Within the first five hours of our drive I received a phone call informing me that the apartment that I thought I had saved until my arrival was leased out from under me. So that was super awesome driving to a city in which I would be homeless if it were not for the infinite hospitality of Minnesota Niceness. Gina's family has taken me in this past week and I have been able to experience the raucous family I never had. I love that there is something always going on in that house. When I was growing up I just remember a lot of quiet except for when my brother was fighting with our parents. You would have thought we were blue-blooded WASPS who did not speak above a snooty whisper. Luckily I was able to procure a place within the first week of being here. I went to one of those apartment search places and the most energized woman I have ever met made me four viewing appointments in less than 20 minutes. She was talking so fast that I couldn't follow a single thing she was saying. It didn't really matter though because the second meeting I had turned out to be the apartment I will be moving into this Friday. I will be living in the trendy area of Minneapolis known as Uptown. It kinda has the same vibe as Lakeview in Chicago.
I just realized that I never posted about actually taking the GRE. It went pretty well and I am happy with my score. I got a 1360 which I think should be good enough for the schools that I plan on applying to. Thank god I won't have to take that test ever again. It was 3.5 hours of mental alertness. Also, I can't really describe the feeling of being able to view your score right after the test but it could be most likened to what I would imagine it would feel like to have your stomach fall out of your butt. Of course I celebrated that night by having a few drinks. Unfortunately I literally mean a few drinks because my tolerance is now abysmal due to not drinking during the month prior to the test. After three beers I was texting up a storm and telling my brother's BFF things that you don't tell someone who you have only seen a handful of times (i.e. my first time with another guy).
I will be heading to Madison in about a week and I cannot wait to reunite with friends and my own personal Garden of Eden, Amy's Cafe. If you want to know where I am a week from this Friday, just look in the back area of Amy's. Most likely I will be nuzzling the strongest F-ing Vod-Ton I've ever had.
I just realized that I never posted about actually taking the GRE. It went pretty well and I am happy with my score. I got a 1360 which I think should be good enough for the schools that I plan on applying to. Thank god I won't have to take that test ever again. It was 3.5 hours of mental alertness. Also, I can't really describe the feeling of being able to view your score right after the test but it could be most likened to what I would imagine it would feel like to have your stomach fall out of your butt. Of course I celebrated that night by having a few drinks. Unfortunately I literally mean a few drinks because my tolerance is now abysmal due to not drinking during the month prior to the test. After three beers I was texting up a storm and telling my brother's BFF things that you don't tell someone who you have only seen a handful of times (i.e. my first time with another guy).
I will be heading to Madison in about a week and I cannot wait to reunite with friends and my own personal Garden of Eden, Amy's Cafe. If you want to know where I am a week from this Friday, just look in the back area of Amy's. Most likely I will be nuzzling the strongest F-ing Vod-Ton I've ever had.
