I suck!

So I have contributed nothing to this blog so far, as you can see.  I am embroiled in research for grad schools, and thinking of different ways I can convince them to let me in, despite having little to no experience in my desired field!  Do you think that they will see through the sudden vigorous volunteering I have taken up?  Probably.  Can I think of 3 people to ask for letters of recommendation?  Probably not.  Have I visited ANY of the 5 schools I am thinking of applying to?  No.  Clearly I am off to an excellent start.  I probably should have been planning this out since this time LAST year, but I didn't know that I wanted to go to grad school at this time last year.  

Right now this is seeming like a task too large and unlikely to work out.  I'm trying not to get discouraged as I read the requirements for prerequisites, and read about financial aid information.  Not to mention the added complication of having to worry about the impact my decisions have now on another person.  Silly marriage! For the first two years after my graduation from college, I was the person helping people get into school!  And now I can hardly stand to do the same for myself.  But I know I have to because now that it's September, and everyone is back in school, I realize that I wish I was there too.   

I have decided to start consulting a magic 8 ball for all important decisions, and since I don't physically have one, I have to use this one provided for me, as far as I can tell, by someone from Purdue with too much time on their hands.  

Dear Magic 8 Ball:  Will I get into grad school this spring?

"Ask again later"

Well shit.   Maybe I wasn't clear enough.

Dear Magic 8 Ball:  Will I get into grad school for the 2009-2010 school year?

"Yes"

Excellent!