Funky Cold Medina

The last couple of weeks I've been in a funk. I don't know if it's winter blues or just that so much change is happening at work, the new year, or what. All I really want to do is hibernate and stay out of the cold weather. It got up to 50 yesterday and I was excited. Now it's back down in the freezing temps. I know it could be worse, I have a colleague who is up in Milwaukee and it's been like -20 and snowing like crazy! I saw Up State NY got 5 feet! 5 feet not inches of snow! We've had snow but nothing like that.

Part of my funk may be as a result of starting grad school and having a bit of buyers remorse. But I've realized that grad school, like anything else is really just a silly process of steps you need to take in order to check the box off. I'm not sure I'm really going to learn anything over the next 22 long months. If this first orientation course is any indication, I'm only going to learn how to become a better BS'er and frankly, I think I'm pretty damn good as it is.

My company does some tuition reimbursement, but their policy is misleading. It states they will pay up to 80%, but cap it at $5000/year. These days $5000 doesn't buy you much - and it doesn't even buy you half of graduate school. So, I'm now going through the whole process of trying to scrounge around for grants/scholarships and/or loans. Not many people give out grants or scholarships for graduate school - well for an MBA. They do if you are studying nanotechnology or something obscure, but not for an MBA.

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I'm going out for a cocktail tonight with a friend. And while I'm happy to go and excited to see my friend, I'm not excited about going into a smoke infested bar in the middle of winter. You freeze your ass of going from your car to the bar because no one wants to bring a coat in so it can be all smokey and nasty. Then, because I'm so completely and totally lazy, I don't want to have to wash my hair tonight! But I refuse to go to bed smelling like an ashtray. I can't believe this town hasn't passed the anti-smoking bill yet. The business owners claim it will harm their profits, I'd like to submit NYC as exhibit A - they've been smoke free for quite some time and it hasn't hurt them! Oh well, off I go to figure out what to wear as I don't want to stink up a nice sweater. Puff Puff...