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For those of you who follow the ex-mouseketeers, News8 Austin had a decent article about Matt Morris on their website (a gem, as News8 rarely has decent articles about anything):

http://news8austin.com/content/top_stories/default.asp?ArID=269592

Kinda bummed I missed him for SXSW

3 days in, still no closer. I think what it will come down to is what factors do I find most important. I look at things one way, I come up with A, I look at it another and come up with B.

I'm just so terrified of making the wrong decision and frakking myself over for life. You know?

Figured out why I was feeling uncomfortable with the group of people my host hangs out with. They remind me of the people I studied with in Germany. I hope that is not representative of the rest of the students here, because if it is, I will be miserable.

I'm back at my host's apt right now. Just didn't want to sit around while everyone else played beer pong.

Ok so. The longer I'm here, the more indecisive I get. My big big thing is geography and how that's gonna affect things.

I also got some conflicting info from career services and students. The student panel said that school rank doesn't matter, but in all honesty, what I think they meant was "within the top 12-ish, rank doesn't matter." Which makes sense. I mean, what difference does it make if you go to Harvard or Yale?

Washington is about #17, so just outside the elite school. Geographically it is more where I want to be. Career services here says that if you're looking outside of DC/NYC, to let them know in your first year, so they can start working with you about getting opportunities in the area you're looking. Sounds useful.

UW is having an admitted students weekend in April, and I'm debating going. I'm not sure if it will help me reach a decision or not. I think getting the student interaction at UW would give me a more balanced picture at least.

I just....gr. It's not easy.

On an aside, I met an admitted student who looks just like Kandyse McClure.

Was out watching the NCAA tourney at...someone's house. Pretty much all guys (surprise surprise). And hanging around with the 1L's didn't give me any particular insights as to the law school itself (they just finished briefs and are thus unwinding)...
However, it did give me a bit of insight as to the general attitude of people around here.
People are nice, and fairly welcoming, but definitely have that East Coast vibe that I really don't dig much. I think the big thing that gets me is the bit of a derisive attitude when I tell people my other top choice is the University of Washington. The conversation usually goes like this:
"Here and Washington."
"Like St. Louis?"
"No, Washington state."
"Oh. Why Washington?"

It's not outright disapproving by any means, but I still get that "why would you apply out there?" feel.

I really wish I had gotten this sort of experience at UW, just so I would have something to compare to.
You know what I also wish? That U of M hadn't waitlisted me. And that UCLA would finally give me an answer.

Greetings from Virginia! I'm mooching my host's internet. :)

I like this place so far. It's going to be a tough call I think. I'm going to make a list with what I like of both, go from there.
And hell, I wasn't even going to apply here. :P

Just got back from the Veloway. Met some people there who are competitive inliners. They're out training for the Road Rash, which is a local inline marathon in April. I'd consider training for the half if I knew I wasn't going to be out of town that weekend. I suck, but I suck at everything when it comes to sports, and admittedly, I kinda miss competitive sports. I was never any good, but it was always fun. They were telling me they have short track inline here as well, and I may go check that out some Friday, though short track does seem a bit terrifying.

I asked them how much their skates were (they look like tennis shoes on giant wheels, and frankly look more comfortable than what I have)...$500+. Yikes!

One of them also mentioned having competed in a race before that was 87 miles. Took him 6 hours. I can't even imagine skating that long! That's like, here all the way to San Antonio. Just the sound of it makes me tired.

I was watching the paralympics online yesterday, and when I tuned in they were just finishing up the women's standing biathalon. They showed this lady taking off her skis, and both her arms ended just before where her elbows would be. Would someone care to explain how the hell you shoot a gun with no hands? The things these people are able to do just amazes me.

Had some friends up from Del Rio for the weekend. I went to high school with them, he's in the air force and is being relocated soon. Since they'd never been to Austin, I showed them around a little, and we went mini-golfing, which is always fun.

Also went out to dinner with a couple people I met recently at a Hope/Calvin event. Overall, a fun weekend.

College roommate #1 just got hooked on BSG. JOY!



So here's the vacation scoop: New Zealand, not gonna happen. I can afford the flight but not much else, and thusly pointless. Thusly:

If I decide to go to Virginia for law school, I will be attending Bard with y'all, but will probably go off on my own after (unless anyone else wants to go hiking/ziplining/being a tourist with me!) because there is only so much Shakespeare I can take, and I'd love to see the Vancouver area itself if it isn't pouring down rain.

If I go to Washington for law school, I'll take my vacation somewhere else. If I have to drive up to Seattle as it is (37 hours from Austin, yuck), I might as well come a few days early and go to Bard then

Still no word from UCLA. It's starting to piss me off.

I attempted to go to bed early last night...until the people one apt over and one down all went out onto their porch (there were like 4 of them, so there may have been guests) and started up some heated debate at like 10:30. The walls here are insulated, but the windows are paper thin, which means I could hear every word they said. So I went out onto my porch and asked them to keep it down. They went inside, then 20 minutes later, were back outside talking again. Look, I don't care if people use their porch, but at least be courteous as far as time.
This isn't the first time they've done this, and not the latest they've been out either. I once heard them talking on their porch at 4am on a Thursday. I'd consider complaining to the super, but I don't know what good it would do.