Category: Uncategorized

In addition to this morning’s email from the University of Chicago, I got a letter of acceptance from U Wisconsin. After a closer look at the two programs, I think Wisconsin may be academically preferable, and is almost certainly a better choice financially. I ought to arrange to check these places out in person, meet with faculty, etc. Some time in April? Maybe the week before carnival…

University of Chicago emailed me to tell me I’m in! Woo!

Now I just have to knock over a bank or two so I can afford it. =)

But I’m in at one of my top choice schools. Rock and on.

The answers are pretty obvious to those who know the movies.
So close and yet so far

Sweat therapy. It works. When your headspace is twisted around in 12 different wrong ways, it’s helpful to get out of it for a bit.

Lifting at the gym, 10 minutes on the elliptical cross trainer, because I couldn’t bring myself to do more. Carrying lots of groceries up the hill (including a gallon oj, and 3 quarts of watter in bottles). Biking up to lawrence hall of science in about 15 minutes (probably 800-1000ft up from current altitude) on my way down to strawberry canyon rec center, where I swam 1000yds with the masters team before I got what I think is my first real charlie horse ever.

It was good. It was helpful.

I want to go biking over the berkeley hills to orinda over the first or second weekend in april with as many people as I can. It’s fun; you’ll like it; it’s a bit of a challenge for those who don’t bike much, but it’s really quite rewarding to do. And then my birthday party on the evening of april 24th.

Woo. Maybe the time between now and my [expected] departure from the bay area really won’t suck. I’ll do what I can towards that end.

Of late, I’ve mostly focused on concrete things I’ve done. In my livejournal and in my life. It’s kinda boring to me, frankly. And it leaves me rather unsatisfied. Going back and checking out the fuel cell/governance strategy post reminded me of what I like about my livejournal. And it got me thinking about picking up my public policy readings again. I have several lying around. And this is good because I had an abrupt loss of internet this afternoon. During which I did laundry and read public policy, which resulted in arguments with Simon about assigning dollar values on the harm caused by pollution, and human suffering in general.

A little more like it. Reading good. Must do more.

sometimes quiz writers know whereof they speak

Well, maybe not the latest, but whatever. The “browse back a year ago” and select a post. I read several. At first, I thought picking a particular month so arbitrarily would be kinda lame. I think differently now.

2003

I should probably plan my birthday party, oh, more than a week in advance, if I want anyone to show. =) “Unfortunately”, I will be spending my birthday itself in the air on the way back to pittsburgh, on the same flight with Tom, and possibly Simon, and the weekend will be consumed by spring carnival (ie, visiting friends) and gaming and probably seeing my family. Need to remember to get travel info to my parents so they can arrange to be in the right place at the right time.

So, should I do the party the weekend before (april 10th) or the weekend after (april 23rd)? Decisions, decisions…

I went swimming. My shoulder is fine, though my wrist unhappiness is twingy (not preventative) when swimming. May sign up with strawberry canyon masters. 6 months of no swimming has left me very out of shape for it. 1000 yards was kinda tough.

I hit the farmer’s market. Chatted with a fellow vegan who, it turns out, is a high school sophomore.

Much time wasting on the net.

Dinner with followed by the not-must-see-but-still-amusing play: Say You Love Satan, being put on by impact theatre.