Two Days of Bachelor Boredom

My wife went to visit her mom till Monday, and I couldn’t go because I had the GMAT this afternoon. However, as I did a craptastic job on the GMAT–and will have to take it again just to get into Dumbass State’s MBA program–I’m now both bored and bummed out. As such, this was my [...]

GMAT

I take the GMAT tomorrow, and I’m nowhere near ready. It hadn’t occurred to me how much math I’d forgotten, or–since the GMAT really just tests your knowledge of basic mathematical relationships–how screwed I’d be if I couldn’t remember high school math tricks like the relationship of either of the equal sides of an isosceles [...]

Very Productive Day Today

Got up at six o’clock; had a breakfast of oatmeal, grapefruit, and coffee; and read the Wall Street Journal. After my wife left for class I exercised and showered; did my laundry and cleaned the kitchen while listening to Pandora; put away my clothes while watching C-Span; and ate a bologna, salami, cheese, and lettuce [...]

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