what a day

[rivendellrose]

I just finished my last ever undergraduate final at the University of Washington. Yay!!! It was an essay test. My essay consisted, in fairly large part, of an extended metaphor comparing "life chances" to gambling. It was a tad surreal, especially since I don't gamble.

What was more surreal was walking out of the test and getting annoyed for the umpteen-billionth time today that while my left shoe is nicely clicky (very low heel - I love the sound of clicking heels), my right shoe doesn't click. Guess why? 'Cause it's a totally different fecking shoe. It took me until 4pm to realize that I was wearing mismatched black leather shoes.

I'm going to go print out the application-to-rent from maymargaret (that's right, house-folks, she sent it!), check in at the anthro department office and maybe at my old work office, and then go home. Because wow.

(It's only been a week since I 'left,' but I already feel weird being on campus again - like the job at That Company has been a dream. I used to get like this whenever I'd go home to visit my parents after I moved to Seattle, or when I'd come home after a period of traveling, but it's still... kind of surreal. This campus has been the center of my life for so long, it feels weird being back after being away for even a short while.)

Comments

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

So it sounds like you've decided to at least consider moving?

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

Exactly the opposite, actually - unless something else goes wrong, getting this application in means that we'll be staying at the current house for another year. Which pleases me, as the rent here is insanely cheap and staying another year means I can save up money for an apartment/better house next year. ;)

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

Aaaah!
I'd heard the tales of the insane rentmaster and then saw the application and my mind carried me directly to the wrong conclusion. (:

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I can totally see how - I should've been more specific, but that note was largely for the benefit of the housemates, so they could know that it was going through okay. We had some confusion since that particular would-be housemate just returned today from a year in Europe. *g*

[ellid.livejournal.com]

YAY!!!!! You're free!

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

Yay!!! *Hugs*

[reve-lucide.livejournal.com]

I am laughing both at your shoe problem, and the way you discovered it. XD

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm such a dork. I couldn't believe it... and of course once I noticed it bothered me for the rest of the day. :P

[zinjadu.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! *sparkles and other such things for you* You are FREE!

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

FREEEEEEEDOM!!!!

...Except for that whole job thing, of course. :P Ah well. The things we do to... you know... have money to live on.

[shadawyn.livejournal.com]

So... ARE YOU DONE? :D

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

I AM!!! XD

[narsilion.livejournal.com]

Yay for finishing your last test. FREEDOM~!
I laughed so hard when I read about the shoe fiasco,
in reality though, I would rather find out myself in the afternoon, then to have someone point it out to me in the morning and feel like a goof all day long. Hopefully they look similar enough that others wouldn't notice?
You're sooo cute!
What building is the graduation in, I have forgotten.

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

Yeah, thank goodness I didn't notice in the morning... that would've driven me nuts ALL DAY.

[iamlovely.livejournal.com]

YAY! You're finished!!!!

The bit about the shoe made me laugh so hard. Don't worry, I've done that. In fact my sister's graduation pictures have me in a navy blue flat and a black one with a bow on it.

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

YAY!

That does make me feel better, in a "oh thank god, other people have done that, too!" kind of way. *Laughs*

[differedfrom.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! I remember that feeling well, the feeling of feeling weird being on campus, after you were "done." Try visiting the place 10 years from now and see how you feel! That's a trip...

Way to go! :)

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

Oh gods, I bet!

[tonsai.livejournal.com]

hooray! huzzah! okay, i'm a few days late, but congrats!

by the way, i'm gonna be in town tomorrow, and trying to do some picnic/dinner/whatever other activity with josie, christine, graylan, et al. if you want to join us at all, that'd be sweet! i'm sure everyone else would love to see you as much as i would. if you know my phone number, call it... i don't want to leave it on LJ (it's sstill the 206 number i've had for years). if you don't know mine, hopefully you have someone else's -- if nothing else, chris should have it. :)

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry, hun, I've been awful about LJ lately. I was actually back in Maple Valley at my dad's today, so I wouldn't have been able to make it, but I wish I'd been able to at least call and talk to you or something!!

Thanks for the congratulations, and I hope I can catch you next time you're up here!