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Fun With Clothing

thanks to this, I can dress myself how I'd like to look. Of course, I'm not buying new clothes right now, but hopefully someday soon I can be this stylish.

of course, this is more what I look like on a daily basis:

thanks, Amy!

Of Tuxedos and Fancy Clothing

Tonight, I left a message on a friend's cell phone after working the football game downtown. I was standing on a street corner waiting for a bus when I called him, and my message went something like this:

A guy just drove past me wearing a tuxedo. I looked at his car and really wished I could be sitting next to him, all dressed up, and going wherever he is going. I am grimy and sort of sweaty from working. Well, not really sweaty; it's too cold to be really sweaty. But I just really want to get dressed up all fancy and go have a nice night instead of waiting on a cold street corner.

Of course, I ended up on the bus, came home, took a shower, ate dinner, and watched TV. Now, I'm getting ready to go to bed; working kind of wipes out my whole day, and I'm really tired.

For the record, this is my fancy dress that I'm dying to wear again. I also have another fancy dress in a periwinkle type color, but I have no pictures of that dress that don't involve people with whom I don't wish to be seen (tho maybe I'll take a picture one of these days).

TV is Crack

When I was a freshman in high school, I swore off TV cold turkey. I used to be a hard-core addict. I taped my soap (General Hospital) to watch after school, and I spent hours a day catching up with Zach Morris, the Tanner family, and whatever else happened to be on.

When I was in the Netherlands, I started watching a little TV; I called it my "social experiment." Still, I didn't watch much.

Senior year of college, my roommates got me hooked on Gilmore Girls, and I don't think I'll ever forgive them. I like the show, but I'm kind of a rabid fan.

Now, my mom watches desperate housewives, and I am so wrapped up in the whole Carlos/Gabbie plotline. It's utter craziness, and I want to know what happens.

Of course, Desperate Housewives wasn't on tonight. Instead of doing something productive, I watched an hour of Extreme Makeover and sobbed my eyes out. Way to go, Leah.

Visiting Pacific

I stopped by Pacific to spend the night last night, since I figured it would be nice to see friends while I was in Oregon. It's been lovely. I went swimming last night at the local pool (students get in free, and I still have a student ID, and it's not like they card anyway). I've been hanging out with a good family friend, and it has been relaxing and fun.

I've decided I must return to graduate school. I spent a good chunk of time yesterday looking up journal articles and photocopying them. I miss reading about the latest goings on in biology.

It's funny to see how things have changed so fast. I graduated last May, but there are already differences. The new library is open, and it is beautiful. In fact, I'm in the new library right now. The student dining center has been all changed up, and it looks nothing like it did 4 years ago when I entered this place. The dorms are refreshingly the same, but they won't be for long; a new dorm is being built, and the dorm I called home for two years will be torn down within another few years.

Despite the differences, it is still a good visit. I'm going to go visit a prof soon, and then I will go into PDX and enjoy the beautiful city. I'm meeting up with another college friend, and I think we'll tear up the town.

Grammar

Another awesome Craigslist post to get you thru my little vacation. FYI: this one is really more biting than sweet.

Amazingly Sweet

it's almost syrupy, but it feels genuine. This love note is the sweetest thing I've ever read on Craigslist.

Happy St. Nicholas Day

for those of you who celebrate it. My stocking was splendiferous this morning.

FYI: I'm heading to Oregon from Wed -> Sat, so posting might be light.

A Christmas Present Idea

for the favorite little techy internet nerd on your gift list:

http://www.leettiles.com/

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The Blog as an Organizational Tool

I love my blog, and it keeps me quite organized. It's like a web-accessible look at major things I've done.

One of the neatest tips is to google a search term at "site:penn.typepad.com" (or whatever site you want). Example: Google "SCA site:penn.typepad.com" and you'll see every time I mentioned the SCA.

My latest reason for loving my blog is having the date of my general GRE. The score report just gives the month and the year, and Yale wants the day. I was fairly sure when I took it, but I couldn't remember perfectly. So, I went to my archives for Aug 2004 and found this post.

Huzzah for the blog!

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Why did I never realize that Boy Meets World would be on DVD?

Ben Savage goodness. Still, I do think this is best saved for when I get netflix again (one of these days -- after I'm done watching Gilmore Girls). Ben Savage rocks the casbah, but I don't know how often I'd watch the DVDs after the first viewing.