dear diary

i gots a present in the mail today! and i didn't even have to order it myself. seems UB feels so bad about continually screwing up my diploma that they mailed me a key chain, leather-bound notepad and an ugly polo shirt. it's the thought that counts. i'd sorta prefer if they thought about sending me my 1098-Ts, but it's nice to send me presents too.

let's see, what have i been up to. i subscribed to netflix! and then to take advantage of that subscription i bought an external dvd-rom and some RAM. and then i installed them. it required minimal arguing with the computer, once we agreed to disagree as to whether or not the second RAM slot should work. and now i watch all kinds of movies. some instantly due to the bountifulness of netflix. and i'm also watching "the office" right now. never seen it before. and i can honestly say, i would rather stay unemployed than work with michael or dwight. of course, if jim was there, i might put up with it. for a day. but i do love office olympics! one time, when i was very very young and the only other person in the office was also very very young we raced in our office chairs. i don't remember who won, probably no one as we were too busy laughing. if i woulda known that b a start was cool instead of scary back then, maybe we woulda asked him to play too. or maybe not. he has really long legs and woulda kicked our butts.

so i've had some quasi-interviews. i call them quasi- cause they're with headhunters and search firms, not with people who are actually going to pay me. but i've gotten pretty good at not being modest. at the last QI i think i told the interviewer that if she can't find me a job, she's an embarrassment to her profession. except i said it really nice and then we talked about shoes so she still loved me. and i had a phone interview today. today! on a saturday! strange. sadly, PIs don't count either in my book.

since it would seem that the "make friends by getting a job" tactic isn't going to pan out soon enough for my tastes, i've decided to take the "buy your friends" tactic. i joined a social club. these better be some pretty good friends cause they don't come cheap. but i think it'll be a ton of fun. especially the part where i get to go hang-gliding and snorkeling and rock climbing and white-water rafting. and did i mention the pub crawls? yeah, apparently you have to like to drink in order to join this club. did i mention that you get to come too when you're in town? i think this will work out quite nicely...

oh, and i went back to school on thursday! i'm working on my second MBA, courtesy of goose island brewers. only this time around, it's a master's in beer appreciation. for every 10 different beers i try, i get a 64oz jug of beer to take home. 35 beers and i get a shirt and my name on a plaque. and every time i order a beer after that, it's served in a special MBA glass.

i've been super tired lately. i think it's cause i'm drinking far less dr. pepper than i used to. i don't know why, but it just doesn't taste as good as it used to (sacrilege, i know). hopefully, i'll learn to survive without soon. no one likes a sleepy rock-climber.