Days Are Going To Fly

I signed up for the GRE standard test today. I take it Dec. 13, 2011 at 12:30pm. I’m excited. Now that I’m signed up for it, there’s that added thrust of urgency to get to studying. I need to kill this test, not only for graduate school applications, for my own sense of accomplishment and worth.

I’ve been packing a lot already. I don’t move upstate for another 5 days, but it’s good to start assessing how much stuff I have and how many additional boxes I’m going to need. I’ll definitely need a few extra. I have amassed a decent collection of books, particularly the ones I’m reading from the TIME Magazine 100 Greatest Novels from 1923-Present list. Out of the 55 that I have read, I think I own close to 40 of them. Anyway, I’m digressing. I need some more boxes to pack up my junk and get it back upstate. I’ve been getting rid of a bunch of stuff as well. A bag of clothes went outside to the curb today. I hope someone in far dire needs than I took it. I also managed to sell my bed, dresser, and air-conditioner to the new roommate who will be replacing me when I move out. That was great to be able to unload that stuff instead of sending it to the curb. It helps right now to get that extra bit of cash back into the bank account.

There’s still a ton to do though. I have to change my address on all my accounts and everything. That’s always a bummer and time-consumer. Plus, if all goes how I would like, I’ll be back down in New York City within a few months so I’ll get to do it all over again. Yeah! (Sarcasm.) And I’ve got to get rolling on the other pieces of my graduate school applications, plus get the George Bennett Fellowship writing done, as well as keep up on the blogs, reading, and everything else. The rest of my days are going to fly by here.