MBA application and more

So I'm applying for an MBA at Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. Five years of work experience showed me clearly that more studying is required to succeed, or least more advanced degrees.
Studying now will be good for me, an excellent change of pace. Five years ago, I wasn't ready mentally for more studying, right after graduating from my bachelor. Now I'll give it my best and actually excel. When I get back to work, after that, I'll have both experience and academics. The best would have been to keep working AND study part time, but there are complex reasons why I'm not doing so. You can consider the reasons to be extremely simple too: Janine, weddings, parents, pressure, getting things done fast.

Basically Janine and I want to get married next summer; my parents don't want that unless I get a Master's degree. I talked to them about that recently and it raised a lot of issues, and a lot of valid points.

I wanted to get the master's anyway so getting a head start and doing it full time for a while (to get most or all of the courses under my belt) feels right.

The other options are: 1) getting married anyway and upsetting my parents (not that bad, but they're great support financially and morally, plus I see the advantages of getting ahead in the masters) 2) studying part time while working (would take forever, still not cool w/ parents, hell if not living with Janine, i.e. not married)

That's it for the quick status update.

no time to procastinate

yet I still find some time to watch the first 1/2 hour of Daredevil on TV, read everyone's blogs (well, that at least wasn't too hard), post this comment here, and lose time on a couple of other things.
I guess some (bad) habits are just too ingrained at this point...
I'm feeling a lot better today, a long emotional talk w/ Janine helped get things off my back and hers, so I'm a lot more relaxed now.
Basically, Janine and I are talking marriage (and have been for a while). We really want to get betrothed next summer, but my parents had a very different point of view. The problem is that I think my parents have made excellent comments, and for once even the way wasn't too bad...
I need to get ahead with my education, and although I thought I could wait until after marriage, now would be as convenient, or even possibly more convenient if I do it full time w/ financial support.
Of course, it's a huge change in the way things have been going, and a master's degree is a couple of years usually.
-- I started this message on wednesday night, but didn't post it and went back to doing some useful application stuff. Yesterday night was TV and much needed sleep. This week-end will be busy to make up for the delays :)
Thanks to all of you who left comments and tried to cheer me up on MSN. I love you all.

I'm a slow poster usually, but lately...

I'm a slow poster usually, but lately I have been extremely hectic and stressed. Many changes incomming, parents and others all pulling in different directions. I feel stretched. I'm constantly tired, often depressed, not giving friends the time or attention they deserve...
I just seem to suck at everything right now...
Anyway, just thought I'd say that I think about you guys often, but that until Septemberish, I should be sporadic in my posting here (as I have been all along, I guess)
Quick updates on things: 1- trying to lose weight and keep it down 2- applying to master's degrees for real this time 3- going to Lebanon beginning of July for a couple of weeks and many issues arise from that

If this post has depressed you, then I have successfully emptied your bucket. Sucks to be you!