RL

Got an e-mail from one of my aunts today. They've cleaned out the basement so they can store some of my stuff for a while. I guess I'm covered if I can't find a place right away, or if I have to move back to start a job sooner that I thought. That makes me feel better. I've been really worried about the timing. Like my aunt said, we'll figure it out as we go.

I have to run down to the school to turn in my grade book in case the students have any questions. I also have three stacks of books that have to go back to the library. I'm still sick--ugh--but I need to get some things done.

Once I get things straightened out, I want to do something fun and frivolous. Well, for me, that probably means hitting a museum, lol. But the point is, I want to do the things I enjoy but have had to put on hold because of grad school.

2006 - 1956 = ?

So I was over on one of my favorite forums, and some poster started a thread wherein he (?) theorized that comic book/sci-fi writer Peter David would be forced to retire because he's turning 60 this year. A few hours later, Peter David himself comes online and stumbles across the thread. As it turns out, Peter David is not 60. He's turning 50!!!

He was a little offended, I think. I can't blame him. He's turning 50, has a great career, and people are trying to retire him. He left a very snarky reply about how pocket calculators have eroded people's capacity to do even the simplest math. :D

*loves Peter David*