Picking up bits and pieces

Been back in the States for around 2 months now. Orientation starts next week and then school starts a week later. I'm already frustrated by the International Student Office and school books prices. I just don't understand why International Student Offices have to be so unhelpful when we need the help most. I seem not to be able to find the right people or ask the right question or something because I do know others that swear by them... Whether it was at Penn State or here, I felt so rejected at the office and they seemed so unhelpful! I didn't know the time for grad int'l students orientation because they gave conflicting information and didn't let the students know. Even after I asked, they only gave me a start date and time. Hello, I asked about all the locations and time. I'm pretty sure you're not just going to fit everything in on one day! Argh~

My school's orientation will be on Friday. Kind of scared about it but at the same time I'm interested in meeting my classmates. I wonder whether I'll be much older than my Masters classmates since a lot of kids in my field go straight to grad school after graduation from undergrad these days. I am excited about class, but at the same time, why are books so expensive!!??!? I'm trying to borrow books from the school library at the moment. Not sure how long their borrowing time is and whether I'll need to give them back mid-semester. *sigh* These things happen when I don't have income and am no longer supported (heavily) by parents. I am, very grateful, that I don't need to pay tuition, again. However, I will need to support myself outside school, which I think is fair, considering I did work for 3 years and saved a bit.

Currently renovating our home one small step at a time. By renovating, I meant moving furniture, throwing out (lots of) stuff and hopefully being able to fit two people worth of junk in a tiny apartment. So far, we've successfully did the living room and now it's the closet. May be I'll take some pictures later.

My body-clock's been all kinds of messed up but I don't think anything I do will fix it until I go back to school. I've been setting my alarm to wake up earlier, but I just keep snoozing it. I know at the back of my mind that I don't need to wake up as there's really nothing important to do, so, I don't wake up. O well~