So I haven't posted in awhile.
The past few days have been me slowly acclimating to a slower pace, getting work done for my boss, and trying to organize my summer. My mail is officially getting forwarded for a few weeks, so now I just have to call and warn the bank, start packing, pay two months' rent, and put together a travel folder so I can pay all my bills even though I'll be away.
Oh, and I've finally been catching up on sleep.
The bad news is that the uni group that's supposed to award travel refunds to students who presented at conferences have delayed their award announcements - and until you've gotten your announcement that you're being awarded a refund, you can't turn in your receipts. And if you don't turn in your receipts, they won't give you the money. I leave May 30th, and pretty much all of my coworkers/classmates leave between May 27th and June 1st for work and field school, so unless those people get back to us by, like, yesterday...we're kinda screwed.
Why tell us you're going to refund us a portion of the hundreds of dollars we spent (you don't get any money back for food - just gas/taxi/hotel/parking sort of thing) if you're going to wimp out and not do it?
I would LOVE there to be some sort of academic court where you can hold universities accountable for their promises. Of course, they'd just make the fine print even longer and more obstructive than they already do, because of the prevailing negative opinions towards graduate students, but still. It's a lovely dream!
I have a lot of mending to do and I haven't done any of it. I have a lot of dieting to do and haven't been following it. I have been sleeping and eating and writing and reading and talking and listening and watching tv...
Yeah, haven't really got anything left to say.
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