Three days in a row spent with my dad. Unheard of in years and years. Thursday night was hockey, in which the Sharks kicked butt. No blood, but hey, I'll take the win over a Gordie Howe hat trick, I guess. Would have been fun to see Marleau get one of those, though. Friday night was a last-minute Christmas Eve dinner at the 'rents, fancy-style. ( Read more... )

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Today I started the application process for graduate school at UC Berkeley. One of my three top choices has already agreed to write me a letter of recommendation. I don't know when I decided I was good enough to follow my dreams, but here it is, and I'll take it.

On the subject of "enhanced" security measures by the TSA, I haven't read anything addressing this particular point: What does the willingness to do the invasive patdowns say about the character of the people holding these jobs? Does anyone know what screening methods are used when hiring the TSA agents? For instance, do they screen out ( Read more... )

I somewhat foolishly thought that despite my generally overloaded state, I could comply with all my commitments yesterday and survive to study and play another day. I managed to get through a full day of GRE prep hell (one more Saturday to go!). Between the score in the first minute, the win and 6 fights, the Sharks game really lifted my spirits. ( Read more... )

Our five-year old neighbor was hit by a car this afternoon. Junior had run out to his father's truck to give him the cell phone he had left behind. As Junior rounded the truck, another neighbor was driving past and struck him. Junior rolled several times before coming to a stop and crying ( Read more... )

Summer quarter is finally over. Phew! I was done two weeks ago. Classes don't start again until September 22. I am free! Well, almost. I did get called up for jury duty again, reporting on the 1st. I figure since it doesn't conflict with any responsibilities, I won't try to wiggle out, even though technically I already completed my juror obligation ( Read more... )

A pair of red and grey long socks, the thick kind that can be gotten at some SCA events, have gone missing, along with one of the grey and white pair. I can't imagine what happened to them. They never made it back from West-AnTir War. This means I have none of the thick long socks to wear. And my boyfriend *really* likes it when I wear them ( Read more... )

Spent the weekend in Napa, at one of the best weddings I have ever attended. Very little cell reception and no internet activity means I am way behind on the various social networks and unlikely to try to catch up. If you posted something you want me to read, send me a link ( Read more... )

I am sicker than I have been in a long time. Fever, body aches, sore and swollen throat, endless snot. At least the difficulty breathing and the rapid-cycling PVCs have gone away. But for the snot, I'd lay this firmly at the pointy end of the MMR syringe. (For those who don't tweet or read FB, I had a mandatory MMR vaccine yesterday at school and ( Read more... )