And There Was Much Rejoicing...

I got into grad school! Hooray! It is a day of joy.

On another, completely unrelated note (or not so completely unrelated if you look at it very abstractly and from a great distance), I came across a great sermon by Rob Bell today. If you like sermons. It's the one called "The Importance of Beginning in the Beginning." I think they rotate them off after 12 weeks, so you might want to listen soon. If you're so inclined.

I just got home from a class at the gym, and it kicked my butt. But, I went with friends, and it's always better to get your butt kicked with friends rather than by yourself. And, of course, now that I've worked out I'm going to watch Top Chef.

After I study...sigh.

I can't say I have much to say today, but I want to write more for fun again. For work I'm writing about 10 hours a week, but writing about hotels in Mankato or hunting in South Dakota isn't all that fun. Well, sometimes, when I get to blog about things like the zombie prom or the roller derby girls.

But not usually.

Still waiting on the grad. school news too. I met with my advisor this week, and learned that all may not go as planned, due to scheduling conflicts. But, once there's a problem my brain kind of goes into overload trying to find a solution. So I basically don't remember anything from class on Wednesday, but have a number of options to solve the problems.

We shall see.

Does anyone else get a beet red face when you work out? My face is easily the shade of a tomato after working out, even back when I was in shape (that one time, a long time ago). I understand that it's blood vessels near the surface of your skin trying to cool you off, but why doesn't everyone turn red? Why are only some of us subject to this visual indicator of having sweat profusely?

Such is life, I guess.

Oh, whatever...

Hmm, yes, forever again. Well....well. There's not much to say about that that's interesting, is there?

And not even much for last week. Well, actually, here's a quick rundown of the last few weeks: lake weekend, car problems, sickness, more car problems. I am plagued.

Then there was Halloween weekend, and a mighty entertaining weekend it was. Halloween night started off watching the zombies walk the streets of downtown SF, and concluded with a stranger joining a friend and I, to tell us about his Lebanese girlfriend and how his Aryan friends wouldn't approve...hmm.

There was also a glorious Halloween-themed SD symphony concert, most excellent it was.

And now there is this week...a week for making up for when I was sick last week. Which means projects, work, driving, class, running running running. In a good way. It feels great to have the energy to really work at stuff and accomplish things. Though it does make it hard to slow down. I sat in one of my classes this morning thinking "um, I don't really have time for this...I have stuff to do."

It shall all be done. It will get done.

Two last thoughts--not sure why, but this weekend inspired immense gratefulness. Life is good.

and, last but not least, I should be hearing about graduate school very soon. and there shall be much rejoicing. (we hope)

that is all.