Grad School Humiliations

Along with the scholarship and academic rigor that most people think of when the concept of Grad School comes to mind are also the lesser known humiliations that coincide. I have been living a a world of bad sleeping habit and even worse eating habits. Cookies have replaced dinner for two reasons: lack of money, but more so, sheer laziness. With so such focus on work, school and interning, any sort of normal task like purchasing toilet paper has been severely neglected. Instead, limiting the amount of paper used has a greater appeal than, lets say, taking a forced trip to Ralph's. Tonight, it hit home. At 11:15 PM I found myself craving food that was warm. Having exhausted myself on Nutrigrain bars and coffee, I decided to step it up to the world of warmth. That step took me into the drive thru of Mc. Donald's. What did I opt to get? Yes. You guessed it. A Happy Meal. I guess talking with David last night about McDonald's and their ability to perfect the gold standard fry must have been on my mind. I ate my cheeseburger silently while thinking about my poor deodorant. My poor deodorant that after being used to near completion, was opened up by yours truly, and scraped clean of any usable remnants. And believe it or not, I have been able to round up enough usable solid to use throughout the week. That accomplishment became the absolute pinnacle of the cheap behavior that Grad School has forced me into.


I think tomorrow I should buy some new deodorant and go out for sushi..........