Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Music: Eels - Souljacker Part I
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Here's what's going on:

I'm working very hard on that Wait List at American. I'd frankly LOVE to go there as (a) it's a got a good reputation for International Law, (b) it's in DC which is one of my favorite cities, and (c) it's the only place that's actually interested in taking me. I'm working with and admissions counselor to make it very clear that I am still interested in going there.

This seems to tie in with my general desire lately to be at least a backseat driver to what's going on in my own life. On a lot of things I'm just kinda falling asleep in the back seat wondering when we're gonna get there.

On one front, there's my money. My father helped me out by setting up a ROTH IRA in my name this past winter...but now I want to know where all my money went. What are the stocks that I have that money in. He gave me a vague answer of "a solid, diverse portfolio for half and a whole bunch in tech stocks." That's super, but which tech stocks. I'm all for investing in shiny things of the future, but I want to know specifics. And what's in this "mystery basket" he apparently bought me. I promised him I won't freak out if I see the little line going down. I'm 22. I can afford to lose some money now. When I told him I was interested in actually figuring this stuff out he seemed amused enough, so when he gets back from Kansas I'll probably be able to get some real information out of him.

As for how I pass my time, I'm still trying to keep my hands busy and that keeps me happy. I've knit a whole bunch of new things. Last night I made a dishcloth. It was nothing special and not all that cool looking, but for me the point was that I came up with the pattern off the top of my head. I think I'm about ready to start coming up with pattern ideas of my own.

So money...creative stuff...basically I'm doing really well in every arena of my life except scholastic....fantastic....
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