Jammin' Salmon, Golden Glimmer, Luminous Lavender

Truth be told, I would love to meet someone who names colors of things. Jammin' Salmon?

Brilliant.

I suppose I should stay on topic, but I'm not going to.

Today was a little crazy and certainly hectic. Stats, opportunity, meeting new people, working on getting my residency changed to True Blue Californian (*cough* in-state tuition), and dinner with a friend.

Stats. I've really liked working at the FRoG this summer and I'm getting sad that there are only 5 days left. I love the quiet of the office and a problem facing me. I hate when SAS tells me that there's an error with my syntax and I can't figure out it. But I love it even more when I do figure it out.

Opportunity and new people. My wonderful neighbor told me about an opportunity to be a writer for Davis Life Magazine. It's a really neat e-publication. So, armed with two of my blog posts, I went to meet with the editor. It sounded really, really cool and I wanted to do it. But then the thesis, the PhD applications, the part-time (20 hours/week) research job, coursework, and fellowship application filled my mind. I talked with a few people about it and they seemed to agree with my fear... not enough time.

I sat down to read emails and the editor had sent me critiques and helpful feedback on my posts. But I didn't like it. I enjoy and need critiques of my academic writing. The academic part of me is somewhat removed from my core. But this blog is what it is, a public journal. It's random and quirky and completely lacks focus. That's only because the rest of my life is spent conforming, focusing, and narrowing.

So, in light of the time constraints, I've decided to make sure I post on this blog every-so-often and truly use my unstructured time doing unstructured things. My neighbor and her friends are going to do an excellent job with the magazine though! I can't wait to read it!

California Residency. They don't just give this to anybody. They sure make you work for it! But well worth it, well worth it. After my 3 AM panic attack about thinking the petition was due July 1, it seems easy.

Dinner. Amazing neighbor, Sarah, and I went to KetMoRee (I'm becoming quite predictable) for dinner and then to the Davis Creamery (not associated with UCD) for ice cream. Delicious avocado and coconut ice cream! It was nice to catch up with a friend. We talked about the battles we and those around us are fighting.

And now I need to get grading. These papers are not going to grade themselves!

Thanks for reading, Dear Blogosphere.