So I got accepted into that internship program and it turns out it’s going to be $9,000. The initial down payment is $999, which I can handle, but there’s no way I can pay nine grand by June 10. My academic adviser through the company (Dream Careers) said she could extend my payment plan if she presented a reasonable argument on my behalf to the board of enrollment. I told her I would look into scholarships for the summer but my search isn’t going well.
I’ve been thoroughly convinced that I’m going to win the lottery; so convinced that I spent $15 dollars on scratch offs and won a measly $5.
I have to master the IPA by tomorrow at 2pm and I’m doing this instead. I’m looking around my room at my desk and my bed. My desk is cluttered with folders, Planter’s nuts and s’mores Goldfish. The food is packaged of course but they’re definitely not in their proper places. My blue computer mouse on the edge of my desk is begging to fall down and my computer cord is lying horizontally across the space. A stack of pictures from an old calendar are sitting against the wall and a single, tiny black glove sits alone on the other side. I’m in my bed and to my left is a semi-warm, plastic dish left over from my microwavable chicken marinara Healthy Choice meal. In front of me is a paper plate with a Lean Pocket sleeve resting on top of it. Then there’s Backgammon at the foot of my bed, a pair of gloves, my backpack, my coat and of course a cat. Some sweaters and a strap to Fred’s (cat) carrying case is also strewn about. My three blankets are all hanging off my bed in different directions.
What a perfect image of my life.
