Unmarked intersection + bus = Boo

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On Saturday morning, Amanda got into a car accident. Actually, more like a bus accident.

She was driving her VW wagon a few blocks away from our house when she entered an unmarked intersection. She had the right of way, but a city bus decided not to yield and slammed into her driver's side front panel. She went to the hospital via ambulance and checked out of the ER after a couple hours with some painkillers and advice to rest for the next couple days.

Don't worry. Her shoulder is a little banged up, but otherwise she's A-OK. Just wanted to provide an update here for those who may have heard through the grapevine.

No skiing at Twilight

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Actual conversation:

Paolo: "So what are the ski plans for the weekend?"

Scott: "Well, I think we're going up early on Saturday and then getting back on Sunday."

Paolo: "Why not head up Friday night?"

Scott: "That stupid Twilight movie goes on sale that night and Courtney has to stand in line so that she can get it at 12:01 a.m."

Paolo: "Is that really necessary?"

Scott: "She has to have that damn Twilight movie and she made it clear that no one's skiing until she gets it."

Paolo: "But would she even have time to watch it?"

Scott: "That's what I said, but her point is that she has to have it that night."

Paolo: "I'm confused."

Scott: "Same here. I got nothing. We're just picking up that damn movie so that we can ski this weekend."

Another class in the books

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I finished my term project, finally. No more waking up at 5 a.m. for homework. Yay!

This has been one tough quarter of grad school. I've had more external stresses than in the past (Read: purchasing a home), and the workload this quarter was particularly demanding. Buh-bye, 4.0 GPA.

You can see my final project here. Don't actually read it because it's a 35+ page research paper plugged into a Web site, and research papers are boring by nature. Just appreciate its mammoth size and pity me. Thanks.

Things I'm looking forward to with my free time:

  • Grocery shopping
  • Eating
  • Sleeping
  • Skiing
  • Working on the house
  • Being social

The world has opened up to me! (Until I start class again in two weeks.)