I pre-ordered a class ring today. Totally not the wisest financial decision I’ve ever made, but I wanted one. A gold one. Like my great Aunt Mary’s 1933 West Philadelphia High School class ring, which, at 91, she still wears. I also think sometimes it’s good to be reminded of all the hard work you’ve done and all the hard work you still need to do — and that you can indeed do it. When that reminder is on your hand, it’s hard not to notice. Too bad the beaver on this ring is so scary-looking.
In aca news, I finished my thesis presentation, and now I just have to actually start doing thesis research (hahahahahaha) and editing/translating my Peru documentary (with help by gracious people from Colombia, Mexico, and Spain, respectively) and conduct an interview and write a paper in the next 24 hours for business class (have I mentioned I love Sloan School of Management? That’s my dirty little secret of 2009) and finish a grant application for conference travel funds by tomorrow (have I mentioned I’m going to Berlin in January to present at the International Conference on Technology, Knowledge and Society? Because I am!) and write my fellowship proposal in the next week. And we also have a German couchsurfer arriving this weekend as well.
Life goes on, life continues to be fun, school continues to be overwhelming and fun, etc. Also I watched POINT BREAK in a fond homage to Swayze, and it was ridiculous. Vaya con Dios, bro.
