Three seders this year, because we are being over-familied: Sunday in CT with Adam’s parents (I will have Ashley’s for the second time in 10 days and as my last hurrah before the fast, yay), Monday at my aunt & uncle’s in Long Island along with 50 others (that one is always pretty fun), and Monday in Brooklyn at my house. At least we’ll get some leftovers out of it!

On a completely separate note, I had a totes religious archaeological experience yesterday. John Hale is my new favorite speaker… he rivals Mike Parker Pearson. What a nice guy. He spoke about the chemistry behind the Delphic Oracle myth. The man found two intersecting geological fault lines under the Temple of Apollo at Delphi which emit trance-inducing gasses! What the hell! I was floored.

So I’m currently working from the Duane Reade on 86th while Adam sees the doctor. His asthma has been pretty bad; let’s hope it’s nothing big. Telecommuting is the bomb-diggity.

Dinner with Nicole and Bryan tonight. :) And I’m pretty sure that Barnard acceptees will get their letters today (that includes my sister–fingers are crossed)! I’ve already written one entry for the Barnard Admissions Beat.

o0… and I am going to be in charge of a new, GUI-based redesign of the Barnard Store Web site. Thinking about chronicling the design process here–more to come soon!

A bit worried about Starbuck being at home without us! He has a bowl of Pedialite with his normal munchies because he hasn’t been feeling well. :(

I’m working on a second-stage design for one of the sites I’m working on for a client, and it’s totally bumming me out. I had the whole thing ready to go and then they decided they wanted a GUI of sorts. So now I’m using WP and some e-commerce plugins, but the design itself will never look like the original HTML-based one, and that’s completely disappointing.

o0, I got my college acceptance yesterday for Oxford. Lady Margaret Hall (aka cheap and far from everything), hope it turns out well. Also hoping to get a Clarendon Fund scholarship so I don’t have to pay for room and board… well, wouldn’t that be nice? ‘twould make for a perfect world, I say!

Cheerio. ;)

I’ve been finishing my tasks at work super-early for the past two days… now I’m just waiting for Wing Night to start around 7.

Should be in the library here doing my personal research… am not…

Now I have to pay for this (boo). Currently searching for jobs to complement my work at ISAW. Admin/personal assistant jobs sound good… except when the people offering them don’t take the time to spell out the word “assisant”: see Part-Time Ass. HI-larious.

Tons, tons tons of Web design for Bikya Masr (check it out) and another site I’m doing. Still stuck on a few things with the latter, but over all I feel accomplished given that I still haven’t started my actual job yet.

Also filed under ‘progress’: definitely starting to take this blog seriously again. It’s really all thanks to the Wordpress app for the iPhone; so easy to publish stuff, especially with pictures. You (my one, maybe two readers, one of whom is definitely Liz) may have noticed an influx in my writing about purchases (all of which have been shoes so far–what does that say about me?). Yes, it’s all because of the camera. I can pretty much use it only to take photos of things I buy and our cat. :)

Speaking of purchases, you know, one really starts to appreciate the simple things, particularly those hygiene-related, upon return from the Third World. I just got this St. Ives bodywash for $3.39 at Fairway, and it kicks butt, and I’m pretty determined to use it forever and ever. Also Queen Helene’s Mint Julep Facial Scrub. I’ve had their mask for years, but this stuff is damn impressive. Check!

We also ended up with one of Tom’s of Maine’s all natural toothpastes. I agree with Adam’s observation that our teeth feel cleaner afterward, but the taste is bland. Not sure how I feel about that one.

I’m so all over the place tonight–just added a tag called “funnies” to this post so that I would remember to give you this suggestion: go to Overheard in New York and search for posts under the word “tourist”. You will be rewarded with hours of entertainment. That will be all.

…oh, yes, and I’m excited for this weekend. Feels great to have a multifaceted social life again! Saturday = St. Patrick’s Day in Hoboken, party at Shane’s (if I make it out of Hoboken, because I may end up staying with Cheyenne for the rest of my life), meeting up with many cousins/friends/and even Josh (?!) along the way. Let the games begin!