I'm just the cleverest feller twas ever my fortune to know

A bit of an update seems necessary, since it's been a while, and I no longer have the stress of the GRE preventing me from writing in the proverbial unnecessary, self-aggrandizing blog.

Speaking of which . . . I'm done with the GRE! I did well enough that I'm totally not going to retake it, and it's one thing on the need-to-get-done-in-life checklist. And, I'm now required to go to grad school within the next five years, or I'll have to take it again. Which would be gross, so grad school it is.

In much more exciting news, I'm headed to Boston/Brandeis/my happy place in two weekends -- I'm ridiculously excited to a. not have Hebrew school for a week (although I'm loving it and it's going well, I could use a break), b. see all the people I miss desperately, and c. be social, goshdarnit. I really don't love the whole not-seeing-friends ever situation that seems to be where I've landed myself at home. Perhaps it was silly to lose connection with all of those people from high school, but everyone I love is away or busy for the most part. And realistically, high school friends aren't quite the same as college friends (with some notable exceptions). So needless to say I'm excited about going to Boston.

In decidedly ridiculous news, my mother and I were sitting in the office the other day and decided to make her a facebook page. So Mona is now on facebook. I'm not quite sure how to feel about this, but amused is definitely a part of it.

So I believe a few countdowns are in order:
4 days - spending a night in NYC just for fun!
7 days - election!
9 days - Brandeis!

Happy happy day. Even if it is intermittently snowing and hailing and blowing nasty stuff. Plus, I just bought a new coat. So even that can't bother me that much, because I have prospect of happy warmth coming into my life soon!