to suit me much longer - the inside lights keep turning off when the headlights are on at night, which is kind of a hazard. Well, only a little, but it becomes problematic every once in a while. She sure pushes through snow well, though. If I get out of the Midwest, I won't have to worry about snow as much, so that helps a little. 

Things just became really complicated really fast. Maybe I should just be whimsical and open a store or something after college LOL Or pen a novel throughout the next year, sell it, and make some good money to completely cover the cost of a car. That would simplify things so much :)

As a sidenote, Visa is really annoying me. Every time I use my check card twice or more in one day, they think my card has been stolen. WTF?! It's the holidays and I'm a college student - stop putting a hold on my card! At least they called today to ask if I did the transactions that were showing up yesterday. Er, yeah - those are clearly places I have used my card in the past. At least they're protecting me from fraud. I suppose I can't complain that much.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to you, my sweet flist!