Pinochle not Peaknuckle

I just read the bf's blog. Is it good or bad to laugh outloud at these things? I'm going with good. Apparently, he did find the game to be just as messed up as I had suspected. He's gone so far as to proposition readers of his blog to join him in a game or two so as to improve his playing. AND he tracked down a website with general rules and guildlines for the game. Wow. I think we might have scared him.

I think this means that I will need to remember to pack a couple decks of cards so that we can play when I go up there for Christmas. Well, the days after Christmas. I am flying up the evening of Christmas Day and then returning in January. I hope that my flight is less eventful than his was coming down. I'm really curious to see the "north" during the "winter". I always tease that he lives near the arctic circle (which isn't really true) but I am concerned that I don't have warm enough clothes. He highly recommends thermals. Oh boy. I owned some years ago but to actually have to find them among my boxes of crap stored at my dad's might be problematic. It will be interesting - of that I am sure.

I realized I haven't mentioned yet.... DON'T GO TO GRADUATE SCHOOL. Just wanted to get that in.

I have group meeting today. Oh what fun. We sit in a room for an hour or more listening to someone in our group give a talk on their most recent research. This shouldn't be all that bad but the guy giving his talk today does research that I find painfully boring. Mostly because I don't get it. He does surface chemistry which I find to be highly suspect. No one seems to know what is going on but the scientific community insists on continuing to comment like they might be figuring something out. Oh well. At least we have snack food so I am sure to get a banana, cheese popcorn, and maybe some bread and cheese. You can never have too much cheese in your diet. Teeheehee. I should move to WI - land of the cheeseheads.

I have to send in my tape for the reality show tomorrow. I am planning to work on the editing with my friend tonight. I hope this isn't an all night affair. I am really sick on not getting sleep. I really like sleep. My mom likes to tell everyone just how much I like sleep. I think I could comfortably sleep 8 to 10 hours a night. I try to keep it to 8 because that already seems like a huge indulgence. Actually, most of the time in grad school I have averaged between 4 and 6. Maybe that is why I am always grumpy... hmmmm..... now there is something to ponder.

Well, I have to meet with the bossman (also referred to as a graduate student advisor but not by me) this afternoon so I should put my materials together for that fun time. Blah. Hopefully we will finally come to some conclusion about this stupid paper that needs to be returned. I'll be so happy when it is finally out the door - I can't even tell you!

I'm going to adopt something from the bf's blog for this entry... a random thought of the day:
Why does the library at this university restrict online access to journals from the computers here when anyone off the street can come in and have access to the paper versions located up and downstairs? I understand restricting access from remote locations but they are already here on university property. Idiotic. And posting signs to this effect EVERYWHERE seems a little overkill...