I am applying to graduate school. And it’s terrifying. I’m pretty sure I’ll be able to assemble all the necessary requirements, but… I dunno… I don’t know if I really have a good chance at getting in.

Everybody says I do and that I shouldn’t worry, but I worry all the same. In college I was great at learning, but half-assed most papers and wasn’t great at taking tests, so my transcript isn’t as good as it should be.

I really think that I might get shot down by each of the four places that I’m applying to. I wish I hadn’t told anyone except Emily about wanting to apply. If I hadn’t said anything I won’t have to have any embarrassing “nope didn’t get in” conversations.

Again, for your reading pleasure or possibly to justify my work-related meltdown; I present to you, gentle reader, the actual text of an actual email that I actually received after it was actually sent in a completely non-self-aware and non-ironic manner.

“Office needs the updates in the system hierarchy for to be effective dated with 01/01/07 they had already had me update with 01/01/07 so then when they needed additional update I had to use next available date of 01/02/07 they need all to be 01/01/07”

Really? Did someone actually write this or did they just ball their fists, bang on the keyboard for ten seconds and then click the ‘send’ button?

I mean, honestly….