Today is a good day. I have been sufficiently busy at work which has a tendency to curtail my bitching. A busy "scientist" is a happy "scientist." The ivy leaguer is beginning to talk to me about a Ph.D program. I just don't know if I am ready but it's nice to get the offer.

I am begining to think that spending your free time digging a hole is not such a bad idea. It seems like a constructive way to spend time and it would inevitably end my stint of bad television and cheap wine. I could quite the gym because it would be a workout. I think of myself as pretty handy so I think I could tackle digging a big hole. I don't have a yard, though. Can anyone loan me their yard so I can dig a gigantic hole in it? Oh and by the way, I want 24-hr access to it and ,no, you can't use it. Thanks!

Highlight of the day: My "flu like symptoms" have gone away. It was a little touch and go this morning after I almost ate it in the shower but I am at nearly 100% right now. Beware of the Hepatitis A vaccine!

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the whole hole thing has got me pumped up and ready to dig.