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Feb. 3rd, 2004 11:44 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
merchimerchI just got a letter from Fulbright IIE they informed me that my application has made the finals and has been forwarded to the Uzbek delegation for final review. Apparently now I have a 1 in 2 or better chance of winning this grant. This comes at a very good time since I had 12 hours at school today non-stop (I ate my lunch during office hours) and am now home finishing my translation so I can mail the ACTR grant off tomorrow (goddess willing).
I didn't get my mail until 10 pm so it was too late to call my mommy and gloat, but I did call my older brother. We had a really amazing talk - my brother and I have a very tumultuous relationship - sometimes I feel like he doesn't respect me. But tonight was great - he said he was proud of me and we spent about an hour talking about grad school and relationships and I am amazed at how much we have in common and how many interesting things my brother does. (Did I mention he's in a punk band as well as at math grad student?) Maybe I can convince R to drive up there with me over spring break.
And alexander the cat is snoring on my fuzzy blue blanket.
1 1/2 more pages of translation before I sleep.
I didn't get my mail until 10 pm so it was too late to call my mommy and gloat, but I did call my older brother. We had a really amazing talk - my brother and I have a very tumultuous relationship - sometimes I feel like he doesn't respect me. But tonight was great - he said he was proud of me and we spent about an hour talking about grad school and relationships and I am amazed at how much we have in common and how many interesting things my brother does. (Did I mention he's in a punk band as well as at math grad student?) Maybe I can convince R to drive up there with me over spring break.
And alexander the cat is snoring on my fuzzy blue blanket.
1 1/2 more pages of translation before I sleep.
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Date: 2004-02-04 08:25 am (UTC)Isn't it funny how siblings can morph into people you'd actually want to spend time with, the older you get? Doesn't always happen, but sometimes you get lucky.
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Date: 2004-02-04 11:05 am (UTC)yeah well my brother and i have had a very mecurial relationship since I started college - sometimes I think we have a good connection, since we have similar situations and similar upbringings (helps to have the same parents) we can be real supportive of each other. On the other hand sometimes I feel like he feels the need to belittle me and remind me that he'll never respect me as an equal. Luckily last night I got the former.
BTW, I still have Uzbek swag for you and am finishing my grant today - sometime late this week or this weekend do you want to have a cuppa? Hopefully d can join in too.