Ditching my advice at least somewhat, I’m going back to work today while still sick. But so much less sick than I have been – turns out that taking off more than a full day in a row really does…
Category: A Day in the Life
Oxford on the Board
We can put a + next to the O in our CHOPY algorithm, but it should be noted that there are a whopping 3 total programs within Oxford and Em only got into one today, the one-year Masters in African…
This Ballgame is Tied
I’m sick and exhausted and about to fall asleep on the couch by the heater with a pile of blankets. Barring a miraculous recovery, my odds of trudging to work in the rain tomorrow are somewhere below an Italy-Chinese Taipei…
When the Commute Goes Bad
I’m riding BART and worried about getting all my things off the train so I can go into work. I have with me my backpack, a jacket, Emily’s laptop (out of its bag), and a large piece of luggage in…
Mack Truck Time and Other Myths
So I wrote the post earlier today and took a shower and got dressed and walked up to my train, my mind awash with thoughts of the workday to come, Emily’s offer, the parts of my teeth I would soon…
Yale Retakes the Lead
It’s been a good week. Emily got word yesterday that Yale is offering to pay her tuition for two years should we choose to move to New Haven. This is the third piece of good news in five business days…
Emily Grad School Update
I know it’s all out in the open and stuff, but I kind of liked the code system. So, at the risk of ridiculousness… ELGC-GS: 2/2 (?C, ?H, ?O, +P, +Y) No word on money yet. The postal service is…
Ten Weeks Notice
Everything’s back out in the open. I’m leaving Glide, my place of employ for a staggering three years, on or about May 15th. Emily and I will be moving some indeterminate number of miles east (between 2,800-5,400) this summer for…
Announcement
Yes, I will be back to major posting sometime soonish. It is March, after all, and in force. But I am hamstrung and that limits creativity. For a variety of reasons, I have to keep many secrets in my life…
Nothing to Say Here
Let’s just say it’s a good thing that I’m not trying to write full-time right now. I just don’t have much of anything to say. I turned 29 last Friday. Emily pulled off the first surprise party I think I’d…