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raybear ([personal profile] raybear) wrote2003-09-19 08:59 am

If music should die before I wake, I pray the lord my soul to take.

The news for today.

I woke up phlegmy and achey and not-so-great. I suspect a week and a half of not nearly enough sleep has caught up with me and my depressed immune system. So I'm staying home to sleep. I had a bowl of cereal, I'm drinking coffee, then I'm reporting to the couch for a mid-morning nap. I'll give a full description of the results later. I don't think I'm extremely sick [*knock on wood*] but I want to sleep it off before it's too late.

Last night after I got out of my recording arts class, I have several messages. Including from Steve from Antioch - L.A. He had good news for me -- they accepted me into their program starting in December.

I'm going to grad school!!

I came home and there was a big envelope from Bennington. I thought it was a crazy string of good news, but turns out they just sent me a packet letting me know they received my complete application and that it was forwarded to the Committee on the 15th (when the deadline was) and I'll be hearing from them most likely the second week of October. Which, you know, is nice and all, but....I got into Antioch!! Suckers.

So maybe between naps today I'll call Steve back. I was unexpectedly surprised by the personal attention, since the last school applying experience included form letters and mass messages to the class of several thousand. This time I get a call where he mentions enjoying the selection of the novel I sent him. At first I was thinking "wow, he read my novel?" Oh yeah, I mean that's the point. I guess I was still expecting some committee in a room going through the manuscripts then tossing the applications into two piles of reject and accept, then some office assistant does a mail merge and sends out letters. Which is not what I want in a grad school, but I'm just not used to such personalized attention.

Have I mentioned I got into Antioch yet?

Okay, yeah, I'm excited.

[identity profile] thirdreel.livejournal.com 2003-09-19 07:17 am (UTC)(link)
Did I hear you got into Antioch? Something tells me you might have.

Congrats!

[identity profile] magdalene1.livejournal.com 2003-09-19 07:17 am (UTC)(link)
GRAD SKOOL! I hope I am being a good poster child for the joys of getting into and attending graduate arts programs. Go you! Of COURSE they liked your novel. Who wouldn't, silly?

Huzzah, huzzah

[identity profile] thebrownhornet.livejournal.com 2003-09-19 07:22 am (UTC)(link)
You got into Antioch, you creative bish!

[identity profile] sean7232.livejournal.com 2003-09-19 07:28 am (UTC)(link)
sorry you're not feeling great, but congrats on getting your foot in the door

surprise, not only haven't I been posting, but i have also given up most of my voyerism

xoxo

[identity profile] queermarcus.livejournal.com 2003-09-19 07:50 am (UTC)(link)
***Congrats!***

About lack of sleep: For awhile now, I have been obligated to take long naps when coming back from work on Friday nights (I do leave work on the 4 other days also, by the way). And I have to sleep 12-hour nights on the weekend or else I think I would just crack. Is it like that for you?

Rock Star!

[identity profile] freakysparks.livejournal.com 2003-09-19 07:52 am (UTC)(link)
Congratulations!!

[identity profile] gleninchicago.livejournal.com 2003-09-19 07:57 am (UTC)(link)
Sorry you are feeling bad!!!

Congrats on the grad school thing. I start next month on my Master's! =)

[identity profile] bigfatmama.livejournal.com 2003-09-19 07:58 am (UTC)(link)
i am so excited for you! wow! congratulations!

[identity profile] brothernumber3.livejournal.com 2003-09-19 08:27 am (UTC)(link)
that is fabuolous. congrats sir!

[identity profile] redrider.livejournal.com 2003-09-19 08:46 am (UTC)(link)
What excellent news! Congratulations!

xo a.

[identity profile] thedemonnemo.livejournal.com 2003-09-19 08:50 am (UTC)(link)
Bennington? Is it still the most expensive school in the nation? Antioch is lucky to get you. Cheers, Nemo.

[identity profile] willagurl.livejournal.com 2003-09-19 08:58 am (UTC)(link)
hooray! and it's so close to us! we can come down and you can come up, and we can meet in the middle at anderson's pea soup!

this is very exciting!

assuming, of course, that this is your choice, once you get in to the other schools.

can you still come for thanksgiving?

[identity profile] dannyboi.livejournal.com 2003-09-19 09:07 am (UTC)(link)
Congrats!

[identity profile] nineinchlovely.livejournal.com 2003-09-19 09:14 am (UTC)(link)
huzzah and hoopadoo!

You should talk to [livejournal.com profile] lakenaiad and maybe [livejournal.com profile] vulgarweed about Antioch. Assuming it's the same one.. Either way, huzzah!

[identity profile] justshannon.livejournal.com 2003-09-19 09:15 am (UTC)(link)
Yay!

[identity profile] stuey.livejournal.com 2003-09-19 09:31 am (UTC)(link)
Congratulations! I'm so happy for you!

One of my good friends in Tucson just finished her master's in conflict resolution at Antioch - she loved the program (she was enrolled at Ohio).

I've thought about it myself, once or twice.

Yay!

sweet!

[identity profile] ex-jesseboi461.livejournal.com 2003-09-19 10:27 am (UTC)(link)
Hey, that's awesome news! Congrats on getting in to grad school!

TC,
Jesse

[identity profile] clockwatcher.livejournal.com 2003-09-19 10:47 am (UTC)(link)
they will be lucky to have you!

[identity profile] pomegranatekiss.livejournal.com 2003-09-19 12:59 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm so happy for you! Congratulations!

(I hope the phlemgy-ness is short-lived, by the way...)

YAY!

[identity profile] jefftown76.livejournal.com 2003-09-19 01:14 pm (UTC)(link)
i'm sorry your feelin' ill. i hope you'll still be dj'ing at crispy tits tonight.

on the flip side, congratulations! grad school at antioch... that's currency (and i'm not talkin' 'bout tuition). -Jt

[identity profile] gotmce99.livejournal.com 2003-09-19 04:31 pm (UTC)(link)
YAY!! That's fantastic!! I'm so glad!!

Not that I"m surprised, of course :)

Margaret

[identity profile] masscooper.livejournal.com 2003-09-19 07:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Whee! Yay!

Also, feel better.

[identity profile] lakenaiad.livejournal.com 2003-09-19 07:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Not the same Antioch, exactly - one of the affiliated "branch" schools. Actually I didn't quite realize they still existed. But if you go there you'll still be able to call yourself an Antiochian, so, welcome to the fold! Muahahahahahaaaa!

Would you move to LA? Or is it a distance learning thing? I know the umbrella programs often operate like that, esp. at grad level.

Selfishly, I hope you're not moving to LA. ::sniff::

[identity profile] torreycanyon.livejournal.com 2003-09-19 09:18 pm (UTC)(link)
A little late and I was spoiled about the good news by your later post, but I thought I'd comment in this one, comment being:

Top stuff!

[identity profile] saltjam.livejournal.com 2003-09-19 09:49 pm (UTC)(link)
wow. is it possible that i get to be the last person to post a congratulations? well it's all been said by now but, i'm adding to the fold...
c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s...................

[identity profile] muffinlove69.livejournal.com 2003-09-20 06:59 am (UTC)(link)
Congratulations on being accepted to grad school!

rockstar

[identity profile] deepfry.livejournal.com 2003-09-21 09:42 am (UTC)(link)
woo hoo! thats awesome mr.raybear! congratulations!!! sniff, gawsh. excellent! wonderful!