finals week...

been going through finals, so most of the past happenings are school related:

- studied at a coffee bean near my house last saturday, and saw bruce willis hanging around outside...

- but what really made my day...vcious and djeff were headed to the mcdonald's nearby, saw me through the window, and popped in to say hello. a very, very pleasant surprise, especially since it's so rare to randomly bump into anyone you know in los angeles...

- i think this is going to be my last quarter taking classes. i didn't really have to this quarter, but i just ended up taking two classes for no real reason...so i've decided, no more. next quarter i'll actually be ta-ing, which i'm looking forward to, despite how much work will be involved, and how little i actually know...eesh, my section is going to hate me.

- gonna try to defend my proposal after winter break, which means that i will once again be studying/working through the holidays. shouldn't be too bad, tho, and i'm almost glad that i have the extra time. eesh, i'm getting nervous just thinking about the defense though...wish me luck!

- i budgeted for a laptop through my dissertation grant, so i finally ordered it yesterday...courtesy of my funding institution, for my use until i've graduated...yaaay!

p.s. happy birthday, mel!!