UCLA is Trying to Kill Me

Editor's Note: I originally wrote this on Tuesday night, but did not immediately post it because it made me sound so crazy. But then, I spoke to some other students at CCSF waiting to hear back from UCLA, and I decided that our stories should be told. We no longer have to suffer in silence. This blog is dedicated to my SPCH2 peeps.

Setting: My living room. The couch there is green. The carpet is beige, and of the wall-to-wall style.

Characters: Just Melanie. Striking eyes, voluminous hair, forlorn look shadowing her face like a veil of mystery.

Internal dialogue as follows:

So, UCLA said they would get back to me regarding their judgment of my character, I mean, admission decision, in late April. That is SO VAGUE. As far as I'm concerned, late April started on March 20th, so my neurotic ass has been checking their admission website at least once a day since then. Although, as it gets to be undeniably late April, I check it more often. Today I checked it four times, including once right now which you would think wouldn't make any sense because it's 11:11 PM and who the fuck admits a young girl from New York to college this late at night? Key words: You would think.

Those educated mofos sent me an email last week at 10:20 PM to ask me a question about my application. 10:20 PM. What the hell are they trying to do, kill me? It's like there is a bullet heading for my eye, and it could be filled with a really cool and refreshing contact lens solution or it could be filled with that acid that they used to burn Roger Rabbit and I have no idea what's in the bullet, and there is no way to tell, and it could come at any time, day or night. I would sleep with my eyes open, but that's dangerous when there is a bullet aimed at your eye.

Also, I'll bet they can see how many times I check that shit, and they were initially going to let me in, but now they're not and it's because they think I'm crazy and should just wash my teeth and go to sleep instead of obsessing over something I have zero control over. Yes, I said 'wash my teeth.' And I meant it.

Wedding Dresses for Cheap Brides

I love weddings and I love Law & Order and I cannot sleep, so I am watching a little Criminal Intent and drooling over how cheap a girl can get a gorgeous wedding dress these days.

Disclaimer: I was not actively searching weddings this time. I was innocently visiting my favorite Gucci aviators on Nordstrom's website, and a little flashy thing popped up telling me to check out their wedding section. And who am I to ignore a flashy thing? I love flashy things more than a mama bird loves flashy things.

When I think of Nordstrom, I generally think of a high quality, designer department store, and I would imagine that their wedding gowns would be quite expensive. But no! They have a wonderful assortment of wedding dresses for astonishingly low prices. This BCBGMAXAZRIA Tiered Lace Gown would cost a thrifty bride less than $450:



Even though the model appears to be wearing flipflops, I love it. Maybe she is just demonstrating what it would look like when her feet hurt from wearing LeBoutins all night and she switched to flats for dancing? Anyway, she looks lovely. The deep neckline is flattering and the dark sash minimizes the waist, which can be tough when one is wearing white. And I'm sure you could switch it out to match your color scheme, but I really like the black.

But maybe you are even cheaper than that. Maybe you want an even lower cost gown. Worry not, my fellow sale searcher, because Nordstrom's has this Grecian gown for an astonishing $248:



Again, not dying for the styling, but COME ON! That dress is sooooo pretty! The asymmetrical shoulder is eye catching, but it doesn't detract from the elegance of the gown. And the price is amazing - I currently own dresses that cost more than that! Or at least they cost more than that before I bought them on clearance. I would want to try it on to make sure the bodice was fitted, as to avoid the pregnancy look, but seeing a I am personally not getting married any time soon, that would be weird. Even for me.

Ok, there are ten minutes left in the episode and Goren and Eames are about to break the case. Check out more great wedding browsing on Nordstrom's wedding shop.