Recommend me!

So, the application for grad school is coming along. All I have left now is my personal statement, which has to cover certain areas put forth by the school. I've started it but can already tell I'm being too wordy so some major editing will have to be done. I doubt I will hear anything until April or May but I can't imagine not getting accepted. Is that arrogant? It's not supposed to be.

I have to have at least 3 letters of recommendation written for me. I have had a hard time deciding who would be the best people for that but I think I've got it covered. One is a former co-worker, who worked with me for 4 years in the program I'm in now. Another is a former college professor who I am still close to. One is a guy who I've worked with in several political organizations/campaigns and the last one is a local elected official that I've done a lot of work with/for. Two women, two men--that's a nice balance, right? I just want to get this all over with and get started in school. I considered buying a degree online but thankfully my ethical standards are just a little bit higher than that. (just a little)

I purposely did not watch the State of the Union tonight. I think it would have been hard to resist the urge to throw popcorn at the t.v. and boo every time Dubya took a breath. Spectators clap too much during the SOTU anyway--gets annoying to hear the roar of skin slapping every few minutes. I'm on a soapbox, I'll sign off now before I say something nasty.

peace.