Back in Texas

I got back into Fort Worth last night - I had a layover in Cleveland and got onto the same plane as my sister.

First day back and what did I do? Do you have to ask? I went with Quang to eat pho dac biet! mmmm

Snow Day!!!

So it started snowing this morning. And it kept snowing. And snowing. And snowing. At this point I think there is over 6 inches, with no signs of letting up. There is a severe weather warning across southern Massachusetts.

The university was closed due to the snow, so I finally have a chance to get some work done! I've already finished my statistics project and proofread and commented on a friend's abstract. With any luck I'll get all the other immediately do-able outstanding work done tonight, so it'll be off my mind as I go into the weekend.

Let's hope the weather lets up before Tuesday - otherwise my trip home might get delayed.

International Human Rights Week

Here is a link to the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights, signed on December 10th 1948. It is fun (where by fun I mean sad) to go through the thing and consider how many of these agreements are or are not being kept by our (let alone other) governments in the 21st century.

26? Don't fret!

Another xkcd comic - appropriate, since me and a lot of my friends are 26 or thereabouts (click to expand). This should also keep my family's spirits up! (I think they want grandkids)











(I have spent a few weekends at home recently making graphs...)

last week of classes!!!

Tomorrow marks the first day of the last week of classes for me this fall. That doesn't mean I'll be done with my work after this week, but I will have more time to do it.

If you think I've fallen off the face of the planet, you will soon (for better or worse) being hearing from me again. I'll be heading back to Texas December 18th. I'm looking forward to lots of movies and Wii. Wii!

But for the immediate future, it's most likely that I will be experiencing sleepless nights and the effects of excess intake of diuretic substances. The fun never stops in the world of academia. Whee! (not Wii!...)

And 130 dollars later ...

... I have my car back. With a 25 dollar ticket, just to rub it in.

I want my 80 degree Decembers back.

Now to lighten things up - sort of

I'll end my crap day (see previous post) on a positive note with this oldie from xkcd:

lame

I woke up this morning to see a pristine street - free of snow, free of trash, and free of cars.

Free of my car.

Which had, as of last night, been parked there.

It turns out that when there is a "weather emergency", you can't be parked in the street from 12 to 6 am. It is your responsibility to know when there is a weather emergency. I don't get a local paper or watch tv, so I was not aware of all this. Consequence: my car has apparently been towed.

Whee.

A Christmas Request!

If it's not too late I would like to submit a Christmas "wish" to my dear readers (the ones who are shopping for me, anyway).

Go to this website and find the entry for the shirt that looks like this:

(Front)




(Back)











I wear a men's medium :)

(As for what this means ---- yeah ---- ummm ---- you know all that time and money that went into my fancy education? The main result is that I can understand geeky jokes like this.)