1) The weather in Dallas is awful. Jonathan just called to tell me he is coming home to work so he doesn't have to deal with icy roads. 5 minutes later my mother-in-law called to say she is stuck at the Dallas airport until Saturday. So, instead of saying "sucks for you," I called my husband, and he rescued her. So, we are having a spontaneous houseguest which makes me really happy I did the dishes and cleared off all the surfaces today.
2) I did our taxes today, and thanks to my status as a full-time student, plus the student loan interest we paid, plus my tuition deductions, we are getting a huge refund. Yay! Maybe I should never go back to work. Ha ha. I am one of those very strange people who actually LIKES doing their taxes. Even the year we ended up owing like $2,000, I still had fun with the actual process. Weird.
3) My professor sent me a very sweet e-mail apologizing for the accepted grad students coming into our class on Monday. She apologized if I felt awkward or embarrassed, and she was so nice about it. I was actually not all that upset, and I certainly didn't blame her for any weird feelings I did have, but it was nice that she thought of me at all.
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
3 1/2 Down, 4 1/2 to Go...plus a kissing list
SMU put me on a waiting list. But considering that all of the students who were accepted for the fall semester showed up to my Malory class yesterday, and I wasn't invited, I am assuming a position will not open up.
On a more positive note, I got a letter from Penn State telling me that I have made the first cut, and they will be re-viewing my application to see if they can offer me a financial package. In other words, a whole bunch of people have already received flat out rejection letters from them, and I am not one of those people. However, as with most PhD programs, if you don't get funding, you don't get to go at all. So, I'm still waiting on them.
I watched the movie "Proof" last night. It was better than I expected it to be, especially considering I really don't like Anthony Hopkins. He was good, though. And Hope Davis makes every movie better. While I'd heard that Gwyneth Paltrow uglifies herself, I wasn't that impressed by the uglification. I was expecting something more along the lines of Cameron Diaz in "Being John Malkovich." No, they just kind of ratted up her hair a little and gave her minimal makeup. She was still gorgeous. And she gave a great performance. I think what impressed me most in the movie, though, was the kissing. Good kissing, Proof! Jake Gyllenhall = good kisser (at least on-screen). So, it inspired me to make a little "Best Movie Kisses" list, but instead I got extremely sidetracked into thinking of the worst movie kisses I've ever seen. I have only come up with two that deserve the title "Worst Movie Kiss Ever," but here they are:
1) Klaus Maria Brandauer and Kim Basinger in "Never Say Never Again." The thin line of saliva connecting their lips as they pull away makes me gag every time.
2) Richard Gere and Julia Ormond in "First Knight." Swallow her entire face, why don't you?
Maybe I will edit the list as I think of more movies. I have vague images of my mind of terrible kisses, but I can't remember which movies they are in. Expect a more polished list later on.
On a more positive note, I got a letter from Penn State telling me that I have made the first cut, and they will be re-viewing my application to see if they can offer me a financial package. In other words, a whole bunch of people have already received flat out rejection letters from them, and I am not one of those people. However, as with most PhD programs, if you don't get funding, you don't get to go at all. So, I'm still waiting on them.
I watched the movie "Proof" last night. It was better than I expected it to be, especially considering I really don't like Anthony Hopkins. He was good, though. And Hope Davis makes every movie better. While I'd heard that Gwyneth Paltrow uglifies herself, I wasn't that impressed by the uglification. I was expecting something more along the lines of Cameron Diaz in "Being John Malkovich." No, they just kind of ratted up her hair a little and gave her minimal makeup. She was still gorgeous. And she gave a great performance. I think what impressed me most in the movie, though, was the kissing. Good kissing, Proof! Jake Gyllenhall = good kisser (at least on-screen). So, it inspired me to make a little "Best Movie Kisses" list, but instead I got extremely sidetracked into thinking of the worst movie kisses I've ever seen. I have only come up with two that deserve the title "Worst Movie Kiss Ever," but here they are:
1) Klaus Maria Brandauer and Kim Basinger in "Never Say Never Again." The thin line of saliva connecting their lips as they pull away makes me gag every time.
2) Richard Gere and Julia Ormond in "First Knight." Swallow her entire face, why don't you?
Maybe I will edit the list as I think of more movies. I have vague images of my mind of terrible kisses, but I can't remember which movies they are in. Expect a more polished list later on.
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