update

I still don't have internet in my apartment. I've signed up for it, I'm paying for it, but it's not working. And I am tired of calling the help desk and taking the various boxes back to the computer store. First my router was a problem. Then the wireless router was the problem. Now it just seems that my computer is the problem - though it's working fine here in the library. I wish I had computer-literate friends who lived nearby.

I'm thinking about asking my office's ex-IT guy to look at my network connections for me. Perhaps I'll cook him dinner in exchange for his computer wizardry. Who wouldn't exchange a few hours of work for meatloaf.

I wore a tie to work today and received comments from all but two of the coworkers who saw me. I bet I won't get that many comments when I wear my mullet wig all day Thursday in preparation of our Halloween Party. It's strange that the mullet wig is more acceptable in my office than a tie. But it is a very nice tie.

Party like an actuary.

I went to a coworker's party last night.


Schedule of Events:

8:30 pm Arrive, survey food and drink.

9:30 pm Rubik's cubes

11:00 pm Dirty Mad Libs

1:30 am Keg Stands

V

My (great) Aunt Virginia died this weekend, and I don't feel particularly sad, because I think she did not like the way she had been living for the past several months. She was a smart, snappy lady for 80+ years and bingo and a nursing home just aren't her style. I'm not sure if I should go home for the funeral. I would be going more for my family than for myself or her.

Updates

• I woke up to find a container of cottage cheese outside of my apartment this morning.
• I still have 80 hours of study time to take in the next 20 work days before my next exam.
• I finally hung up the pictures in my apartment. And I bought a desk. But I still haven't hooked up the internet yet. I called the help desk, but they weren't too helpful.
• I raised $200+ for the CROP walk today. But I still didn't get anyone from my church to walk with me.
• Kat's engaged.
• I received an angry letter from my high school Latin teacher telling me to stop organizing letter campaigns asking her to run for school board.
• The mayor of Milwaukee sent me a letter thanking me for the letter I sent him regarding air pollution in Milwaukee. I sent no such letter. But I don't think he actually cares.

Quote of the LA Trip

Setting: Cory's apartment, football playing on the television.

Ray: Do you mind if I take off my pants?