rapidly losing reasons to feel sorry for himself: a prose poem

[radfrac_archive]

Took the day off work because it's my day off. Despite being my day off, I haven't had it off for two weeks. I've also been in on bits of my Sundays, all to deal with the Project of Doom (bad) and the new hires (good) -- my Coding Team, as I like to think of them. Team Code. The Codery.

At ten o'clock, just as I'm thinking, right, better get to work on... something... having finished hanging the laundry (dryer definitely broken, am down two gold coins to prove it) -- phone rings

inlandsea answers. Says it's for me.

I told them at work that they could call me today *in an emergency* so my voice was rather wary. "Frac here," I barked.

The low and lovely tones of the graduate adviser, 'twas.

To say.
We            would like

(if we may)

to take you
    on a strange    journey               (HOW STRANGE WAS IT?)

to graduate school AND
(to GRADuate school!)                            (TELL US ABOUT IT JANET)
(to GRADUATE SCHOOL)
    to offer you
       a t.a. ship
(Then a bunch of logistical stuff I can't remember because I was SHOUTING HUZZAH IN MY HEAD)
And If possible, we would like to hear back as soon as--
                                                     "I'LL TAKE IT." I said.

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Comments

[kainhighwind-dr.livejournal.com]

Congrats! That's awesome!

[radiantfracture]

Cheers mate! Am chuffed myownself.

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[foxymuffins.livejournal.com]

THAT IS MOST AWESOME!!!

I'm assuming you'll be at UVic? It's very good news... you must be one of the first people chosen - it's super early to find out :)

Hugs - now you and inlandsea must come to vancouver to see us for that celebratory cheese plate!

[radiantfracture]

UVic is the place... I only got it together to apply there. But I shall do my doctorate on Mars.

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[onlynarisse.livejournal.com]

Where have I been? Missing big news of course. And foxymuffins probably told me and I wasn't listening (bad wife). *Clears throat*

Huzzah! Never any doubt though, was there?

[radiantfracture]

I've only known a week. I posted it on Facebook but that isn't exactly a personal way to announce it. Should do some like Me Launch.

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[radiantfracture]

OMG, a Life Launch. Ha.

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