“I never thought Mr. Darcy so deficient in the appearance of goodness as you used to do.”

“And yet I meant to be uncommonly clever in taking so decided a dislike to him, without any reason. It is such a spur to one’s genius, such and opening for wit to have a dislike of that kind. One may be continually abusive without saying anything just; but one cannot be always laughing at a man without now and then stumbling on something witty.”

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

You’re supposed to constantly see yourself in the main character, right?

Shivers are good.

Instead of doing the useful things I thought I was going to do, I’m looking at VCU graduate programs, and I think I found the one I’m going to be applying for in, you know, a year and a half. I think it’s a good sign if shivers run down your spine when you read the description of what the program will prepare you for. Right now I’m trying to find the admission requirements. Because I don’t already spend enough time thinking about what the next stage of my life is going to be like. But oh man, it’s going to be exciting.

P.S. Does anyone know where the off switch is on the little voice that says, “But. They won’t want you…”?

P.P.S. I’m still really upset that I didn’t get that RA position. I think it would prove to be really helpful in preparing me for what I want to do. (Plus I would make an awesome RA, plus it would be nice to have a job during the school year…) I’ll try again next time.

I wish there were two of me because I want to get some packing done but I also want to continue reading Pride and Prejudice.

“Minimize downtime. Don’t watch reruns. Don’t sleep more than 8 hours a day. Don’t take a job with a long commute. Your time is the most precious thing you have.”

Gentlemen’s Wisdom (via lifestyleoftheunemployed)

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