I'll spare the "another year" moaning that everyone else does about now...
So I went out to the mall to hook up with the 2600 group, but didn't see anyone I knew. Needless to say, I spent about two hours lurking, waiting for someone I knew to arrive. I did run into two friends wondering around the mall, though. A guy I used to have class with at OSU-Tulsa, Dan Pickett who works at
SecureAgent.com and Serguei's friend Andre who was accompanied by his girlfriend and his sister (who used to go to school with Serguei in Russia). I gave Dan some security tips for his home wireless network and just shot the bull with him for awhile; we're planning on doing lunch sometime. Meanwhile, Andre informed me that Serguei has found a job in Oklahoma City and has been working a lot over there. Wow, I wonder if Serguei is driving back and forth and staying over there. Good to hear that he is finally working.
I've been reading more than anything lately, including thinking. I'm sporting a mild depression and general lack of motivation - probably seasonal although it could equally be attributed to laziness - I find myself not wanting to do much of anything. I find it difficult to get out of bed in the morning, and equally difficult to tackle anything major once I wake up. I'm hoping to hear about the RA spot next week, hopefully between that (if I get one) and my classes I will have an adequate amount of structure. The high quantities of reading I've been taking in is good, I noticed that I'm reading a bit faster than I used to and doing it less consciously; I find this encouraging.
Sometime this weekend, I plan on sitting down and revising my last paper as Dr. "I didn't contribute anything, but I'll still harass you about it" Paprzycki has started inquiring about the status. He is not my professor, has never been willing to offer financial support for his student labor, nor did he contribute anything to the last paper.... so I'm not responding to his email. A response would be an indication that it is okay for him to be asking, and its not. I will eventually respond because I consider him a friend, albeit not a very close one. He was much closer to Minor than to me, I could say that he is only friend by proxy.
Maryna and I did yoga last night. It is a good work out, I want to do it again. Maryna has started working out the details for the wedding. She had me look at some invitations last night. I have good taste - she does also - and I didn't see much difference between any of the choices that she offered me to look at. I don't understand why women obsess in this way. There is no such thing as perfect, period. We don't have enough time to be indecisive; there is only "good enough" (and hopefully cheap enough) and everything else. Fortunately my sister was around today while we were hanging out, and she was kind enough to explain that us men are not capable of understanding the nuances of fine wedding invitations. Truly, we are not. I don't see anything to be stressed about. My only course of action, is to be as supportive as possible, sharing my opinions when I have strong ones, and being patient otherwise.
