Saturday, April 25, 2020

Here Comes the Sun

It's almost 6am and I have yet to sleep at all. I've been high as a kite for hours which usually lulls me to sleep, but tonight is different. I got news earlier today (or yesterday I guess?) that I've been accepted into my first choice graduate school. I'm a very hectic mix of relieved, overjoyed, and anxious as hell. I've talked about graduate school for pretty much a decade at this point and never took no for an answer after getting rejected twice from two different schools. Now I have acceptances from more than one program. I've been tossing and turning for hours watching stupid YouTube videos to "celebrate" and relax. Since I'm so restless, I decided to just fill out the enrollment forms online to set everything in stone. The next step is to contact my assigned advisor and go from there for the class registrations.
I'm going out with my coworker on Sunday for a social distancing hang out. We're going to get fast food in our separate cars then drive back to his house and camp out in our cars eating and talking on the phone. It sounds like a stupid idea, but we miss each other a lot and we really have become good friends. I really can't wait for the day where we can eat chicken nuggets in my car and talk about office gossip or watch a funny video or just confide in each other about whatever stresses we're going through. I haven't seen a friend in person for almost 2 months now besides a quick trip to the office a few weeks ago. The only thing really helping me right now is knowing that once this is over I'll be on my way to fulfilling the dreams I've had for so long. I've waited over 24 years for this opportunity, so I think I can be patient for another few months. 2020 will be one hell of a year to explain to my grandkids some day.

Bonus Content
Here are some songs I've been enjoying lately. We're all a little bored right now so why not share a little music and maybe expand someone's horizons? I tried to keep my suggestions away from main stream bands or songs so we can all discover a bit of new music. All I ask is that you give them a chance and really listen. Just put on a pair of headphones and disappear into the music for a bit. Maybe I'll post more next time if I think this was still a fun idea when I'm sober.