dj whitebread
Wednesday, September 03, 2008
At school
While I don't yet have a laptop to call my own, I still do have my CS account, and I have tracked down a public workstation to use. The seminar series I have put on for the last year and a half starts up today at 4 PM, so I felt the need to actually show up to school, regardless of the laptop.
We had a great time at the party this weekend. Thanks again to everybody who was able to make it. The margarita machine was a big hit. I think people enjoyed the food and it seemed like people had a good time.
The dirt dirby started up last night in earnest. It was a lot of fun, even though I didn't race at all. ;) If you have a mountain or CX bike and you live in Austin, you need to come out and do this. There are three skill levels and the dirt provides a very safe racing environment. Not to mention it's under the lights, so the darkness doesn't matter. Come on out!
I am now officially a post-doc. It's strange to not be a student. I also have forgotten just how crowded campus is during the school year, especially in the beginning of the fall semester because everybody actually still feels the need to show up to class. ;)
College football started this past weekend. The Tigers and Horns took care of business, but unfortunately Carrie's Aggies weren't so lucky.
Carrie and I got a lot of stuff done around the house on Monday, which was fun. The kitchen cabinet is painted and filled back up. It's cool to actually see our cabinets all be white, and all have doors. We did some serious cleaning, and I was even able to fit in a trip to Fry's to get a few necessary items.
I have always made a point not to discuss politics on here, but this election is just getting so wacky I may have to break my rule. But I'm holding out as long as I can.
Finally, I'm very glad to know that the family all made it through Gustav. It sounds like a large number of trees came down. Baton Rouge has some gorgeous trees, so I'm curious to know how many of the big oaks took a hit. Here's hoping they get the power on sooner than later... 3 weeks with no power starts to become a real problem.
Happy Wednesday!
Labels: defense party, errands, Hurricane Gustav, politics, post-doc, work
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