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You Take the Good, You Take the Bad...

The grad apps process is still going strong, but at least it's looking up: I located my missing reference and he sent all the letters to me (on time!), which was my biggest concern. Apart from finishing the essays for the remaining schools, the biggest challenge left is locating someone to evaluate my Spanish language abilities (stupid Georgetown, not taking applicants at their word). All well.

Oh, except for one little thing: on the one application I sent off last week, I made a teensy mistake. I was driving down to Fremont last night listening to NPR and suddenly it hit me: Did I actually refer to "Attorney General Donald Rumsfeld?" *&$%*#$!@*#!! Well, I'm sure they'll let it slide...it's just a public affairs program, anyway. And I didn't really want to go to Princeton. Who really wants to have all their financial need covered by the university? Not me!

On a slightly less miserable note, the online personal thing has actually yielded a couple of promising starts. One is a self-described dork whom I found to be an excellent conversationalist...and who has family ties to Modesto. Scary, but not too scary. In his manner of speaking, he actually reminds me a lot of my friend Nathan, who is now safely ensconced in Boston--but apart from that, he's someone I wouldn't mind getting to know a little better.The other is a Cuban (!) artist (!!) who sounds as though he likes spending a lot of time outdoors. A good sign. Haven't met him yet, but I'm looking forward to meeting over coffee* next week.

Otherwise, I'm back to my old habits. Getting back into shape (again), watching TV, reading crap on the Internet, looking for something to go out and see. I wonder what I'll do with the rest of my time after the apps are due next week.

Oh, right...fellowships.


*Yes, yes, I don't drink it. That hasn't changed. It's figurative coffee.
peachy as always, Mike at 5:26 PM