california with friends (mine) and weddings (not mine): awesome ( Read more... )

 i'm still around, and i'm still on the internet, and i haven't really decided to quit updating. it's just that it has slipped down my list of work-avoidance-behavior tactics, on account of the star trek commentary, and someone introducing me to dr. who, and all that sort of thing.

so in case you're wondering about the last five-plus months, here's ( Read more... )

well, i may have left this corner of the internet to gather dust for a while (not that i would do such a thing with any physical corners, of course) but i'm still around. the grad apps are done (hooray!) and so are the service packs i was doing, more or less, so that's nice. my two active bands had a whole bunch of gigs in january, too, pleasantly ( Read more... )

just so it is nice and public and i can't back out of it...i am in fact applying to grad school, yes. i took the general gre yesterday (i took the math gre ages ago; i don't even remember how i did on it--i hope it was okay) and now i am trying to figure out which professors i fed enough cookies over the years to justify asking for a rec at ( Read more... )

victory is mine ( Read more... )

analysis: alice's restaurant as exponent of homeric oral epic tradition.

(does this already exist?)

(also, should i go to grad school in statistics?)

no, i'm not applying to grad school right now. yes, i survived three folk weekends in a row (like many trilogies, although not in my opinion lotr, the first was probably the best and the second probably the least good). i seem to be over the cough i acquired from sitting in 40-degree rain watching 'leave it to hamlet.' recently i played what i ( Read more... )

namely, the time right after the big ol' product release. so, although i followed up youth dance weekend by pulling an overnight at the office and a twelve-hour day thereafter, now all is peace and calm and free danishes. plus, i've definitely determined the most comfortable couch in the office.

other things that can resume in the wake of the four- ( Read more... )

 skillz is when you get dragooned into doing testing and then you manage to break the product in such a way that you (but just you) are unable to do any more testing on it.

mad skillz.

 i went to pinewoods for two weeks and maine for a weekend. both were excellent and i shall post about them on my blog o' music and dance, you know, when i get around to it. thanks to those who provided me lodging, transportation, music, &c. on these adventures.

the other day there was more excitement with the people across the street; this time ( Read more... )